1874 Queen Street looking South from Collins Street AC Cooke during the first land auction

during the first land auction

The map was originally published in 1814

On the right of the photo we see two well-dressed ladies passing Richardson's Hotel at 174 Bourke Street located on the north-east corner of Russell Street

This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the Stamford University in California

The Royal Exhibition Buildings (1879)

1874 Queen Street looking South from Collins Street AC Cooke during the first land auctionA photograph in 1874 of Queen Street looking south from Collins Street. Queen Street ends at Flinders Street, but beyond that we see a wooden Sandridge Railway Bridge crossing the Yarra, with industrial buildings on the south bank, and the homes of Emerald Hill (South Melbourne) rising in the far distance. The substantial building on the south east (left) corner is the Union Bank Building, the south west (right) corner accommodates the Imperial Fire