42 photos
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Library confusion, 23/12/1952, by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 119 favorites
- 75,378 views
- Date taken: 2006-05-29 13:36:52
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-23
- Tags: two, women, library, librarians, books, standing, 1950s, fifties, fashion, libraries, librariesacrossthecommons, samhood, nswpubliclibraries
- Visibility: public
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Civic library, Newcastle, 18/9/1957, Hood collection
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 5 comments
- 106 favorites
- 44,811 views
- Date taken: 1957-09-08 14:17:36
- Date uploaded: 2011-06-29
- Tags: women, books, 1950s, fifties, 1957, library, desk, patrons, three, brains, sexy, libraries, librariesacrossthecommons, librarians
- 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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Lake Library, 30 June 1955, Hood collection
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 27 favorites
- 33,987 views
- Date taken: 2006-06-21 09:54:47
- Date uploaded: 2011-06-29
- Tags: man, woman, standing, library, catalog, drawer, smiles, 1955, 1950s, fifties, lakemacquarie, libraries, librariesacrossthecommons, librarians
- Visibility: public
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Motorcyclists, Wollongong City, 1950
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 26 comments
- 363 favorites
- 28,817 views
- Date taken: 1950-06
- Date uploaded: 2023-03-09
- Tags: motorbikes, motorcycle, motocyclists, wollongong, night, photos, 1950s, motorcycles
- Visibility: public
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Influenza serum series, Melbourne, April 1951, by Gordon F. De Lisle
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 196 favorites
- 22,607 views
- Date taken: 1951-04
- Date uploaded: 2021-09-05
- Tags: influenza, flu, vaccine, serum, vaccinations, 1950s, medicine, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Children playing in demolished houses, urban renewal, Surry Hills, photographed by Harry Freeman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 36 favorites
- 20,984 views
- Date taken: 1950-04-07 21:47:15
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-28
- Tags: slums, architecture, house, clearance, suburbs, surrey, hills, sydney, 1950s, poor, dwellings, estates, council
- Visibility: public
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Microphone, AWA imported radio articles, Sydney, c. 1951, Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 11 comments
- 181 favorites
- 20,970 views
- Date taken: 1951
- Date uploaded: 2022-05-25
- Tags: electonics, vintage, microphones, early, awa, maxdupain, 1950s, design
- Visibility: public
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Traffic during tram and bus strike, North Sydney, 20 December 1951, PIX magazine
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 75 favorites
- 16,350 views
- Date taken: 1951-12-20 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-17
- Tags: sydney, traffic, jams, congestion, 1950s, 1951, orpheum, theatres, northsydney, car, cinemas
- Visibility: public
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Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays for fans on arrival at Mascot, Sydney, 27 October, 1954
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 103 favorites
- 15,030 views
- Date taken: 1954-10-27 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-04-30
- Tags: jazz, musicians, mascot, sydney, 1950s, 1954, satchmo, trumpeters, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, louisarmstrong, australian
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Frances Burke (designer) in her studio, 3 June 1952, Australia, by Gordon F. De Lisle
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 41 favorites
- 13,459 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-06-02
- Tags: australiandesigners, 1950s, design, fabric, textiles, businesswomen, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Modelling of shoes for David Jones, 1953, by Max Dupain and Associates
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 43 favorites
- 12,504 views
- Date taken: 1953-01
- Date uploaded: 2021-06-10
- Tags: shoes, modelling, maxdupain, davidjones, sydney, 1950s, fashion
- Visibility: public
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Christmas, ca. 1954, photographed by Max Dupain & Associates
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 36 favorites
- 12,477 views
- Date uploaded: 2020-12-24
- Tags: christmasday, christmas, tree, presents, celebrations, xmas, december, 25, 1950s
- Visibility: public
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Xmas (Christmas) Toy Arrangement, ca. 1953, photographed by Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 28 favorites
- 11,768 views
- Date taken: 1953
- Date uploaded: 2020-12-22
- Tags: xmas, christmas, toys, shopping, australia, 1950s, maxdupain
- Visibility: public
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Australian Tennis magazine cover shot, March 1953, by Max Dupain & Associates
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 43 favorites
- 11,405 views
- Date taken: 1953-03
- Date uploaded: 2022-01-05
- Tags: tennis, australia, summer, magazine, models, 1950s, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Car sales auction, Sydney, 1950
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 76 favorites
- 11,366 views
- Date taken: 1950
- Date uploaded: 2022-10-16
- Tags: fun, auctions, cars, 1950s, sydney, australia, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Ronette microphone, 088/F, March 1953, by Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 44 favorites
- 11,311 views
- Date taken: 1953-03
- Date uploaded: 2020-07-11
- Tags: microphone, modernism, maxdupain, music, recording, 1950s
- Visibility: public
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Shopfront display, Woman Magazine, 1952, Gordon F. De Lisle
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 35 favorites
- 10,992 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-06-01
- Tags: shopfronts, australian, magazines, early, vintage, melbourne, 1950s, gordonfdelisle, commercialphotographers
- Visibility: public
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Borovansky ballet rehearsal, 3 April 1951
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 54 favorites
- 10,611 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-02-09
- Tags: ballet, australia, borovansky, 1950s, dance, australian
- Visibility: public
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Two fashionably dressed women, Sydney, Australia, 1951
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 40 favorites
- 10,091 views
- Date taken: 2018-02-22 16:15:42
- Date uploaded: 2023-04-26
- Tags: fashion, 1950s, fifties, vintage, old, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, shopping, sydney, davidjones, djs, princecharming, nylons
- Visibility: public
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SLNSW_FL19094665
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 47 favorites
- 8,844 views
- Date taken: 1951-02-01 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2023-10-04
