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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: ROKEBY ROAD 1939 B) CNR ROKEBY AND ROBERTS C1940

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c. 1940

Overview

Black and white photograph of a view down Rokeby Road. There are two trams moving along the middle of the road. There are four clearly visible cars parked along the edge of the road. Signs of some businesses are visible. The first sign is on the left side of the image on a two storey building with a second storey verandah (note most of the buildings along Rokeby in this photo are of this design). The sign says 'HAIRDRESSER'. The next building has two signs. The top sign says 'The Sunday Times'. The rest is unclear. The second sign is unclear. The next building is an estate agent.
Reverse: Handwritten: 'Oct 16th 1939 Rokeby Rd'.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1997.209.1

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

105 mm

Height or length

78 mm

Keywords

Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Roberts Road, Subiaco

Do All The Things!

Year

c. 1940

Statement of significance

Historical significance; photos of local area

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