4,927 photos
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Reading rooms, Mitchell Library, 1935
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 0 comments
- 49 favorites
- 40,065 views
- Date taken: 1910
- Date uploaded: 2013-12-05
- Tags: (untagged)
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Stewart House boys looking at comics from a Sunday paper, South Curl Curl Beach, by Sam Hood, 10 January 1935
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- 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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St. Ives Dog Show
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 225 favorites
- 39,923 views
- Date taken: 1950-03-18 14:19:20
- Date uploaded: 2019-10-02
- Tags: dogs, pets, shows, sydney, animals, australia, state, library, new, pix, magazine, south, wales, littledoglaughednoiret
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American women's jazz band "Ingenues", Central Station, Sydney, late 1920's / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 54 favorites
- 39,875 views
- Date taken: 2009-04-16 13:07:02
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-16
- Tags: women, group, eight, smiles, jazz, standing, hats, luggage, samhood, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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[Men's and women's fashion, Sydney Cup, Randwick, 1937], March 1937 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 8 comments
- 76 favorites
- 39,760 views
- Date taken: 2006-10
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-24
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, ladies, ladiesfashion, ladieshats, hats, 1930s, samhood, film, gloves, horseracing, chapéus
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Tram and taxi smash in Pitt Street, 25/6/1937 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 54 favorites
- 39,745 views
- Date taken: 1937-06-25 09:19:47
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, umbrella, people, hat, crowd, train, transit, tram, truck, vehicle, collision, congestion, taxi, rail, chapéu, nitratephotonegative, antiquecars, wreck, samhood, hood, 35mm
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"The Women" company: arrival in Sydney from Melbourne, January 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 99 favorites
- 39,684 views
- Date taken: 1939-01
- Date uploaded: 2012-04-12
- Tags: thewomen, play, actresses, eight, women, standing, row, outdoors, hats, smiles, handbag, 1939, shoes, hatcase, centralrailwaystation, samhood
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Unidentified small girl leaping onto the beach, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 8 comments
- 291 favorites
- 39,582 views
- Date taken: 1934
- Date uploaded: 2011-03-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 1938
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 253 favorites
- 39,530 views
- Date taken: 1938-04-04 16:07:42
- Date uploaded: 2019-04-02
- Tags: tattoo, tattooing, venus, women, betty, broadbent, 1938, pix, magazine, state, library, new, south, wales
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Building Sydney's first double-decker bus bodies; the almost finished product
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- 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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Douglas Grant, draughtsman and soldier, with his ornamental pond and Harbour Bridge, Callan Park, between 1932-1940 / photographer Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 42 favorites
- 39,508 views
- Date taken: 2011
- Date uploaded: 2010-08-17
- Tags: clerk, draughtsman, aboriginalaustralian, aborigine, exserviceman, prisonerofwar, sydneyharbourbridge, man, 1930s, thirties, cardigan
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B.O. Holtermann (2nd from left), Richard Ormsby Kerr (centre) and Beyers (2nd from right), with reef gold from Star of Hope mine, 1871-1875 / American & Australasian Photographic Company
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 5 comments
- 75 favorites
- 39,489 views
- Date taken: 2011
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, gold, goldminers, glass, negative, 1871, holtermann, kerr, beyers, starofhopemine, goldnuggets, starofhope
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Serapeum Camp, Sinai Desert by J.F. Smith of the 7th Light Horse in Egypt and Palestine, c. 1914-1918
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 59 favorites
- 39,480 views
- Date taken: 2013
- Date uploaded: 2014-03-27
- Tags: palestine, egypt, sinaidesert
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Woman with a dragon tattoo, Sydney, 17 December 1937
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 46 favorites
- 39,359 views
- Date taken: 1937-12-17 14:41:08
- Date uploaded: 2019-04-02
- Tags: tattoo, 1937, artists, sydney, full, body
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The 'Endurance' under full sail, held up in the Weddell Sea, 1915 / by Frank Hurley
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 210 favorites
- 39,282 views
- Date taken: 1915
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-16
- Tags: endurance, antarctica, frankhurley, colour, photography, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty486588, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, jamesfrancishurley
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"While Parents Sleep", 20 October 1943 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 110 favorites
- 39,268 views
- Date taken: 2006-04-12 14:14:43
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-12
- Tags: kissing, man, woman, artdeco, samhood, whileparentssleep, theatre, theatricalproductions, actors, stagesets, sydney, jcwilliamson, kiss, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, passion, bw, vintage, beso, amantes, pasión
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Joyce Barry advertising for Milk Board, September 1939
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 91 favorites
- 39,057 views
- Date taken: 1939-09
- Date uploaded: 2011-06-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, milkacrossthecommons, jessiebarry
- Visibility: public
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Four unemployed men of Randwick and Coogee with toy wooden aeroplanes made for Christmas 1934, 18 Dec 1934 / by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 27 favorites
- 39,030 views
- Date taken: 1934-12-18 15:05:49
- Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, toy, aeroplanes, poverty, toywoodenaeroplane, 1934, samhood, toyairplanes, toyaeroplanes, christmaspresents, economicdepression, modelaeroplanes, reliefworkers, toys, juguetes, desempleo, paro, 2depresióneconómica, greatdepression, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1934
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[Men's and women's fashion, Sydney Cup, Randwick, 1937], March 1937 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 49 favorites
- 38,948 views
- Date taken: 2006-10
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-24
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, great, aussie, pics, tophat, tuxedo, 1937, samhood, fashion, sydney, randwick, horseracing, pocketwatch, mensfashion, film
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Martin Rubinstein, Borovansky Ballet, 194- / photographer Hal Williamson, Sydney
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 70 favorites
- 38,938 views
- Date taken: 1947
- Date uploaded: 2011-10-28
- Tags: portrait, german, polish, australian, balletdancer, jcwilliamsonco, borovanskyballet, balletacrossthecommons
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Royal South Sydney Hospital, 25/12/1936 / by Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 18 favorites
- 38,896 views
- Date taken: 1936-12-25 09:25:05
- Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, chrismas, children, santa, camel, nurse, christmas, camelusdromedarius, samhood, royalsouthsydneyhospital, hospitals, toyfunds, toydrives, nurses, nursingsisters, christmasparties, camels, southsidneyhospital, zetland, fatherchristmas, santaclaus, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1936
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Woman leaping for the ferry caught by deckhand, Sydney Harbour, 1940 / possibly Pix
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 75 favorites
- 38,630 views
- Date taken: 1940
- Date uploaded: 2011-09-26
- Tags: jump, ferrywharf, deckhand, gangplank, balance, ohs, ferriesacrossaustralia, ferry, sydneyharbour, wharvesaroundtheworld, wharf, female, woman
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Two of the first female men's barbers, Miss Dolly House and her sister, c.1927 / photographed by Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 52 favorites
- 38,365 views
- Date taken: 1927
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-17
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, dolly, house, 1927, 1920s, bw, barber, interior, shop, standing, pioneer, first, jackhouse, australian, hood, samhood, glassnegative, womensday, women, haircut
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Mr Tulk and dog "Sausage" going fishing using flying fox he built onto other island - Solitary Island, c. 1935 / by Winifred Tulk
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 11 comments
- 127 favorites
- 38,252 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2009-01-20
- Tags: zipline, man, dog, portrait, pulley, chasm, adventure, solitaryisland, coast, sea, tulk, 1935, winifredtulk, bulldog, dogs, sausage, flyingfox, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, mammal, animal, pet, mascot, fishing, person, rocks, cliff, cliffs, canis
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Free Public Library, corner of Bent & Macquarie Sts, Sydney, 1877 / New South Wales Government Printing Office
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 54 favorites
- 38,115 views
- Date taken: 1941
