Old Melbourne

1850s3 photos

Invoice from G. R. Brice (late John Kendall), 5 Little Bourke Street West, and at Clyde Street, St. Kilda, Melbourne, wholesale and retail beef and pork butcher, 1850s1850sHickinbotham's Drapery Establishment, Melbourne Stringer, Mason & Co, 1852–611852–61First Druggist's Shop in Melbourne: Collins Street, East. [Lewis & Bowen], 18571857

1860s15 photos

Ross & Smith Wholesale & Family Grocers, 144-146 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, 1861–621861–62Davies, Christopher & Davies Draper's shop, 103 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, 1861–621861–62Walton Brothers Chemists and Druggists, 82 Wellington Street, East Collingwood, 1861–621861–62William Davidson, butcher, 136 Smith Street, East Collingwood, 1861–621861–62McGregor & Maguire, Grocers, 107 Wellington Street, East Collingwood, 1861–621861–62Clough's Wool Store Collins Street, 18611861Architect's elevation of J.H. Clough's Wool Store, Collins Street, 18611861C. Marston, Chemist, 152 Smith Street and Cane Draper, 154 Smith Street , East Collingwood, c. 1862c. 1862Cocker Brothers, warehousemen, and importers of general drapery, 59 Little Collins Street East, near the Police Office, Melbourne, 1851–801851–80J. Cramp, butcher, 119 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, 18661866Majorca, showing London Chartered Bank of Australia, butcher's shop, Melbourne Boot and Shoe store and bakery, c. 1866c. 1866J. Hughs, late Plummer, chemist and druggist, 145 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85From Cole's cheap book store, no. 1 Eastern Market, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85Russell & Turner, dispensing chemists, City Medical Hall, 173 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85J. Hastie, general provision store, 182 Little Collins Street East, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85

1870s5 photos

Granny's shop. St Kilda Esplanade, 18701870The Williamstown Shops. 18701870The Williamstown Shops. 18701870Granny's Shop on the Esplanade, St. Kilda. Royal Ladies Baths in the background, c. 1870c. 1870Staff oustide the premises of Paton, Grocer, Williamstown, c. 1877c. 1877

1880s4 photos

Interior of chemistry laboratory at Fairlie House, Anderson Street, South Yarra, 18821882The Draper memorial tablet, Wesley Church, Melbourne, 1866–19001866–1900Collins Street East, shop fronts, 1880–901880–90Collins Street East, showing George and George's Federal Emporium and Batchelder & Co., photographers at 41 Collins Street East, 1888?1888?

1890s3 photos

[F.P.C. Beyer bicycle shop, (probably no. 7) Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda.], 1885–951885–95Store front in Little Collins Street, Melbourne, 1890–19001890–1900W.Engines. R.Class being lifted. Erecting Shop Newport, 18991899

1900s10 photos

Peg's dad's shop Smith Street Fitzroy, 1900?1900?N. Battersby, Cash Grocer, 77 Glenferrie Road Malvern?, 1880–19201880–1920[F.P.C. Beyer barber shop, 3 Simpsons Road, Collingwood], 1890–19101890–1910Two storey shop, selling clothing fabrics and clothing, 158 Clarendon Street, Emerald Hill, now South Melbourne, 1897–19031897–1903N. Battersby, Cash Grocer, 77 Glenferrie Road Malvern?, 1880–19201880–1920Peg's dad's shop Smith Street Fitzroy, 1900?1900?Melbourne's Leading Department Store opposite Flinders Street Station, c. 1906c. 1906NOTTAGE'S WHOLESALE & RETAIL CLOTHING STORE. 220-222 Smith St; COLLINGWOOD, c. 1907c. 1907The shop of John, James and Farah Batrouney, in Exhibition St., 19071907A Morning Scene Outside Mr. H. Fry's Produce Store. Corner, Elizabeth & Franklin Streets, Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908

1910s20 photos

Shops, Brunswick and Rose streets, Fitzroy [Vic.], 1900–201900–20Truck towing tram in procession along street and view of shop fronts such as Reaby Taylor Pty Ltd and the Melbourne Cafe, 1902–201902–20Truck towing tram in procession along street and view of shop fronts such as Reaby Taylor Pty Ltd and the Melbourne Cafe, 1902–201902–20Interior and exterior, Chynoweth Bros, Cash grocers and importers, Windsor, 19111911The Colosseum (Drapers) - Chapel St. Prahran, c. 1911c. 1911Susan and Joseph Malouf and children outside their shop and dwelling at 58 Lonsdale St. Melbourne, 19111911Interior and exterior, Chynoweth Bros, Cash grocers and importers, Windsor, 19111911Interior and exterior, Berry & Co., Oakleigh Railway Stores, Oakleigh, 19121912PRINCIPAL OFFICERS IN THE MELBOURNE TRAMWAY COMPANY'S REPAIR SHOP, 19121912Interior and exterior, Berry & Co., Oakleigh Railway Stores, Oakleigh, 19121912Crowd scene in street outside London Stores, cnr. Elizabeth & Bourke Sts., Melbourne, c. 1914c. 1914Interior, H.Clarkson, Chemist, Brunswick, 19141914Interior and exterior, T.K.Bennet & Woolcock, Family Butcher, Collingwood, 1913–161913–16Interior and exterior, Benjamin Bolton, Family Grocer, Port Melbourne, 1913–161913–16Interior and exterior, T.K.Bennet & Woolcock, Family Butcher, Collingwood, 1913–161913–16Interior and exterior, Benjamin Bolton, Family Grocer, Port Melbourne, 1913–161913–16Copy photograph (original picture taken 1914) Smith Street, Collingwood shopfront with verandah and people on footpath, Store No. 11914Wagon shop, Newport workshops, about 1915, c. 1915c. 1915John Conway Gibson's bootmaker's shop, Ramsden Street, Clifton Hill, 1915?1915?Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from above Elizabeth Street, showing Myer Emporium, Buckley & Nunn Ltd., cable trams, pedestrians, parked cars and safety zone in roadway, 1910–201910–20

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465 historic photos for Shops and shopfronts, taken between 1850 and 1959, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1940s (197). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.