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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
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  • 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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• Margaret Shaffhauser with bull terrier dog at the Canine Association Show, 3 Nov 1934 / by Ted Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 172 comments
  • 1,582 favorites
  • 148,171 views
  • Date taken: 1934-11-03 12:57:37
  • Date uploaded: 2009-01-20
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, terrier, girl, dog, companion, tedhood, canineassociationshow, dogshow, white, bull, friends, maryjanes, bench, englishbullterrier, big, ears, bestfriends, woodbench, bullterrier, dogs, canineassociation, mädchen, kind, hund, thelittledoglaughed, canis, pet, collar, leash, chain, margaret, shaffhauser, margaretshaffhauser, kid, child, grass, 1934, cute
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• Olga Spessiva, ballerina, Central Station, Sydney, 1934 / photographer Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 7 comments
  • 66 favorites
  • 73,102 views
  • Date taken: 1934
  • Date uploaded: 2010-03-26
  • Tags: primaballerinas, samhood, woman, portrait, dancer, ballet, russian, hat, fur, bouquet, 1934, 1930s, redhotmammas, balletacrossthecommons, olgaspessiva, olgaspessivtzeva
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• Joyce Smith, of Undercliffe, and Jacqueline Farrar, of Marrickville, place-getters in toe dancing, at the R. & T. Eisteddfod, Railway Institute, Sydney, 30 November 1934 / photographer Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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  • 9 comments
  • 86 favorites
  • 70,192 views
  • Date taken: 1934-11
  • Date uploaded: 2011-10-11
  • Tags: girls, dancing, 1930s, vintage, blackwhite, bw, eisteddfod, sydney, australia, nsw, railwayinstitute, 1934, costume, samhood, ballet, children, tulle, chiffon, tutu, balletacrossthecommons
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• Nine girls in a Fox Films and Daily Telegraph Shirley Temple look-alike contest (100 pounds first prize won by Sybil Frederick of Marrickville), Sydney, 2 October 1934 / by Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 20 comments
  • 127 favorites
  • 68,344 views
  • Date taken: 2009-03-24 11:46:49
  • Date uploaded: 2009-03-24
  • Tags: samhood, shirleytemple, sybilfrederick, children, standing, nine, group, girls, curls, curb, 1934, newtown, contest, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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• May Bradford welding part of the all Australian monoplane for the England-Australia air race, 1934 / photographed by Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 21 comments
  • 208 favorites
  • 54,300 views
  • Date taken: 1934
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, welding, women, trade, engineering, standing, bw, interior, goggles, may, bradford, pilot, ground, engineer, aviation, flight, flag, first, silvergelatin, australia, hood, 1934, monoplane, womensday, samhood, woman
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• Faith in Australia on the beach at Murawai [Muriwai] ready for take-off with First Official Airmail from N.Z. to Australia, 17 Feb 1934

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  • 5 comments
  • 21 favorites
  • 50,954 views
  • Date taken: 1934-02-17 11:59:35
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-21
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, murawai, airmail, 17021934, 1934, aeroplane, airplane, plane, beach, post, newzealand, nz, bw, charles, historic, antiquecar, commons:collection=mail, 1930s, avro, avro10, avroe, avrox, vhuxx, faithinaustralia
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• DH 88 Comet "Grosvenor House" G-ACSS moved into Martin Place to a spot near the Sun-Telegraph Building, Elizabeth Street, for public display (adults 1s, children 3d)

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  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 11 comments
  • 62 favorites
  • 42,528 views
  • Date taken: 1934
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, dh88, comet, monoplane, airplane, aeroplane, aircraft, flight, gacss, dehavilland, grosvenorhouse, centenaryairrace, 1934, glassnegative, airrace, martinplace, sydney, suntelegraphbuilding, australia, dehavillanddh88, aviation, airracing, airracer, dehavillandaircraftcompany, dehavillandaircraft, dehaviland, dehavillanddh88comet, dehavillandcomet, dh88comet, dehavillandgipsysix, dehavillandgipsysixr, gipsysix, gipsysixr
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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

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  • 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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• Lucky customers, 25 December 1934 / by Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 4 comments
  • 18 favorites
  • 35,139 views
  • Date taken: 1934-12-25 15:00:10
  • Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, children, christmas, stockings, prizewinners, samhood, 1934, streetscapes, christmasstockings, contestwinners, paddington, sydney, petersicecream, milkfortwocents, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1934
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• Brisbane-Singapore air service (DH 86) advertisement, ca. 1935 / H.B. Green & Co.

