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Aerial view of a sawtooth-roofed factory among suburban housing — photograph, circa 1940
photograph·1940

Aerial view of a sawtooth-roofed factory among suburban housing

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Aerial view over a factory and market gardens, Mascot, 1940s — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Mascot

Aerial view over a factory and market gardens, Mascot, 1940s

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Aerial view over market gardens, factories and housing, Mascot — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Mascot

Aerial view over market gardens, factories and housing, Mascot

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Bottle kilns of a Marrickville pottery works from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Bottle kilns of a Marrickville pottery works from the air

Item 22: Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, between 1935-1945Milton Kent
Dufor factory and surrounding streets from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Dufor factory and surrounding streets from the air

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Factories and housing from the air, Sydney, 1940s — photograph, circa 1940
photograph·1940

Factories and housing from the air, Sydney, 1940s

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Factory complex among terraced streets, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Factory complex among terraced streets, Marrickville

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Factory complex among terraced streets, seen from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Factory complex among terraced streets, seen from the air

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Factory precinct and market gardens from the air, Mascot district — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Mascot

Factory precinct and market gardens from the air, Mascot district

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Family outside a bay-windowed home, North Sydney, 1940 — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1940
photograph·1940·North Sydney

Family outside a bay-windowed home, North Sydney, 1940

Home at North Sydney (taken for Sydney Morning Herald)Hood, Sam, 1872-1953
Fowler Potteries from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Fowler Potteries from the air, Marrickville

Item 22: Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, between 1935-1945Milton Kent
Garden beds beside an Erskineville flat block, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Garden beds beside an Erskineville flat block, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW
Garden between the Erskineville flats, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Garden between the Erskineville flats, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW
Heavy surf breaking over a sandstone rock platform, 1940 — photograph, circa 1940
photograph·1940

Heavy surf breaking over a sandstone rock platform, 1940

Rough seas, Bondi, Coogee, October 1940State Library NSW
Military parade on opening day of the 1940 Sydney Royal Easter Show, Moore Park — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Military parade on opening day of the 1940 Sydney Royal Easter Show, Moore Park

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville

Erskineville kindergarten series, 23 September 1940 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Multi-storey factory among market gardens and housing, Mascot — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Mascot

Multi-storey factory among market gardens and housing, Mascot

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Officer addressing the opening of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Officer addressing the opening of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening dayHood, Sam
Residents in the garden of an Erskineville flat block, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Residents in the garden of an Erskineville flat block, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW
Sawtooth-roofed factory among terraced streets, aerial view — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Sawtooth-roofed factory among terraced streets, aerial view

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Showjumping over log fence, Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Showjumping over log fence, Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Surf breaking off Ben Buckler, North Bondi, 1940 — photograph, from North Bondi, circa 1940
photograph·1940·North Bondi

Surf breaking off Ben Buckler, North Bondi, 1940

Rough seas, Bondi, Coogee, October 1940State Library NSW
Surf breaking on rocks at Bondi, October 1940 — photograph, from Bondi Beach, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Bondi Beach

Surf breaking on rocks at Bondi, October 1940

Rough seas, Bondi, Coogee, October 1940State Library NSW