Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing a large castle-like building. Charles C. Myers notes it is the government building in Sydney, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Government House in Sydney is a very fine building and made of stone and marble of all colors brought from all parts of the world. This building was erected according to that English Architecture which so closely resembles the old mission style and also somewhat of a gothis [sic] nature.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing a city street lined with buildings on either side. Charles C. Myers notes that it is King Street in Sydney, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “King Street is one of the principal streets of the city and as you can see by the buildings that everything is modern and up to date in every way.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing a gothic-style cathedral with a statue visible in the foreground. Charles C. Myers notes that it is St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “St Marys Cathedral is one of the finest buildings in the city and also among the finest small cathedrals in existence.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing agricultural landscapes in the Australian countryside. Charles C. Myers comments that it is in the foothills near Sydney, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Australian hills and dales. A country scene near Sydney.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing the flags of the United States and Australia crossed above an eagle with outstretched wings holding a banner in its beak with the text “E Pluribus Unum.” Above the flags is the text “Independent Order of Odd Fellows.” Next to each flag is the address of the respective country’s head office of the organization.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is a souvenir card issued by the Odd Fellows Lodge at Melbourne Australia and distributed among the Odd Fellows of the American Fleet.

I presume many of you are of a wrong impression as to what Australia realy [sic] is. I used to think that Australia was some little Island away off in some corner of the ocean and did not amount to much and when I visited that country I was muchly surprised to find that it was a country nearly as large as the U. S. and equally as well improved and modern in every way and that the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, each a city of half a million inhabitants, are cities of every advantage and as modern as any of the cities of the United States. Australia is one of the chief agricultural countries of the whole world and much of the country is still open for settlement and cultivation. Australia is a place where most all of the people are English and very few of other nationalities are found there.”

A postcard showing buildings along a city street with people walking and a trolley car. It is identified as Swanston Street in Melbourne, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Greetings from Melbourne, this is a card that was issued by the people of the city and distributed to the men of the fleet as a souvenir of our visit to that city in 1908. This is a view of Swanston Street near the Railway Station.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing buildings along a city street with people walking and a trolley car. It is identified as Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another one of the principal streets of the city, showing the post office tower in the distant [sic].”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing a large building identified as the Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A view of the Parlament [sic] House which is a very fine building.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing buildings along a city street with trolley car. It is identified as Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A view on Collins Street showing some of the fine buildings. Note the absence of telegraph poles along the street.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A postcard showing buildings along a city street with trolley car. It is identified as Flinders Street in Melbourne, Australia.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing Flinders Street and the large Bldg on the laft [sic] is the custom house.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard shows the General Post Office building in Melbourne, Australia–a large ornate building sporting a tall clocktower on one of its front corners. Outside many people walk on the sidewalks, and several horse-drawn carriages stand nearby. A streetcar line runs in front of the building.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The General Post Office in Melbourne.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard depicts Melbourne’s Town Hall, ringed with many trees, and bordered by busy streets filled with people and streetcars. Charles C. Myers includes several handwritten notes providing information on the location of the town hall, its cost of construction, and the size of its public assembly hall.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Town Hall only a few blocks from the P. O. Bldg.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard shows two large buildings on Melbourne University’s campus, as well as the surrounding grounds.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Melbourne University and grounds.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard shows the Princes Bridge of Melbourne, Australia, which spans the Yarra River. A man stands on the road leading up to the bridge, which is lined with a multitude of plants.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Crossing the Princess [sic] Bridge you come from the city out into the…” [annotation continued on next postcard].

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard depicts the Yarra Bank Gardens of Melbourne, which run near the Yarra River. The gardens have wide open lawns, as well as large stands of trees. Several buildings of Melbourne can be seen in the background.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “beautiful park called Yara [sic] Bank Gardens and directly on the bank of the river. This place is sometimes called Lovers Lane which seemed to be a very appropriate name, as while there one night I saw the big searchlight on the opposite shore trained toward the park. This lighted up the park and then many strange sights you could see where lovers were gathered in dark corners.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard depicts the Melbourne Exhibition Building–a large hall topped with several domes, and situated near a large, reflective pool of water.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Exebition [sic] Bldg which is one of the finest buildings in Australia. Exebitions [sic] of all kinds are held here, including many stock shows and agricultural exhibits of all kinds.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard depicts Melbourne’s Government House, a large white marble building that is home to the governor of Victoria. The building is topped by a large tower. Gardens and hedges stand outside the house.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Australia has some of the finest marble and stone quarries in the world and this Gov. Bldg is built of Australian Marble.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard depicts Melbourne’s Queens Bridge, a wide avenue that carries pedestrians, streetcars, and several horse-drawn wagons filled with goods. In the background stand a number of tall buildings.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A view of queens Bridge and some of the prominent buildings in the city.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard shows a view of Melbourne’s Town Hall–a large building topped by a clock tower on its front corner. Streetcar rails run down the streets bordering the building, and the sidewalks are lined with many trees. The right side of the photograph appears distorted.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another view of the Town Hall and the beautiful and well kept Ste.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A view of the large Melbourne Exhibition Hall. The facade of the building has several large arches at its entryways, and the building as a whole is topped by a large central dome. In front of the building are numerous trees and bushes, running along a body of water.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another view of the Exebition [sic] Bldg.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection