Farmer and Company’s New Buildings…

Rare colonial engraving of Farmer and Company’s new Building in Pitt Street, Sydney.

Farmer’s was a drapery business established in 1839 by Joseph and Caroline Farmer which became a retail empire and social institution and was initially located opposite the Victoria Theatre in Pitt Street, it expanded into a purpose built department store further south on Pitt Street in 1874.

From the original edition of the Town and country Journal.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 41861
State Library New South Wales: 1870-1919 TN83A
State Library Victoria: RARENSL N.S.W. 1870-1919