Alexandra Avenue

Registration number

1089042

Title

Alexandra Avenue

Medium

paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

8.8 x 13.5 cm

Inscriptions

LC – ALEXANDRA AVENUE / GREETINGS from VICTORIA ; FITZROY GARDENS / BOTANICAL GARDENS / THE YARRA / ALEXANDRIA GARDENS (below respective images) Verso: (handwritten) Glenrowan / May 25th 1912 / My Dear / Just a / P C hoping you are all / well. Well Hannah / I have been expecting a / letter from you but as / I did not get one I / thought I''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''d just scribble / a PC to you as I have / no time to write a / letter as Mum is away. / My Cousin Nellie Rees / died so (illeg.) / a couple of our boarders went away / today as they finished / (illeg.) but they will be / back later on. I do / miss them as they were / (illeg.) nice (illeg.) / this (illeg.) Love (illeg.) you / (illeg.)

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Melbourne Gardens, Yarra River, Melbourne streets, Alexandra Avenue, Postcard

Summary

Coloured postcard composed of one central image of the Yarra and Alexandra Avenue, flanked by four inset images of Fitzroy Gardens, The Yarra, Botanical Gardens and Alexandra Gardens. "Greetings from Victoria" beneath title and Australian Crest at top.