View of Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, late 1890s

A$600 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Albumen print photograph, 260 x 370 mm, no photographer s imprint; verso with faint contemporary pencil inscription Ruthven Street, Toowoomba ; unmounted; tiny loss at bottom right corner, otherwise a superb print with beautiful tones and sharp detail. A wonderful, large format view of Ruthven Street looking south, with much of the street signage legible. Prominent businesses include P. Chrissen, Watchmaker Jeweller; Queen s Hotel; Union Bank of Australia; T.R. Roberts, Tin Iron; Powell Palethorpe; Wm. Tanner, General Ironmonger; Royal Arcade; Central Auction Mart; New Zealand Insurance Co.; Munko s Buildings, 1896; and F.E. Driver.

• Binding: Hardcover

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