Heyington Railway Bridge and Yarra River, Melbourne.

Description

Accession[1974.0073] PAPERS OF FRANCIS WILLIAM NIVENPart of Item[1974.0073.00159] Photos taken by Francis Wilson NivenPosition in Sequencepage 66IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974007300120Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPhotograph shows Heyington Railway Bridge and Yarra River with the house 'Edzell', at 76 St Georges Road Toorak, in the distance. Historical note - In 1854, Niven left the merchant navy and migrated to Victoria. He set up business in Ballarat where he became a leading printer and publisher. In 1897 he opened a branch in Melbourne, which eventually became the base of the family business.
Comments: Collection of family photographs, circa 1850-1925. Photographs mounted in album with green cover. Photograph is untitled. Photograph added by cataloguer (identification by Miles Lewis).
Inscription: Original number 191/136 is written in pencil on the mount around the photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain

Provenance

CreatorNiven, Francis W.RolePhotographer

Dates

Datec 1850 - 1925

Description Control

Previous System ID1974.0073.00120Format NumberPA/99 page 66UMAIC IDUMA/I/2579

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions15.5 x 20.4 cm

Subjects

SubjectBridges--Victoria--PhotographsRivers--Victoria--Photographs

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Heyington Railway Bridge and Yarra River, Melbourne.

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