4,927 photos
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A judge opening the fleece of Mrs Matthews' Merino ram, 1930s / Sam Hood
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- 13 comments
- 144 favorites
- 37,219 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-09
- Tags: ram, history, australia, sheep, coat, cloche, scarf, sydneyshowground, merino, 1930s, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, oveja, pareja, fotoantigua
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A dray, a Ford and a Morris Oxford Roadster, both 1932 models, in summer rain, Railway Square, Sydney, Jan 1935 / by Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 97 favorites
- 37,224 views
- Date taken: 1935-01
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-20
- Tags: samhood, streetscapes, automobiles, morrisoxfordroadster, ford, dray, horse, carriage, rain, sydney, railwaysquare, hats, buildings, advertisingsigns, morrisoxford, squares, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, neon
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Acrobats at the Beach, Sydney, c. 1935, Sam Hood
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- 13 comments
- 301 favorites
- 66,906 views
- Date taken: 2009-03-24 14:08:11
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-24
- Tags: samhood, acrobat, acrobats, beach, swimsuit, lift, pose, couple, dance, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Possibly Mina Wylie with an unidentified female swimmer, probably Stockholm Olympics, 1912
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 43 favorites
- 36,618 views
- Date taken: 2009-04-16 12:54:06
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-16
- Tags: bathingsuit, swimmer, olympic, medal, women, two, standing, 1912, footprint, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, maillot, swimsuit, swimwear, beachwear, woman, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty707075, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01
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Grace Bros mannequin parade, Sydney, November 1936 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 138 favorites
- 62,700 views
- Date taken: 2006-08-04 09:23:46
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-30
- Tags: samhood, november11936, 1930s, melbournecupdaycabaret, fashion, phyljacobs, mrspdvornick, lingerie, women, bra, negligee, robe, pose, two, mirror, gracebrothers, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, brassiere, vintage
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Ford car showroom, Sydney, c. 1950, by Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 23 favorites
- 17,099 views
- Date taken: 2009-11-16 12:31:03
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-16
- Tags: ford, anglia
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Shark fishing, 1905–08
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 179 favorites
- 14,206 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-08-07
- Tags: fishing, sharks, australia, newsouthwales, glassnegatives, 1900s
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Kings Theatre, Rose Bay North, Sydney, c.1935
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 172 favorites
- 17,681 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-07-17
- Tags: cinemas, architecture, sydney, 1930s, construction, moderne, artdeco
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Pigeon racing, Australia, 1945
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- 13 comments
- 281 favorites
- 17,699 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-09-08
- Tags: (untagged)
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Climbing a tower to look for sharks, Blackhead Beach, Victoria, Australia, 1938
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- 13 comments
- 225 favorites
- 24,823 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-04-30
- Tags: maxdupain, australian, photographers
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WAAF, Australia 29 June 1942
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 141 favorites
- 20,865 views
- Date taken: 1942-06-29 10:29:11
- Date uploaded: 2023-02-19
- Tags: photographic, conservation, deterioration, colour, negatives, dye, loss, channeling, film, acetate
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Projectors, Regent Theatre Sydney, 25 October 1938
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 156 favorites
- 24,301 views
- Date taken: 1938-10-25 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-04-11
- Tags: theatres, projector, regenttheatre, sydney, entertainment, cinema, 1938
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Tamara Toumanova in Le Spectre de la rose (The Spirit of the rose), 1940, by Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 276 favorites
- 49,933 views
- Date taken: 1940
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-06
- Tags: ballet, tamaratoumanova, maxdupain, australian, photography, photographers, theatre, 1940, sydney
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Glass negatives of The Rocks, Sydney, ca. 1890-1910, by William Joseph Macpherson
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 14 favorites
- 6,948 views
- Date taken: 1900
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-05
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, the, rocks
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Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 4 August 1928 / photographer Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 17 favorites
- 12,142 views
- Date taken: 1928-08-04 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2012-02-02
- Tags: hoyts, nelson, hood, sailorsuit, birchgrove
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Stewart House boys looking at comics from a Sunday paper, South Curl Curl Beach, by Sam Hood, 10 January 1935
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 196 favorites
- 40,004 views
- Date taken: 1935-01-10 16:03:25
- Date uploaded: 2012-02-01
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Group of people Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photographed by Arthur K. Syer
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 10 favorites
- 14,843 views
- Date taken: 1887
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-30
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Triumphal arch, Prince's Stairs, Circular Quay, Sydney. Landing of Duke of Edinburgh, 1868, January / photographer unknown
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 22 favorites
- 17,718 views
- Date taken: 1868-01
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-25
