Swanston Street, Melbourne c1950

Registration number

1091276

Title

Swanston Street, Melbourne

Production date

c1950

Medium

paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

13 x 8 cm

Inscriptions

LL – SWANSTON STREET, MELBOURNE ; LR – V45 Verso: (handwritten) My Dear Honock,(?) / I have been thinking about you (illeg.) / since my stay here wondering how you / are. I will make your kindness to me / when I lost my loved one. Those lovely carnations / you brought me + your visit so cheerful when / my heart was breaking, friends like you are very / hard to find. The folk here are very kind to me / taking me everywhere out in the car + my breakfast / brought in every morning. Yet how I miss my dear / ones at home. How is (illeg.) Honocks (illeg) + little / ones Vick(?) + Fred, remember me to them all. It has / been very hot here in fact (illeg.) Well dear one I / will be leaving my pen(?) visit to a close. God bless you. / Love from your true friend (illeg.) X ; UR – 52 Vida St / Essendon W. (illeg.) / Victoria / 15 March / 1951

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Melbourne streets, Melbourne buildings, Swanston Street, Flinders Street Station, Postcard

Summary

Black and white postcard of Swanston St south of Flinders La showing Flinders St Station. Matthew Flinders statue can be seen on left. Has hand written letter in ink on back.