- Tags: gwenplumb, thelmascott, whalebeach, sydney, photojournalism, 1950s
- Visibility: public
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Tinker Harold Wright with his Chevy truck, 1953
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 80 favorites
- 8,766 views
- Date taken: 1953
- Date uploaded: 2024-01-07
- Tags: tinkers, travellingsalesmen, outback, australia, jeffcarter, 1950s, tu454, nsw
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Woman cleaning her house next to demolition work, photographed by Harry Freeman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 5 favorites
- 8,661 views
- Date taken: 1950-04-07 21:44:13
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-28
- Tags: slums, architecture, house, clearance, suburbs, surrey, hills, sydney, 1950s, poor, dwellings, estates, council
- Visibility: public
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Mary George (Georgiadi’s),Lincoln Coffee Lounge & Cafe, Sydney, July 1950
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 77 favorites
- 8,619 views
- Date taken: 1950-07
- Date uploaded: 2024-01-09
- Tags: bohemians, sydney, 1950s, lincolncafe, brianbird, portraits, cafe
- Visibility: public
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Residents waiting relocation, urban renewal, Surry Hills, photographed by Harry Freeman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 5 favorites
- 8,464 views
- Date taken: 1950-04-07 21:45:16
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-28
- Tags: slums, architecture, house, clearance, suburbs, surrey, hills, sydney, 1950s, poor, dwellings, estates, council
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Residents waiting relocation, urban renewal, Surry Hills, photographed by Harry Freeman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 8 favorites
- 8,396 views
- Date taken: 1950-04-07 21:45:07
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-28
- Tags: slums, architecture, house, clearance, suburbs, surrey, hills, sydney, 1950s, poor, dwellings, estates, council
- Visibility: public
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Policeman walking the streets, urban renewal, Surry Hills, photographed by Harry Freeman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 2 favorites
- 8,125 views
- Date taken: 1950-04-07 21:46:19
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-28
- Tags: slums, architecture, house, clearance, suburbs, surrey, hills, sydney, 1950s, poor, dwellings, estates, council
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Workers demolishing Congregational Church, urban renewal, Surry Hills, photographed by Harry Freeman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 2 favorites
- 7,777 views
- Date taken: 1950-04-07 21:46:11
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-28
- Tags: slums, architecture, house, clearance, suburbs, surrey, hills, sydney, 1950s, poor, dwellings, estates, council
- Visibility: public
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Actor Maureen O'Hara at a press conference for her role in the film 'Kangaroo,' Hotel Australia, 1950
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 47 favorites
- 7,731 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-11-27
- Tags: maureen, ohara, actors, actresses, hollywood, 1950s, 1940s, australia, movies
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Dr Margaret Mead, anthropologist, Australia, September 1951
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 27 favorites
- 7,597 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-04-16
- Tags: margaretmead, anthropology, pacific, pix, australia, portraits, blackandwhite, 1950s
- Visibility: public
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Local shop Surry Hills, urban renewal, photographed by Harry Freeman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 3 favorites
- 7,507 views
- Date taken: 1950-04-07 21:41:06
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-28
- Tags: slums, architecture, house, clearance, suburbs, surrey, hills, sydney, 1950s, poor, dwellings, estates, council
- Visibility: public
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Century Motors, Chippendale, Sydney, by Max Dupain, 1953
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 88 favorites
- 7,050 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-09-08
- Tags: chippendale, carsales, 1950s, sydney, maxdupain, studebakerchampion, holden
- Visibility: public
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1950s Furniture exhibition, Sydney Showgrounds, 23 July 1953
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 20 favorites
- 6,951 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-07-04
- Tags: 1950s, funriture, exhibitions, sydneyshowground, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Cannery, Eden, 1952
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 30 favorites
- 6,736 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-11-16
- Tags: eden, fisheries, fishing, factories, women, workers, australia, 1950s
- Visibility: public
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Portrait of June Dally-Watkins, Sydney, March 1949
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 47 favorites
- 6,416 views
- Date taken: 1949-03
- Date uploaded: 2024-08-15
- Tags: australian, businesswomen, modelling, sydney, agencies, 1950s, 1940s
- Visibility: public
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Pet shop, Sydney, 1950,
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 42 favorites
- 5,684 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-05-30
- Tags: pets, shops, sydney, 1950s, crowds
- Visibility: public
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Underworld figure Kate Leigh, holding a Graphlex camera, 1951
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 71 favorites
- 5,663 views
- Date taken: 1951-09
- Date uploaded: 2024-08-27
- Tags: graphlex, crime, sydney, criminals, female, underworld, figures, 1950s
- Visibility: public
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Boxer Bill Larrigo, 1953, by Robert Donaldson
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 47 favorites
- 5,217 views
- Date taken: 1953
- Date uploaded: 2024-08-14
- Tags: boxing, australia, 1950s, firstnations, indigenous, newcastle
- Visibility: public
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Portrait of Stefan Haag, theatre director and singer, Australia, 1952
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 31 favorites
- 4,983 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-09-10
- Tags: haag, theatre, austrakian, opera, 1950s, viennaboyschoir, migration
- Visibility: public
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Weirdo's Magic Shop Piccadilly Arcade, Sydney, 1950
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 33 favorites
- 2,808 views
- Date uploaded: 2025-04-28
- Tags: magic, retail, shops, sydney, royalearcade, 1950s
- Visibility: public
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Ashtons of (Australia’s first circus), People Magazine, November 1952
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 34 favorites
- 2,659 views
- Date uploaded: 2025-03-31
- Tags: circus, astons, australia, 1950s, 1952, caravans, tents, performers
- Visibility: public