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 8 comments
  • 24 favorites
  • 34,680 views
  • Date taken: 2006-04-21 14:13:31
  • Date uploaded: 2009-05-14
  • Tags: qantas, dehavilland, biplane, propeller, design, ad, advertisement, colour, slide, flight, hbgreenco, qantasempireairways, dh86, 1934, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, cloncurry, aviation, aircraft, airplane, dehavillanddh86, airlines, airliners, vhusc, cn2307, 2307, royalaustralianairforce, raaf, a315, graphic, typography
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• Children's Christmas party and Christmas tree, St. Anthony's House, Croydon, 15 Dec 1934 / by Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 2 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 30,660 views
  • Date taken: 1934-12-15 15:03:45
  • Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, samhood, christmastrees, christmasornaments, christmasdecorations, christmasparties, stanthonyshomeforinfants, stanthonyshouse, 1934, croydon, playpens, children, orphanages, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1934
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• Olga Spessiva, prima ballerina, and the Dandre-Levitoff Company, Sydney, 1934 / photographer Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 2 comments
  • 17 favorites
  • 30,382 views
  • Date taken: 1934
  • Date uploaded: 2010-03-26
  • Tags: centralstation, 1934, 1930s, ballet, dance, dancer, group, portrait, outdoors, fashion, nathaliebranitska, olgaspessivtzeva, olgaspessiva, primaballerinas, dandrelevitoffcompany, samhood, balletacrossthecommons
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• Armistice at the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, 1934 / photograph by Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 2 comments
  • 45 favorites
  • 25,518 views
  • Date taken: 1934-11-11 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2008-11-05
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, armisticeday, crowd, children, glassnegative, cenataph, sydney, soldier, 1934, hood, samhood, ww1, worldwar1, australia, cenotaph
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• Mr C.J.Melrose at Mildenhall Aerodrome at the start of the Centenary Air Race, 1934; this is one of the first three photographs digitally transmitted by radio, in the world

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  • 0 comments
  • 17 favorites
  • 24,164 views
  • Date taken: 1934-10
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-17
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, airplane, aeroplane, aircraft, dehavilland, dh80a, pussmoth, vhuqo, silvergelatin, 1934, beamwireless, melrose, mildenhll, airrace, aviation, macrobertsontrophyairrace
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• Glaciarium garage, Little Regent Street, off George Street, Sydney, ca. 1934 / photographer Hall & Company

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 3 comments
  • 12 favorites
  • 20,378 views
  • Date taken: 2006
  • Date uploaded: 2011-06-06
  • Tags: garage, carpark, cars, neon, 1934, wembleyhouse, centralhouse, hallco, penfoldswines, sign, advertisment, drink5050, shell, galciariumgarage, home, budget, patterns, sambowen, oldtimer, houses, fassade, building, penfolds, vintagecars, glaciarium, hallcompany
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• Beauty Salon, Anthony Hordern and Sons, Sydney, 1934

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  • 0 comments
  • 53 favorites
  • 18,872 views
  • Date taken: 1934
  • Date uploaded: 2020-05-14
  • Tags: 1930s, australia, beauty, salon, hordens, department, stores, sydney, cyclax, interior, design, modernity, 1934
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• Grenadier Guards Band perform at the Cenotaph, Sydney, on Remembrance Day, 11 November [i.e. 8 November] 1934 / photograph by Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 7 comments
  • 12 favorites
  • 18,871 views
  • Date taken: 1934-11-11 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2008-11-05
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, armisticeday, grenadierguards, band, cenotaph, remembranceday, samhood, hood, uniforms, 1934, sydney, drummajor, crowd, parade, glassnegative, bands, soldiers, soldier, militaryband, hats
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• Armistice at the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, 1934 / photograph by Sam Hood

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 1 comment
  • 15 favorites
  • 18,146 views
  • Date taken: 1934-11-11 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2008-11-05
  • Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, armisticeday, hood, samhood, children, martinplace, sydney, 1934, glassnegative, crowd, ww1, australia, worldwar1
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• Probably Arch Tuckett's Midget speedcar with Henderson motorcycle engine, Sydney, 1934

  • Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
  • License: No known copyright restrictions
  • 4 comments
  • 80 favorites
  • 14,849 views
  • Date uploaded: 2021-12-14
  • Tags: australian, motor, vintage, early, sydney, newsouthwales, nsw, 1934, racing, car, speedcar, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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