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Anzac Memorial seen across Hyde Park, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Anzac Memorial seen across Hyde Park, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Book collector on a stepladder, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Book collector on a stepladder, Marrickville

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Book collector reading amid stacks of volumes, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Book collector reading amid stacks of volumes, Marrickville

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Book collector reading among stacked volumes, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Book collector reading among stacked volumes, Marrickville

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Browsing the second-hand book tables, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Browsing the second-hand book tables, Marrickville

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Coogee Beach from the air, 1949 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Coogee

Coogee Beach from the air, 1949

Aerial - CoogeeState Library NSW
Crowds at the Prouds corner, King Street, Sydney — photograph, from King Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Crowds at the Prouds corner, King Street, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds crossing Pitt Street outside Shirley Shoe Co., Sydney — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Crowds crossing Pitt Street outside Shirley Shoe Co., Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Dental Hospital tower on Chalmers Street, trams passing below — photograph, from Sydney Dental Hospital, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Surry Hills

Dental Hospital tower on Chalmers Street, trams passing below

SydneyState Library NSW
Elizabeth Street and the railway cutting looking north past Mark Foys, Sydney — photograph, from Elizabeth Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Surry Hills

Elizabeth Street and the railway cutting looking north past Mark Foys, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Examining books at a Marrickville book collection — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Examining books at a Marrickville book collection

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Face to face with a caged canary, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Face to face with a caged canary, Marrickville

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Footpath crowds and street stalls, Martin Place, Sydney — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Footpath crowds and street stalls, Martin Place, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Hyde Park with St Mary's Cathedral beyond, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park with St Mary's Cathedral beyond, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Man amid a book collection at Marrickville, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Man amid a book collection at Marrickville, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Man pressing a globe dumbbell overhead among barbells and weights — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Man pressing a globe dumbbell overhead among barbells and weights

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Neon-lit Tivoli Theatre frontage at night, Hay Street, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Hay Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

Neon-lit Tivoli Theatre frontage at night, Hay Street, Sydney, 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter' — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter'

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney, with traffic at the intersection — photograph, from Parliament of New South Wales, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney, with traffic at the intersection

SydneyState Library NSW
Parramatta River and the western suburbs from the air, September 1949 — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949

Parramatta River and the western suburbs from the air, September 1949

Parramatta River Western suburbs and Parramatta [AerialsState Library NSW
Parramatta River from the air, September 1949 — photograph, circa 1949
photograph·1949

Parramatta River from the air, September 1949

Parramatta River Western suburbs and Parramatta [AerialsState Library NSW
Parramatta River peninsulas from the air — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949

Parramatta River peninsulas from the air

Parramatta River Western suburbs and Parramatta [AerialsState Library NSW
Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co

SydneyState Library NSW
Pitt Street shopping crowds past McCathie's and Selfridges, Sydney — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street shopping crowds past McCathie's and Selfridges, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Royal Botanic Garden gates and equestrian statue, looking toward Macquarie Street — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Royal Botanic Garden gates and equestrian statue, looking toward Macquarie Street

SydneyState Library NSW
Sorting books at a Marrickville book collection, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Sorting books at a Marrickville book collection, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
St James' Church and Hyde Park from above — photograph, from St James Church, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

St James' Church and Hyde Park from above

SydneyState Library NSW
Staircase scene from a Sydney stage production, 1949 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Staircase scene from a Sydney stage production, 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Student at a belt-driven grinding machine, East Sydney Technical College — photograph, from Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Student at a belt-driven grinding machine, East Sydney Technical College

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood
Students at work on an engine, East Sydney Technical College — photograph, from Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Students at work on an engine, East Sydney Technical College

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood
Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Lee Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Wool classing instruction, East Sydney Technical College, 1949 — photograph, from Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Wool classing instruction, East Sydney Technical College, 1949

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood