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Queen Street

171 photos1837–1954

1830s 1 1840s 1 1850s 2 1860s 12 1870s 8 1880s 19 1890s 11 1900s 20 1910s 12 1920s 7 1930s 31 1940s 27 1950s 20

1930s4 photos

Queen Street, Melbourne, 1920–541920–54Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic, 1920–541920–54QUEEN STREET PARK, WARRAGUL, VIC, 1920–541920–54LIBERTY INN, & QUEEN STREET, WARRAGUL, VIC, 1920–541920–54

1940s27 photos

Bourke St., looking east from Queen St, c. 1940c. 1940Old view in Queen St Melb., where the E.S. & A. bank is built, 1936–451936–45Provident Life Assurance Co. Ltd. building, 37-41 Queen Street, Melbourne, Broken Hill Chambers and York Chmambers, 1937–431937–43Provident Life Assurance Co. Ltd. building, 37-41 Queen Street, Melbourne, Broken Hill Chambers and York Chmambers, 1937–431937–43Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, 288-292 Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1940c. 1940Buildings in Collins Street, Melbourne north side from Queen Street, c. 1941c. 1941Buildings in Collins Street, Melbourne, north side near Queen Street, c. 1941c. 1941Foyer and staircase, General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Co., 10 Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1943c. 1943[Collins Street and Queen Street intersection, Melbourne, Victoria], 1940s1940s[85-99 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria], 1940s1940s[Vaughan Building and Perpetual Trustees Building, Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria], 19471947Shop front to Queen Street entrance Brisbane Coles Variety Store No. 24, 19471947Queen Street Melb, 19481948Queen Street Melb, 19481948Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures building, 288 Queen St., Melbourne, 19481948J. E. Hunt and Co., tobacco merchants, 28-30 Queen St, 19481948J. E. Hunt and Co., tobacco merchants, 28-30 Queen St, 19481948View Queen Street, A.P.A. Building, 1945–541945–54Former Titles office, Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic, 19491949Russell-Garven Mercantile Agency Pty Ltd., 57 Queen Street [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949Victoria Bldgs [i.e. Buildings], Queen Street, south block [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949The United Insurance Building, 48 Queen St., [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949Former Titles office, Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic, 19491949Queen St. Melbourne, 1945–541945–54Shopping strip showing small and mixed businesses at 164-172 Queen Street, Melbourne, 19491949Shopping strip showing small and mixed businesses at 164-172 Queen Street, Melbourne, 19491949Queen St. Melbourne, 1945–541945–54

1950s20 photos

ACA (Australasian Catholic Assurance) Co. building, 118-26 Queen St., Melbourne, designed by Hennessy, Hennessy & Co, c. 1950c. 1950[Australasian Catholic Assurance Building, 122 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria], 19501950Location unidentified, possibly 278 Queen Street, Melbourne, future site of Elastic Webbing Pty. Ltd, 1950–511950–51Location unidentified, possibly 278 Queen Street, Melbourne, future site of Elastic Webbing Pty. Ltd, 1950–511950–51Location unidentified, possibly 278 Queen Street, Melbourne, future site of Elastic Webbing Pty. Ltd, 1950–511950–51Location unidentified, possibly 278 Queen Street, Melbourne, future site of Elastic Webbing Pty. Ltd, 1950–511950–51Location unidentified, possibly 278 Queen Street, Melbourne, future site of Elastic Webbing Pty. Ltd, 1950–511950–51Location unidentified, possibly 278 Queen Street, Melbourne, future site of Elastic Webbing Pty. Ltd, 1950–511950–51Location unidentified, possibly 278 Queen Street, Melbourne, future site of Elastic Webbing Pty. Ltd, 1950–511950–51Registrar General's and Titles Office, 283 Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1950c. 1950Provident Life building at 39 Queen St., Melbourne, c. 1951c. 1951Wiggins Teape & Company truck for Gateway Papers, 206-208 Queen Street, Melbourne, 1948–541948–54Wiggins Teape & Company truck for Gateway Papers, 206-208 Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1951c. 1951[Exterior, Transport and General Insurance Company, 10-12 Queen Street, and Arnold House, 14-16 Queen Street, designed by Leslie M. Perrott, c. 1952c. 1952E.S.& A. Bank, corner Collins and Queen Streets, Melbourne, exteriors, 19521952E.S.& A. Bank, corner Collins and Queen Streets, Melbourne, exteriors, 19521952E.S.& A. Bank, corner Collins and Queen Streets, Melbourne, exteriors, 19521952E.S.& A. Bank, corner Collins and Queen Streets, Melbourne, exteriors, 19521952E.S.& A. Bank, corner Collins and Queen Streets, Melbourne, exteriors, 19521952Queen Street, Melbourne, 19541954
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171 historic photos of Queen Street, Melbourne, taken between 1837 and 1954, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1930s (31). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.

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