Cityscapes and Streetscapes continued

Barrack Street 1913
The following series of photographs of Barrack Street taken in 1913 shows the burgeoning demand for electric power and telephones changing the face of the city.  During the 1900s  and 1910s massive installations of wires began to clutter the streets of Perth.

1910s-1920s

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