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, horse, cart, wheel, freepubliclibrary, library, building, vine, window, road, sidewalk, victorian, architecture, palladian, albumenphotoprint, 1877, printing, sydney, australia, carriage
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Methodist Mission's Christmas visit to poor, Woolloomooloo, 25/12/1938 / by Ted Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 25 favorites
- 38,083 views
- Date taken: 1938-12-25 15:34:44
- Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, scooter, children, christianity, poor, vooloomooloo, metholdistmission, 1938, christmas, barefoot, tedhood, woolloomooloo, christmasday, christmasparties, christmascelebrations, scooters, welfareestablishments, methodistmissions, missions, eastsydney, liverpoollane, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1938
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Official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 66 favorites
- 37,980 views
- Date taken: 2006-12-05 14:46:55
- Date uploaded: 2013-10-01
- Tags: ship, warship, royalaustraliannavy, ran, australiannavy, hmascanberrad33, hmascanberra, d33, countyclass, cruiser, sunk, battleofsavoisland, sydneyharbour, sydneyharbor, oceanliner, peninsularandorientalsteamnavigationcompany, poline, po, rmsmaloja, ssmaloja, maloja, harlandwolff, harlandandwolff, hw, royalnavy, rn, admiralty, hmsmalojaf26, hmsmaloja, f26, armedmerchantcruiser, merchantcruiser, troopship
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Australian Cricket Team, 1882 / by unknown photographer
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 30 favorites
- 37,931 views
- Date taken: 1882
- Date uploaded: 2008-11-28
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, cricket, cricketteams, australiancricketteam, asheslegend, eugenepalmer, harryboyle, williammurdochseated, percymcdonnell, fredspofforth, tomhoran, samueljones, mrbealmanager, georgegiffen, alickbannerman, tomgarrett, hughmassie, groups, sports, caps, hats, uniforms, tophat, blazer
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Football (Newcastle v Souths or Norths v Wests), 21/5/1935, by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 98 favorites
- 37,909 views
- Date taken: 2013-09-30 14:26:08
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
- Tags: football, sportler, sportsman, mann, man, homme, sports, sport, freizeit, foto, photo, sw, vintage, sportlich
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Beach scene from Camping trips on Culburra Beach by Max Dupain and Olive Cotton
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 192 favorites
- 37,873 views
- Date taken: 1937
- Date uploaded: 2014-02-28
- Tags: max, dupain, sunbaker, photogrpah, australian, photography, icons, vandyke, album, harold, savage, new, south, wales
- Visibility: public
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Dutch liner "Nieuw Zeeland" passing the moored HMAS "Canberra", Sydney Harbour Bridge opening, 19 March 1932 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 77 favorites
- 37,738 views
- Date taken: 1932-03-19 17:42:38
- Date uploaded: 2013-10-01
- Tags: ship, oceanliner, ssnieuwzeeland, nieuwzeeland, koninklijkepaketvaartmaatschappij, koninklijkepaketvaartmij, kpm, rotterdamschedroogdokmaatschappij, rotterdamscheddmij, rdm, trooptransport, sunk, torpedoed, sunkbyu380, u380
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Perier family in de Dion voiturette, c.1903
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 19 comments
- 114 favorites
- 37,727 views
- Date taken: 1903
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1945, nsw, history, dedionvoiturettec1903, first, car, imported, perier, silver, gelatin, photoprint, tree, antiquecar, coche, automovil, antiguo, veterancar
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The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932 / photographer unknown
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 8 favorites
- 37,704 views
- Date taken: 1932
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-01
- Tags: blazers, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, olympics, 1932olympics, 1932summerolympics, summerolympics, losangeles, losangelescoliseum, lacoliseum, losangelesmemorialcoliseum, 1932australianolympicteam, australianolympicteam, olympians, losangelescalifornia, greenandgold
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George Street pedestrians, c. 1900
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 17 favorites
- 37,659 views
- Date taken: 1900
- Date uploaded: 2016-01-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnsw
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Simmons' (miners' office, mining agent, law agent and public accountant) and family outside his bark hut, Gulgong area, 1871-1875 / American & Australasian Photographic Company
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 66 favorites
- 37,543 views
- Date taken: 1873
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, goldrush, goldminers, australia, 1871, simmons, family, barkhut, glassnegative, lawyer, gulgong
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Bob Bage and J. Hunter at 65 miles south / photograph by Archibald Maclean
