1890s Spring Street from the Treasury steps William Street The notes from the State

The notes from the State Library tell us that this image is "Looking across intersection of Collins and Russell streets towards four storey classical style building with corner tower at roof and flag pole

After Howitt's death

The Old White Hart Hotel seen in the 1858 photograph here

NOTE: Because of the high detail in this work

1890s Spring Street from the Treasury steps William Street The notes from the StateA 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