- Tags: triumphalarch, royalvisit, circularquay, princesstairs, alfreddukeofedinburgh, alfreddukeofsaxecoburgandgotha, james, barnet, paragon, hotel
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Olga Spessiva in Swan Lake costume, 1934 / photographer Sydney Fox Studio, 3rd Floor, 88 King St, Sydney
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 13 comments
- 346 favorites
- 172,123 views
- Date taken: 2009
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-13
- Tags: olga, spessiva, spessitzeva, ballet, prima, ballerina, etoile, star, mental, health, swan, lake, pointe, point, woman, fulllength, costume, toes, pose, 1934, 1930s, swanlake, thirties, sydney, feathers, autograph, shoes, shoe, tutu, vintage, old, light, dancer, dance, balett, ballerinas, baletky, baletki, baletka, balet, balerina, art, ribbons, spessivtzeva, balletacrossthecommons, olgaspessiva, olgaspessivtzeva, primaballerinas, sydneyfoxstudio, valerielawson
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Mushroom ice formation, 1912 / Frank Hurley
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 190 favorites
- 43,164 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, mushroom, ice, 1910s, 1912, australasian, antarctic, expedition, exterior, ocean, iceberg, silvergelatin, fungodighiaccio, iceformations, frankhurley, icebergs, antarctica, bluetonedgelatinsilver
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Nancy Bird in Gipsy Moth at Kingsford Smith Flying School, 1933 / by unknown photographer
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 132 favorites
- 53,878 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: woman, pilot, nancybird, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, australian, goggles, seated, cockpit, fur, glove, smile, silvergelatin, first, outback, airbus, qantas, 1939, a380, womensday, australianwomenpilotsassociation, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty634679, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, aviation, aircraft, airplane, aviatrix
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Skeleton of sea-elephant & Harold Hamilton
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 402 favorites
- 89,629 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, seaelephant, skeleton, hamilton, display, hut, beach, grass, hills, man, hill, bone, antarctica, exploration, expedition, elefantemarino, esqueleto, expedicion, antartida, silvergelatin, scheletro, spedizione, haroldhamilton, elephantseals, skeletons, macquarieisland
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Building Sydney's first double-decker bus bodies; the almost finished product
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 52 favorites
- 39,522 views
- Date taken: 1937
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, bus, transport, sydney, nsw, australia, autobus, 1937, 1930s, doubledecker, aec, regent, dgt, departmentofgovernmenttransport
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Railway Square, ca. 1945, from Walkabout : NSW photographs (Kings Cross, Sydney buildings), 1945-1967 / by unknown photographer
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 93 favorites
- 55,867 views
- Date taken: 1945
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, marcusclarke, railwaysquare, broadway, georgestreet, tram, bus, centralstation, railway, skyscraper, building, architecture, smog, clocktower, clock, streetcar, transit, people, car, vehicle, sydneyaustralia, kingscross, centralsquare
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Dog with backpack, 1939 / by Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 113 favorites
- 47,580 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2009-01-20
- Tags: dog, backpack, portrait, policedog, radio, technology, cute, samhood, zoe, sepia, shepherd, white, chien, blanc, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, kawayi, animal, mammal, canis, canine, hat, woman, female, dress, flower, radioreceiver, 1939
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Sabrina doing the Twist, Peppermint Lounge, Sydney, January 1962 / Australian Photographic Agency
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 89 favorites
- 47,416 views
- Date taken: 2009-04-01 16:28:20
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-01
- Tags: australianphotographicagency, apa, peppermintlounge, thetwist, sabrina, normasykes, mauve, strapless, blonde, dancing, abandon, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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1935 Plymouth sedan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, February 1937 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 43 favorites
- 24,479 views
- Date taken: 1937-02-26 13:17:17
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-26
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, car, license, headlights, bumper, windshield, grill, automobile, chrome, radiator, fender, numberplate, nsw
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Film actor Helen Twelvetrees and her 1935 Pontiac, Moore Park, Sydney, 1936 / Sam Hood
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- 12 comments
- 67 favorites
- 20,134 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-27 11:32:08
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-27
- Tags: helentwelvestrees, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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"Les Darcy at the blacksmith shop door", East Maitland, ca. 1910 / Victor Studios
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- 12 comments
- 59 favorites
- 34,659 views
- Date taken: 2008
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-01
- Tags: folkhero, boxer, horseshoe, apron, mallet, cap, workshop, legend, trestle, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1468813, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, celtic, irishinaustralia, lesdarcy
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The Koh-I-Nor Chandelier, State Theatre, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 72 favorites
- 24,812 views
- Date taken: 2009-07-21 11:29:26
- Date uploaded: 2009-07-21
- Tags: moviepalace, chandelier, light, phantomoftheopera, barocco, twenties
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Rural Bank, Martin Place, Sydney, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 32 favorites
- 23,253 views
- Date taken: 2009-11-16 12:40:28
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-16
- Tags: sydney, australia, bank, architecture, skyscraper, commercial, artdeco
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"Dirigible" over Tamarama, 1908, Hall & Co.
