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- A Place & Date Depicted Richmond, Australia
- A Organisation Depicted Richmond, Australia
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Photograph - Melbourne Electric Supply Co, Main Switchboard, Richmond, Victoria, Nov 1910
Reg. No: MM 121013
- Summary:
- Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.
- Description:
- Sepia toned black & white silver gelatin photographic print.
- Description Of Content:
- Raised platform with Main Switchboard in the Engine House of the Melbourne Electric Supply Company's Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Victoria, November 1910.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Public Record Office Victoria (PROV)
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 106 mm (Height), 150 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | electric power generation, electric power stations, electrical equipment, engine houses, switchboards, ladders, staircases, safety barriers |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ENERGY TECHNOLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Electric Power - Generation |
| Tertiary Classification: | power stations |
| Inscriptions: | Hand written in black ink on album page below photograph: 'Switchboard, Melbourne, November, 1910.' |
| Format: | Photograph: Sepia |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1910 |
| Organisation Depicted: | Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Ltd Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1910 |
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