Brisbane 1892 [Panorama]

The images for this panorama were individually printed in the Dr Wilton Wood Russell Love album https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/view/sub-collections/2057/Dr_Wilton_Wood_Russell_Love_Album.html. They were digitally compiled into a panorama by Leon Frainey, retired QUT photographer. In 1894, as a mark of their respect and appreciation, twenty-one chemistry and pharmacy students at the Brisbane Technical College presented their lecturer Dr Wilton Love, with an album of photographs. A significant component of this album was a series of separate photos presenting sectional views of Brisbane in 1862 and 1892. All of these views were taken from the old windmill/observatory on Wickham Terrace. The elevation and position of this convict built building provided the perfect vantage point for panoramic photographs of Brisbane. For us today these two panoramas visually track the development of Brisbane over a 30 year period. The 1892 panorama presents an almost unrecognisable Brisbane to the 1862 version. Prosperous economic times and a building boom in the 1880s had transformed the city's central business district and environs.