PHOTOGRAPH: 'UNDERGROUND POWER, MAY STREET', 1988
1988A colour photograph of May Street (now May Avenue), looking towards Hay Street, showing a number of verges and driveways, as well sections of a few parked cars. There are two electric light poles in the street, with no electrical wires connecting them due to the recent installation of underground power. There are also two yellow poles holding parking signs.
A sticky label on the reverse reads 'Undergrounding of power May Street, 12/12/88'.
12 December 1988
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The photograph is significant for capturing a particular moment in the history of May Street, and part of the process of installing underground power.
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Nearest geotagged records:
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET, COMMENCEMENT OF POWER UNDERGROUNDING '1985 (0.02km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET, COMMENCEMENT OF POWER UNDERGROUNDING '1985 (0.02km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET POWER UNDERGROUNDING' 1985 (0.02km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET POWER UNDERGROUNDING' 1985 (0.02km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET POWER UNDERGROUNDING' 1985 (0.02km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET POST POWER UNDERGROUNDING' 1988 (0.03km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 938 CAVANAGH, 10 Light Horse (0.05km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET, COMMENCEMENT OF POWER UNDERGROUNDING '1985 (0.07km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: 'YORK STREET, COMMENCEMENT OF POWER UNDERGROUNDING '1985 (0.07km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 3222 LAMBERT, 10 Light Horse (0.12km away)
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