The State Library Of Victoria's Picture Collection

[helen m]

if you're interested in looking at historical photographs of melbourne (and the rest of victoria too) you should have a look at the state library of victoria's picture collection, which can be searched and viewed on their website [url="http://sinpic.slv.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First"]http://sinpic.slv.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/Pwebr...&PAGE=First[/url]. not only are there old photographs, but there are drawings, etchings and paintings too. of course, viewing a website is not as rewarding an experience as visiting the library in person, but it's a lot easier to access (especially if you don't live in melbourne!).









there is also a commonwealth government site, picture australia, which not only brings together all the various state collections, but has present day photographs sourced from flickr as well: [url="http://www.pictureaustralia.gov.au/index.html"]http://www.pictureaustralia.gov.au/index.html[/url].

[glen]

hi helen,



thanks very much for sharing those links!



i never heard of the government picture website you mentioned. its nice find.



cheers, glen

[aroundme]

Hello Helen,

Thank you for the information.

I have been looking around for a good historical source for sometime.

regards



AL