This early morning view up Bourke Street, with its shuttered shops, is taken from Elizabeth Street, with the original General Post Office on the left. On the right is a coffee stall complete with cups and saucers, with a milk van beside it making a delivery. Coffee stalls were a popular part of Melbourne nightlife. They operated from 8 pm to 8 am until October 1874, when the mayor closed them from midnight to 4 am, as they were considered to be meeting places for criminals. For 6d, customers received a cup of coffee, saveloy, potato and buttered bread roll. Another coffee stall can be seen further up Bourke Street, on the corner of Swanston Street.

Our Giclee prints are made to order from high resolution digital scans on archival cotton rag papers using pigment inks. They are printed with a white border allowing you to mount and frame as desired. A Library disclaimer is also printed along the bottom edge of the print.

Prints may take up to 21 days to produce and will be sent to you rolled in a sturdy tube.

Sample prints are available to inspect at the Library Shop.

Digital ID A2825110