4,927 photos
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A young diver in the air as he dives from the high-board, St Aloysius College swimming at Manly, 17 March, 1935, by Sam Hood
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- 1 comment
- 43 favorites
- 19,496 views
- Date taken: 1935-03-17 11:27:17
- Date uploaded: 2010-11-25
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Ziegfeld costume, Sydney, between 1915-1930 / by Sam Hood
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- 6 comments
- 53 favorites
- 19,483 views
- Date taken: 1925
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-12
- Tags: sydney, australia, theatre, samhood, ziegfeld, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, mujer, dama, vestuario, vestidodeplumas, perlas
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Martin Place and Castlereagh Street; Hotel Australia, Sydney, ca. 1935 / photographers Hall & Co.
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- 1 comment
- 6 favorites
- 19,442 views
- Date taken: 2006
- Date uploaded: 2012-08-07
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Soldier and dog, departure of the 6th Division for the Middle East January 1940, Sam Hood
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- 4 comments
- 141 favorites
- 19,441 views
- Date taken: 1940-01
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-04
- Tags: worldwarii, ww2, samhood, wartime, departures, australianarmy, 6thdivision, littledoglaughednoiret
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Glass negatives of The Rocks, Sydney, ca. 1890-1910, by William Joseph Macpherson
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- 6 comments
- 4 favorites
- 19,412 views
- Date taken: 1900
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-05
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, the, rocks
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Dick Preston, radio, film-maker, April 1951 from Lincoln Coffee Lounge & Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney / photographed by Brian Bird
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- 3 comments
- 28 favorites
- 19,411 views
- Date taken: 2011-01-28 16:20:54
- Date uploaded: 2011-01-28
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Zoe Gullick with roses in Gullick family garden, Killara, NSW, c.1909
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- 1 comment
- 38 favorites
- 19,404 views
- Date taken: 2008-03-03 14:36:05
- Date uploaded: 2014-10-02
- Tags: statelibraryofnsw, colour, flowers, sydney, gardens, killara, fashion, roses, spring
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Postcard photonegative of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1 Oct 1930 / Samuel Wood
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- 4 comments
- 41 favorites
- 19,394 views
- Date taken: 2007-11-16 10:49:29
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-07
- Tags: sydney, ferry, sydneyharbourbridge, construction, arch
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Views of Whangaroa, New Zealand, ca. 1890-1910 by William Joseph Macpherson
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- 0 comments
- 4 favorites
- 19,392 views
- Date taken: 1900
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-27
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Sandy Pearce, hooker, Eastern Suburbs
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- 5 favorites
- 19,378 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-30 13:52:58
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
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Theatrical poster and display artists, Sydney, ca. 1935, Sam Hood, c. 1935
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- 1 comment
- 42 favorites
- 19,371 views
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-05
- Tags: cinema, movie, promotions, 1929, classic, vintage, sydney, australia, state, library, new, south, wales, sam, hood, photographer, display, artists
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Martin Haberman from Lincoln Coffee Lounge & Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney / photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951
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- 5 comments
- 25 favorites
- 19,365 views
- Date taken: 2011-01-28 16:20:54
- Date uploaded: 2011-01-28
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Nellie Melba, 1903 / Talma & Co.
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- 6 comments
- 18 favorites
- 19,353 views
- Date taken: 1903
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-16
- Tags: legends, womensday, australians, singers, sopranos, coloratura, divas, queenofsong, primadonnaassoluta, nelliemelba, tiara, gown, whitedress, portrait, standing, 1903, woman, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, talmaandco
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Pontiac showroom, York St, Sydney, January 1940, by Sam Hood
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- 9 comments
- 41 favorites
- 19,340 views
- Date taken: 2009-11-04 15:22:59
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-04
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Katharine Hepburn and Robert Helpmann arrive at Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, 1955 / Australian Photographic Agency (APA) Collection
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- 1 comment
- 13 favorites
- 19,337 views
- Date taken: 2007-06-15 11:35:23
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-18
- Tags: curlyfraser, jackhickson, australianphotographicagency, sirroberthelpmann, roberthelpmann, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1307971, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, katharinehepburn
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Debutantes, Sydney, 1930's / Sam Hood
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- 3 comments
- 63 favorites
- 19,336 views
- Date taken: 2009-08-04 14:27:53
- Date uploaded: 2009-08-04
- Tags: eveninggown, gloves, white, sepia, chiffon, women, young, whitedress, debutantes, 1930s, samhood, four, standing, gowns
