1890s Spring Street from the Treasury steps William Street After Howitt's death

After Howitt's death

A very detailed perspective image of Melbourne in 1855

The Old White Hart Hotel seen in the 1858 photograph here

The poster is festooned with the flags of the Allies celebrating 'Freedom

1890s Spring Street from the Treasury steps William Street After Howitt's deathA beautiful vista of Spring Street at the end of the 19th century, taken from the steps of the Treasury building. This photograph was one of many of early Melbourne taken by John William Lindt in the 1890s, when Melbourne had established itself as one of the world's most significant cities. The magnificent "Grand Hotel" (later renamed as "Hotel Windsor") is in the centre of the image. The monument to General Charles George Gordon was erected in 1889