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 39 favorites
- 37,510 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-22 15:27:43
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-22
- Tags: australien, antarctic, snow, ice, winter, cold, expedition, sled, sledge, archibaldmaclean, bobbage, jhunter, glassnegative, archibaldlangmclean, robertbage, johnhunter, johnghunter, johngeorgehunter, scientificequipment, sledges, georgevcoast, artificialhorizon, sextant, positioning, navigating, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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The construction of the AWA Building and Tower 19 October 1938 by Arthur Foster
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 212 favorites
- 37,401 views
- Date taken: 1938-10-19 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-01-15
- Tags: amalgamatedwirelessaustralasia, modernisn, artdeco, sydney, yorkstreet, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, arthurfoster, 1938, construction, architecture, buildings, heritage
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Christmas tree and party, Matron Dunn, 25/12/1940 / by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 17 favorites
- 37,301 views
- Date taken: 1940-12-25 15:23:37
- Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, samhood, christmasparties, children, fatherchristmas, santaclaus, santa, royalprincealfredhospital, hospitals, christmasday, nurses, verandas, camperdown, uniforms, matrondunn, 1940, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1940
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ANA DC-3 "Kurana" VH-UZK over Melbourne, c. 1940s, by unknown photographer
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 46 favorites
- 37,296 views
- Date taken: 2008-11-06 13:20:58
- Date uploaded: 2010-03-08
- Tags: melbourne, dc3, plane, aviation, aircraft, airplane, airliner, airliners, vhuzk, australiannationalairways, ana, kurana, douglasaircraftcompany, dac, douglasaircraft, douglasdc3, gooneybird, dakota, royalaustralianairforce, raaf, a302, douglasdc3232, dc3232, douglasdakota, wrightcycloner1820, notpwr1830twinwasp, r1820
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Pamela Bromley-Smith, partner of ballet dancer Valentin Zeglovsky, 1947 / Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 25 comments
- 182 favorites
- 37,295 views
- Date taken: 1947
- Date uploaded: 2011-11-15
- Tags: artdeco, pamelabromleysmith, 1947, missnewsouthwales, actress, actor, balletacrossthecommons, maxdupain, maxwelldupain, valerielawson
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Cat in the window, 1930s / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 14 comments
- 237 favorites
- 37,280 views
- Date taken: 2009-02-16 13:44:53
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-16
- Tags: tabby, cat, poppies, flower, curtain, window, sill, ginger, samhood, dc:creator=hoodsam18721953, thomasina, leadlight, sepia, windowfram, old, kitty, kitten, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, gato, flores, fotoensepia
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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
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- 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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A judge opening the fleece of Mrs Matthews' Merino ram, 1930s / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 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
- Visibility: public
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June Dally Watkins Modelling School, Sydney, ca. 1952 / photonegative by Peter Godwin
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 90 favorites
- 37,129 views
- Date taken: 1952
- Date uploaded: 2012-08-15
- Tags: modellingschool, telephone, noir, model, woman, smile, 1950s, fifties, fashion, pearls, office, lamp, desk, calendar, junedallywatkins
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[Swimming class for girls], c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 114 favorites
- 37,110 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2011-02-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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John Monash 3 years old [1868] / Davies & Co., Photographers, Melbourne
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 94 favorites
- 37,098 views
- Date taken: 1868
- Date uploaded: 2014-01-29
- Tags: (untagged)
- Visibility: public
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Harry Furniss, (who worked in Australia as Paul Furniss), actor, director, author, singer and dancer, ca. 1927-1939 / photographer unknown
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 61 favorites
- 37,038 views
- Date taken: 2009-03-19 17:13:13
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-20
- Tags: pauldeste, pauldesti, harryfurniss, paulfurniss, costume, actor, dancer, singer, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, thai
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