45 photos
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Police Dog, Tess, 29/1/35 / by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 300 comments
- 2,141 favorites
- 259,413 views
- Date taken: 2006-03-03 08:33:30
- Date uploaded: 2009-01-20
- Tags: dog, phone, call, funny, hello, anyonethere, animal, hond, hund, polizei, telephone, interestingdogsposes, samhood, sydneynsw, policedog, tess, hejhej, police, australia, newsouthwales, 1935, statelibrary, captionable, telephonepole, sydney, canine, anthropomorphism, pole, technology, sawhorse, bw, bn, cane, telefono, germanshepherd, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, ted, bell, dogs, k9, canines, makingacall, holycrapitsadogusingaphone, standing, poll, pedindosocorro, cão, engraçado, commons:event=commonground2009, lindinho, sound, black, white, branco, e, preto, phonecall, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, odd, thelittledoglaughed, lindo, cute, perropolicia, teléfono, perro, kelpie, polizeihund
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Helene Kirsova, ballerina, ca. 1947 / photographer unknown
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 118 favorites
- 83,472 views
- Date taken: 2010-03-18 10:41:04
- Date uploaded: 2010-03-17
- Tags: ballerina, kirsova, tutu, wicker, hamper, annapavlova, helenekirsova, ellenwittruphansen, dancers, kirsovaballet, woman, portrait, standing, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty578082, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty721070, ballet, balletacrossthecommons
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Library confusion, 23/12/1952, by Sam Hood
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- 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
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Women's team, Coffs Harbour Jetty Surf Life Saving Club
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 108 favorites
- 70,882 views
- Date taken: 1931
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, bw, women, beach, coffs, harbour, australia, 1931, 1930s, standing, life, guards, rope, team, lifeguard, swimsuit, silvergelatin, hood, first, womensday, samhood, lifesavingclubs, women’ssurflifesaving
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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
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- 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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Australia’s first women Olympians, Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, 1912
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 56 favorites
- 66,279 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, fanny, durack, mina, wylie, sepia, women, standing, duo, water, pool, olympian, 1910s, arms, crossed, australia, medalists, silvergelatin, swimsuit, stockholm, first, 1912, olympicgames, womensday, fannydurack, minawylie, 100metresfreestyle, olympians, olympicgoldmedalwinners, olympicsilvermedalwinners, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty707075, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, 400im
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Mina Wylie, Coogee, 1913
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 8 comments
- 131 favorites
- 57,304 views
- Date taken: 1913
- Date uploaded: 2012-02-29
- Tags: woman, young, swimsuit, olympics, olympian, athlete, sports, swimming, medalist, swimmer, 1913, outdoors, standing, fulllength
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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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May Bradford welding part of the all Australian monoplane for the England-Australia air race, 1934 / photographed by Sam Hood
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- 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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Dulcie Deamer in leopardskin costume, 1923 / Swiss Studios
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 8 comments
- 108 favorites
- 45,815 views
- Date taken: 2009-03-20 15:26:39
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-20
- Tags: dulciedeamer, maryelizabethkathleendulciedeamer, swissstudios, leopardskin, standing, portrait, woman, writer, costume, autograph, barefoot, 1924, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty477704, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, redhotmammas
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New gas-masks for the NSW Fire Brigade, Castlereagh Street headquarters, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 10 comments
- 185 favorites
- 43,479 views
- Date taken: 1927
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-29
- Tags: newsouthwalesfirebrigade, firemen, gasmask, samhood, hose, canister, straps, uniform, 554, men, two, standing, castlereaghstreet, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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American women's jazz band "Ingenues", Central Station, Sydney, late 1920's / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- 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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"The Women" company: arrival in Sydney from Melbourne, January 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
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- 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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Two of the first female men's barbers, Miss Dolly House and her sister, c.1927 / photographed by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- 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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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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Lake Library, 30 June 1955, Hood collection
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- 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
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Dr. Frances Dick, first woman to practise medicine in New South Wales, Sydney, ca. 1892 / photograph by J. Hubert Newman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 5 comments
- 42 favorites
- 33,042 views
- Date taken: 2010-01-18 12:21:05
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-18
- Tags: doctor, cap, gown, first, nsw, jhnewman, johnhubertnewman, hubertnewman, jhubertnewman, woman, academic, regalia, corset, diploma, medical, degree, medicine, studio, portrait, standing
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First "Miss Australia", Beryl Mills of WA, 1927 / photographed by Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 37 favorites
- 31,473 views
- Date taken: 1927-12-14 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: missaustralia, berylmills, 1927, woman, crowd, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, car, bw, haymarket, theatre, sydney, standing, exterior, silvergelatin, hood, first, australia, womensday, samhood, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1462141, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01
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Nellie Melba, in costume for "Lucia di Lammermoor", posed to sign the marriage certificate, ca. 1888 / photographer Felix Nadar, rue d'Anjou, St. Honore, 51, Paris
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 17 favorites
- 30,876 views
- Date taken: 1888
- Date uploaded: 2010-04-15
- Tags: nelliemelba, luciadilammermoor, marriagecertificate, weddingcontract, paris, theatrical, costume, soprano, coloratura, woman, portrait, standing, pen, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty505278, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, 1888, felixnadar
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The Air-tractor / photographed by Frank Hurley
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 11 comments
- 52 favorites
- 30,474 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, man, exterior, standing, plane, snow, australasian, antarctic, expedition, 1910s, airtractor, rocky, wheel, rotor, hill, rock, outcrop, vickersrepmonoplane, hurley, frankhurley, aeroplanes, airplanes, francisbickerton, francishbickerton, capedenison, antarctica, jamesfrancishurley
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Elisabeth Mary Dangar, ca. 1918 / hand coloured photoprint by Bernice Agar
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 5 comments
- 70 favorites
- 27,542 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2012-08-15
- Tags: woman, gown, portrait, standing, 1910s, flowers, roses, young, womanphotographer, berniceagar, elisabethmarydangar, elizabethmarydangar, dangerisland
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Anthony Hordern & Sons store guides, 1938
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 60 favorites
- 26,513 views
- Date taken: 1938
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-02
- Tags: wome, four, standing, uniform, 1938, maryjanes, smiles, women, anthonyhordernsons
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Australian Olympians Eileen Wearne and Clare Dennis with Jacquie Lyn of the 'Our Gang' Show, Los Angeles, 1932 / unknown photographer
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 11 favorites
- 25,695 views
- Date taken: 2009-07-30 10:10:10
- Date uploaded: 2009-07-30
- Tags: blazer, olympicgames, filmstar, la, australian, american, ourgang, women, girl, standing, shoulders, athletes, 1932, swimmer, sprinter, medalist, twotoneshoes, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty714065, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty707077
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Mrs Hughes, in cuirass bodice suit with shelf bustle and flower pot hat, ca. 1887 / extra large format wet plate glass negative by Freeman & Co.