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 208 favorites
- 33,407 views
- Date taken: 2006-10-26 15:22:42
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, airship, dirigible, wonderlandcity
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Royal Price Alfred Hospital Christmas kiss, Sydney, December 1944 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 63 favorites
- 87,765 views
- Date taken: 2006-03-10 08:52:04
- Date uploaded: 2009-12-23
- Tags: australianflag, austin7, austinseven, santaclaus, kiss, nurse, streamers, watertank, hospital, samhood, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1944
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BHP shipbuilding and freight wharves, Whyalla, South Australia, c. 1950
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 200 favorites
- 10,859 views
- Date taken: 1950
- Date uploaded: 2025-06-01
- Tags: bhp, shipbuildiing, whyalla
- Visibility: public
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Harry's Cafe de Wheels, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 18 August, 1949
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 156 favorites
- 13,358 views
- Date uploaded: 2025-04-30
- Tags: sailors, woolloomooloo, harryscafedewheels, night, photography
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Tattooed man 'Sailor Bill', Sydney, 1939
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 103 favorites
- 10,154 views
- Date uploaded: 2025-03-23
- Tags: tattoo, sailorsid, pix
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Beijing, China, 1912 - State Library of New South Wales
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 163 favorites
- 13,228 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-11-06
- Tags: mosrrison, peking, china, beijing, fire, yuanshikai, revolution, givernance
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Trial Bay, World War One, Internment camp, 1918 - State Library of New South Wales
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 147 favorites
- 11,394 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-10-20
- Tags: ww, worldwarone, trialbay, australian, pows, prisonersofwar, germanprisoners
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Damien Parer and George Silk, Tobruk, Libya, 1941
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 150 favorites
- 13,032 views
- Date taken: 1941
- Date uploaded: 2024-10-03
- Tags: tobruk, worldwartwo, damienparer, dgeorgesilk, photojournalists, australia, war, ww2
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Breathing apparatus, by Robert Donaldson, 1941
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 263 favorites
- 21,206 views
- Date taken: 1941
- Date uploaded: 2024-02-25
- Tags: ww2, worldwartwo, breathing, apparatus, sydney, fire, brigade, 1940s, gasmasks, firemen, firefighters, respirators, proto, wartime
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SS Coolebar, Bellinger Point, NSW, 1917
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 199 favorites
- 15,971 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-05-17
- Tags: shipwrecks, ships, nsw, 1907, 1917, sscoolebar, bellingerpoint, shipwreck
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Portrait of aviator Jean Batten, Sydney, 30 May 1934
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 247 favorites
- 26,750 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-03-24
- Tags: aviator, aviatrix, jeanbatten, batten
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Portrait of a man in checked cardigan, Sydney telephone exchange, August 1946
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 139 favorites
- 21,478 views
- Date taken: 1945-08
- Date uploaded: 2021-10-05
- Tags: patterns, telephone, exchange, clothing, fashion, 1940s, 1940, war, years, australia, sydney, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Braeside' and 'Burnside' under construction, Kidman & Mayoh, shipbuilders, Kissing Point Park, Ryde, Sydney, c. 1920, Arthur Ernest Foster
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 45 favorites
- 14,583 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-01-29
- Tags: ships, wooden, sailing, steam, sydney, portjackson, construction, shipping, commercial, burnside, braeside, kidmanmayoh, ryde, kissingpoint
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Jan Fahey, 1947, composite portrait by Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 224 favorites
- 23,918 views
- Date taken: 1947-09
- Date uploaded: 2020-10-09
- Tags: compositephotographs, janfahy, promotional, photographs, 1947, kriesler, maxdupain, australian, photographers, modernism, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, blackandwhitephoto
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K. Davis - Tramwoman at work [and other tram photographs], 1933-1942
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 57 favorites
- 15,327 views
- Date taken: 1940
- Date uploaded: 2014-11-20
- Tags: (untagged)
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Tatiana Riabouchinska, ballerina, ca. 1938 / photographer Maurice Seymour, Chicago
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 69 favorites
- 28,682 views
- Date taken: 1938
- Date uploaded: 2011-03-25
- Tags: russianballetdancers, balletdancersofthe1930s, russianballet, tatianariabouchinska, mauriceseymour
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Miss Gertrude Powys as The Angel in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Theatre Royal, 1886 / photographer J. T. Gorus, Sydney
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 138 favorites
- 55,783 views
- Date taken: 1886
- Date uploaded: 2010-05-19
- Tags: gertrudepowys, angel, jtgorus, theatreroyal, sydney, pantomime, sleepingbeauty, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty950412, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, woman, actress, pose, standing, wings, tights, fulllength, cottonwool, glitter
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Felix Nadar in a balloon, late 1860's / photographer Felix Nadar
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 155 favorites
- 47,377 views
- Date taken: 1870
- Date uploaded: 2010-04-28
- Tags: werenotinkansasanymore, felixnadar, 1860s, balloon, posing, basket, man, vintage, tophat, binoculars, anchor, gaspardfélixtournachon, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist
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