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Airplane, South Island, New Zealand (Aotearoa), 1949
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- 14 comments
- 241 favorites
- 19,325 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-12-14
- Tags: airplane, planes, flight, 1940s, new, zealand, snow, mountains
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An Adelie Royal penguin, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14 / photographer Harold Hamilton
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- 1 comment
- 100 favorites
- 19,311 views
- Date taken: 1914
- Date uploaded: 2013-01-30
- Tags: penguins, adelieroyalpenguins, australasianantarcticexpedition, antarctic, penguin, mrsadeliedurville, haroldhamilton
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The shell shattered areas of Chateau Wood
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- 3 comments
- 85 favorites
- 19,275 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, chataeuwood, wwi, firstworldwar, mud, soldiers, battlefield, aftermath, war, battle, silvergelatin, australians, hurley, 1917, bridge, thegreatwar, greatwar, worldwarone, worldwari, soldier
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Views of New Zealand, c1900, by William Joseph Macpherson
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- 1 comment
- 10 favorites
- 19,262 views
- Date taken: 1900
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-20
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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iews of New Zealand, and Martin Place and Middle Harbour, Sydney, ca. 1890-1910, by William Joseph Macpherson
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- 1 comment
- 13 favorites
- 19,242 views
- Date taken: 1900
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-29
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Beryl Evetts and the Syd Roy Lyricals Dance Band at Mrs. McLurcan's Wentworth Hotel, February 1929, by Sam Hood
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- 0 comments
- 12 favorites
- 19,209 views
- Date taken: 1929-02
- Date uploaded: 2011-07-18
- Tags: band, 1929, 1920s, twenties, seven, indoors, hotel, banjo, sax, saxophone, drums, piano, trumpet, clarinet, dancer, dance, musicians
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L'Emiraude from L'Histoire des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis.
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- 3 comments
- 59 favorites
- 19,181 views
- Date taken: 1825
- Date uploaded: 2015-09-16
- Tags: papuanewguinea, birdsofparadise, jeanbaptisteaudebert, louisjeanpierrevieillot
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Crowd and police outside Moree Artesian Baths, 17 February 1965 / The Tribune
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- 0 comments
- 2 favorites
- 19,162 views
- Date taken: 1965-03
- Date uploaded: 2015-08-20
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, freedomrides1965, studentactionforaborigines, moree
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Rowlands drink stall set up beside the Marked Tree for the Coo-ee recruiting march - Medlow Bath, NSW, c. 1915 by P J Rodgers
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- 14 comments
- 9 favorites
- 19,154 views
- Date taken: 1915
- Date uploaded: 2011-08-03
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, erowlands, evanrowlands, aeratedwaters, rowlands, cooeemarch, snowballmarches, australianimperialforce, medlowbath, pjrodgers, pjrodgerspetone, williamthomashitchen, hitchensown, markedtree, explorerstree, blaxlandstree, surveyorstree, november1915, ettieharris, albertarthurharris, cooeerecruitingmarch
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Unidentified performer as a Fairy, ca. 1870 / photographer W. Bear, Prahran Portrait Rooms, Melbourne
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- 5 comments
- 48 favorites
- 19,151 views
- Date taken: 1970
- Date uploaded: 2010-08-25
- Tags: pantomime, fairy, cartedevisite, woman, standing, portrait, costume
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Performers in "wheelbarrow race" pose
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- 0 comments
- 50 favorites
- 19,143 views
- Date taken: 2011-12-14 14:43:32
- Date uploaded: 2011-12-14
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Chris McKivatt tackling, Webby Neill with the ball, Farnsworth Davis sporting collection part II
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- 0 comments
- 2 favorites
- 19,136 views
- Date taken: 1920
- Date uploaded: 2018-04-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwalesrugbyleague, newsouthwales, football, sport
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George Rignold, actor, [ca. 1887] / Bradley & Rulofson, ca. 1887
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- 1 comment
- 24 favorites
- 19,118 views
- Date taken: 2011-04-20 13:54:31
- Date uploaded: 2014-11-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnsw, bradleyrulofson, actors, moustaches
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Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 1938
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- 0 comments
- 59 favorites
- 19,116 views
- Date taken: 1937-04-04 16:06:52
- Date uploaded: 2019-04-02
- Tags: tattoo, tattooing, venus, women, betty, broadbent, 1938, pix, magazine, state, library, new, south, wales
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Physical Culture Class, 1934
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- 0 comments
- 8 favorites
- 19,109 views
- Date taken: 1934
- Date uploaded: 2015-07-28
- Tags: gymnasiums, physicaleducation, competitions, statelibraryofnsw
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Sydney stops for "One minute's silence", the Cenotaph, Martin Place at 11 am 11 Nov 1934 / photograph by Ted Hood
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- 0 comments
- 15 favorites
- 19,091 views
- Date taken: 1934-11-11 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-11-05