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 31 favorites
- 25,026 views
- Date taken: 1887
- Date uploaded: 2012-08-15
- Tags: shelfbustle, fashionvictim, flowerpothat, cuirassbodice, tight, woman, hat, corset, bustle, 1880s, portrait, standing, lookleft
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Nellie Kolle as a Swaggie, before 1924 / photographer unknown
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 32 favorites
- 24,996 views
- Date taken: 2010-03-19 15:18:06
- Date uploaded: 2010-03-19
- Tags: crossdress, smoking, signature, autograph, swaggie, swagman, swag, woman, vaudeville, portrait, standing
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First woman Presbyterian cleric in Australia, 1930s
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 5 comments
- 19 favorites
- 23,031 views
- Date taken: 1933
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, woman, standing, bw, religion, cleric, australia, book, plants, interior, hat, presbyterian, pb, chapéu, silvergelatin, minister, church, 1930s, womensday, presbyterians, churches, ministersofreligion, samhood
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Miss Marcelle Boivin, daughter of the head chef at the Paris House, on the veranda of Ewenton, Balmain, ca. 1912 (note the chatelaine on the mesh handbag) by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 37 favorites
- 22,006 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-17
- Tags: french, chic, verandah, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, woman, hat, standing, portrait, pose, whitedress, purse, boa
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Miss Annie Burbury, Sydney, ca. 1895 / photographer Freeman & Co.
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 31 favorites
- 21,399 views
- Date taken: 1895
- Date uploaded: 2012-08-14
- Tags: woman, portrait, standing, shirtwaist, tie, belt, buckle, legomuttonsleeves, suit, tailored, 1890s, sydney
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Eleonora de Cisneros, American contralto, as Amneris in Aida, Sydney, 1911 / May Moore
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 8 comments
- 39 favorites
- 20,279 views
- Date taken: 2010
- Date uploaded: 2011-02-01
- Tags: eleonoradecisneros, american, contralto, amneris, opera, aida, maymoore, egyptianprincess, theatricalcostume, woman, costume, standing, portrait, gown, 1911, headgear
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[Ellen Tremaye alias Edward] de Lacy Evans, c, 1879 by N. White,
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 14 favorites
- 20,191 views
- Date taken: 2009
- Date uploaded: 2011-07-13
- Tags: man, woman, trans, sexuality, crossdressing, trickphoto, 1879, 1870s, australia, ireland, irish, bendigo, standing, two
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Nellie Melba, 1903 / Talma & Co.
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 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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Debutantes, Sydney, 1930's / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 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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Unidentified performer as a Fairy, ca. 1870 / photographer W. Bear, Prahran Portrait Rooms, Melbourne
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 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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Wirth Circus parade (Lord Mayor's Fund), 1941 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 38 favorites
- 17,823 views
- Date taken: 2006-08-21 10:34:34
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-24
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, woman, clown, costume, two, standing, helmet, whitedress, 1941, 1940s, circus
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La Marr's Dance Band - Albury, NSW, 1926
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 25 favorites
- 17,488 views
- Date taken: 1926
- Date uploaded: 2011-07-18
- Tags: men, standing, group, portrait, indoors, band, six, saxophone, fiddle, flute, banjo, brass, drums, guitar, trumpet, clarinet, xylophone, 1926, 1920s, twenties, musicians
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Lillian Nordica, singer, ca. 1913 / The Dover Street Studios, 38 Dover St., Mayfair. London, W.
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 9 favorites
- 13,218 views
- Date taken: 1913
- Date uploaded: 2011-08-03
- Tags: opera, wagnerian, soprano, american, australiantour, woman, standing, pose, portrait, 1910s, autograph, gown, tiara
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Carmen, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1941 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 19 favorites
- 12,821 views
- Date taken: 2009-03-24 14:13:28
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-24
- Tags: samhood, carmen, women, five, costumes, 1941, pose, standing, outdoors, opera, theatre, theater, vest, friends, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Jane Foss Barff (nee Russell), educationist, 29 November 1890 / photograph by Falk
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 7 favorites
- 12,379 views
- Date taken: 2010-10-28 13:14:01
- Date uploaded: 2011-07-13
- Tags: woman, academic, regalia, portrait, standing, 1890, cap, mortarboard, gown
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Carmen, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1941 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 0 comments
- 5 favorites
- 8,699 views
- Date taken: 2009-03-24 14:16:18
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-24
- Tags: samhood, carmen, three, women, standing, outdoors, costumes, pose, fan, 1941, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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