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Richmond Brewing Company float, Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Richmond Brewing Company float, Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Riverstone Meat Co. float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Riverstone Meat Co. float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Row of single-storey brick cottages, Erskineville, 1938 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Row of single-storey brick cottages, Erskineville, 1938

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Salvaging a motor chassis at the Phillip Street fire, Redfern, 1934 — photograph, from Phillip Street, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Waterloo

Salvaging a motor chassis at the Phillip Street fire, Redfern, 1934

Hood Collection part II, Box 029, nos. 033-053 : Dog show, Erskineville; Phillip Street fire; Easts versus Wests football; Mothers and children, ABC studiosSam Hood
Sawtooth-roofed factory works ringed by terraced streets, inner Sydney — photograph, circa 1937
photograph·1937

Sawtooth-roofed factory works ringed by terraced streets, inner Sydney

Item 27: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria, Artarmon, Marrickville, Sydney, ca. 1937Milton Kent
Sesquicentenary ceremony outside St John's Church, Parramatta, 1938 — photograph, from St John’s Church Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Sesquicentenary ceremony outside St John's Church, Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Sesquicentenary military parade past The Corner Milliners, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Sesquicentenary military parade past The Corner Milliners, Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Sesquicentenary parade float and boy scouts, Parramatta, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Sesquicentenary parade float and boy scouts, Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Silver City Comet driver at the cab window on its Moss Vale trial run, 1937 — photograph, from Quay Street, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Haymarket

Silver City Comet driver at the cab window on its Moss Vale trial run, 1937

Silver City Comet: diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss ValeHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Sky-signs on Central Station Building: Askey's Scotch Whisky and Vicars' Marrickville — photograph, from Eddy Avenue, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Haymarket

Sky-signs on Central Station Building: Askey's Scotch Whisky and Vicars' Marrickville

Askey's House of Lords Scotch Whisky; Vicars' MarrickvilleHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Sky-signs on the western face of Central Railway Station, Sydney — photograph, from Quay Street, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Haymarket

Sky-signs on the western face of Central Railway Station, Sydney

Strong-Lite Aluminium, Askeys Ltd and Vicars Marrickville TweedHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Spectators and timber grandstands, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Spectators and timber grandstands, Sydney Cricket Ground

Second Test, SydneySam Hood
Street corner above Wylie's Baths, Coogee — photograph, from Wylie's Baths, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Coogee

Street corner above Wylie's Baths, Coogee

Street scenes at Coogee (taken for Mr Mulray)Sam Hood
Students running past a brick building, Sydney University Commemoration Day, 1932 — photograph, from The University of Sydney, circa 1932
photograph·1932·Camperdown

Students running past a brick building, Sydney University Commemoration Day, 1932

Sydney University Commemoration DayHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Surf bathers and a lifeline at Coogee Beach — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Coogee

Surf bathers and a lifeline at Coogee Beach

Coogee surfSam Hood
Sydney ferry Kanimbla berthed at a harbour wharf — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1934
photograph·1934

Sydney ferry Kanimbla berthed at a harbour wharf

Sydney ferry "Kanimbla"Hood, Ted, 1911-2000
Tanner Middleton Ltd timber float in the 1938 Sesquicentenary procession, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Tanner Middleton Ltd timber float in the 1938 Sesquicentenary procession, Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Tennis at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Tennis at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Tennis player in ready position, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Tennis player in ready position, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934

Sydney Tennis Club men's tennis, Sydney Cricket GroundHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Tennis player mid-stroke on a Sydney court, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Tennis player mid-stroke on a Sydney court, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Terrace grid and factories at Marrickville, from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace grid and factories at Marrickville, from the air

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Terrace grid, factories and a park from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace grid, factories and a park from the air, Marrickville

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Terrace streets and factories from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace streets and factories from the air, Marrickville

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Test cricket in progress at the Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Moore Park

Test cricket in progress at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Test cricket at Sydney Cricket GroundHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade, 1938 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Tresillian Nursing Home behind picket fence, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Marrickville

Tresillian Nursing Home behind picket fence, Marrickville

Tresillian Nursing Home - Marrickville, 20 March 1939Sun newspaper (assumed by Library volunteer to be Pix)
Two golfers at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1938 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Two golfers at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1938

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Two golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Two golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Two MCC batsmen walking out, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Two MCC batsmen walking out, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground

Second Test, SydneySam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939 — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Marrickville

Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938

Cats. Marrickville, 14 March 1938State Library NSW
Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, SydneyState Library NSW
Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, SydneySam Hood