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, armisticeday, crowd, memorial, sydney, centoph, tedhood, hood, november11, military, ww1, worldwar1, remembranceday, martinplace, australia, glassnegative, flags, halfstaff, 11111111, uniforms
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Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937, photographer Ray Olson
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- 0 comments
- 33 favorites
- 19,069 views
- Date taken: 1937-12-17 10:50:50
- Date uploaded: 2019-04-03
- Tags: fred, harris, sydney, 1937, history, early, tattoo
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General Ho & Tsing [with unidentified Chinese male, 1887 / photographed by Freeman Studios]
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- 3 comments
- 69 favorites
- 19,053 views
- Date taken: 1887
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, chinese, sydnew, ambassador, 1887, freemanstudios, glassphotonegative, commissioners, yungho, sydney, oriental, tsing, generalho, freemanstudio
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Sophia Rebecca Lawson, May 1845 / photographed by George Goodman
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- 2 comments
- 13 favorites
- 19,046 views
- Date taken: 1845-05
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, daguerreotype, portrait, ninth, plate, girl, young, seated, australian, 1840s, 1845, sophialawson, lawson, goodman, deasthomson
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Alfred Edward Williams
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- 1 comment
- 12 favorites
- 19,044 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2014-06-23
- Tags: alfred, edward, williams, alfrededwardwilliams, kia, wwi, aif, 2188, fleurbaixfrancecemetery
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Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, decorated and illuminated for the visit of the Prince of Wales and showing "Kissing time", 1920 / photographer unknown
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- 1 comment
- 50 favorites
- 19,041 views
- Date taken: 2008
- Date uploaded: 2012-05-25
- Tags: hermajestystheatre, sydney, kissingtime, royalvisits, gladys, moncrieff
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The Grace Building, Sydney, ca. 1930 / Sam Hood
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- 10 comments
- 25 favorites
- 19,040 views
- Date taken: 2009-12-30 09:55:49
- Date uploaded: 2009-12-29
- Tags: artdeco, lumenlike, evening, night, building
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HMT Queen Elizabeth, Sydney Harbour, between 1940-1945
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- 6 comments
- 9 favorites
- 19,027 views
- Date taken: 2009-08-05 14:56:15
- Date uploaded: 2009-08-05
- Tags: troopship, worldwarii, oceanliner, harbour, cunard, rmsqueenelizabeth, grey, camouflage, ship, cunardline, cunardwhitestarline, johnbrownandcompany, johnbrowncompany, royalnavy, rn, hmtqueenelizabeth
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Bert Gray, forward for Glebe
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- 0 comments
- 3 favorites
- 19,023 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-30 13:40:48
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: (untagged)
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Howitzer of the 55th Australian Siege Artillery in its lair
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- 3 comments
- 33 favorites
- 19,022 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, war, men, soldiers, gun, howitzer, 55thaustraliansiegeartillery, camouflage, uniforms, greatwar, europe, ww1, shells, silvergelatin, hurley, 1917, 55th, artillery, thegreatwar, worldwarone, worldwari, wwi, firstworldwar, cannon, artilleryman, artillerymen, cannonshells, siegegun, artilleryshells, thefirstworldwar
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Carlo Dani, Italian tenor in Sydney, 1902 / photograph by Talma
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- 0 comments
- 7 favorites
- 19,021 views
- Date taken: 2010
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-12
- Tags: carlodani, italian, tenor, eveningdress, talmaandco
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Manly Harbour pool, 193-
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- 4 comments
- 31 favorites
- 19,020 views
- Date taken: 1934
- Date uploaded: 2011-09-27
- Tags: pontoon, balancingwheel
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a9600001h
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- 0 comments
- 4 favorites
- 19,012 views
- Date taken: 1860
- Date uploaded: 2015-11-10
- Tags: stereograph, goldrush, earlyphotography
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Boys jumping of sand-dunes, Kingsford, 1938
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- 21 comments
- 332 favorites
- 19,002 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-05-19
- Tags: kingsford, play, fun, happy, oldtime
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Arrival of Margot Fonteyn in a Dior outfit at Mascot, Sydney, May 1957 / Australian Photographic Agency
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- 2 comments
- 4 favorites
- 18,992 views
- Date taken: 1957-05
- Date uploaded: 2011-06-10
- Tags: edouardborovansky, michaelsoames, dior, primaballerinas, primaballerinaassoluta, balletacrossthecommons, jcwilliamsonltd, damemargotfonteyn, margotfonteyn, ballet, helenbrecknell, helenthibou, soniahumphrey, borovanskyballet, royalballet, may1957, 1957, australianphotographicagency, valerielawson
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Skiing near Mount Kosciusko, c. 1926, by Albert James Perier
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- 8 comments
- 74 favorites
- 18,989 views
- Date taken: 1926
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-20
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Minerva Theatre, Potts Point and Kings Cross, Sydney, May 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
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- 2 comments
- 40 favorites
- 18,989 views
- Date taken: 1939-05
- Date uploaded: 2012-11-16
- Tags: metrotheatre
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