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Parramatta Town Hall dressed for the 150th anniversary — photograph, from Parramatta Town Hall, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Parramatta Town Hall dressed for the 150th anniversary, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Partially demolished terrace house, Redfern and Surry Hills — photograph, 1950
photograph·1950

Partially demolished terrace house, Redfern and Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance Redfern & Surry Hills, 25 April 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Partly demolished terrace houses, Surry Hills — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Partly demolished terrace houses, Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance - Surry Hills, 30 March 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Partly demolished terraces and cleared ground, Surry Hills — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Partly demolished terraces and cleared ground, Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance - Surry Hills, 30 March 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Passengers boarding a Circular Quay tram, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1934–35
photograph·1934

Passengers boarding a Circular Quay tram, Sydney, 1934–35

Hood Collection part II, Box 077, nos. 147-161 : Wrestler Feleci; Derailed trams and tramways; Railway carriages; Oxford Street; William StreetSam Hood
Paving Hunter Street near the Hotel Rawson, Newcastle — photograph, c. 1900–30
photograph·1920

Paving Hunter Street near the Hotel Rawson, Newcastle, c. 1900–30

Hood Collection part II : Miscellaneous photographsSam Hood
Peace celebration march through central Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1945
photograph·1945

Peace celebration march through central Sydney, 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Peace celebrations in a Sydney street — photograph, from Sydney, 1945
photograph·1945

Peace celebrations in a Sydney street, 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Peek Frean biscuit factory, Parramatta Road, Ashfield — photograph, from Parramatta Road, 1937
photograph·1937·Ashfield

Peek Frean biscuit factory, Parramatta Road, Ashfield, 1937

Art deco Peak Frean's American biscuit factory, corner Frederick Street and Parramatta Road, AshfieldSam Hood
Penfolds pavilion at the Royal Easter Show, Sydney Showground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, 1949
photograph·1943·Moore Park

Penfolds pavilion at the Royal Easter Show, Sydney Showground, 1949

State Library NSWSam Hood
Penfolds wine bar on the corner of Bathurst and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, 1936
photograph·1938·Sydney CBD

Penfolds wine bar on the corner of Bathurst and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney, 1936

State Library NSWSam Hood
Penfolds Wines corner shopfront, parapet dated 1878 — photograph, c. 1936
photograph·1938

Penfolds Wines corner shopfront, parapet dated 1878, c. 1936

State Library NSWSam Hood
Penfolds Wines saloon on a Marrickville corner — photograph, from Marrickville, 1939
photograph·1939·Marrickville

Penfolds Wines saloon on a Marrickville corner, 1939

Penfold's Wines display in shop windows of a Marrickville wine saloonSam Hood
People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue — photograph, from Sydney, 1950
photograph·1950

People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue, 1950

Sydney
Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co — photograph, from Pitt Street, 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co, 1949

Sydney
Pitt Street dressed with flags for the Duke of Gloucester's visit — photograph, from Pitt Street, 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street dressed with flags for the Duke of Gloucester's visit, 1934

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneySam Hood
Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge — photograph, from Pitt Street, 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951
Pitt Street shopping crowds past McCathie's and Selfridges, Sydney — photograph, from Pitt Street, 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street shopping crowds past McCathie's and Selfridges, Sydney, 1949

Sydney
Pitt Street tram and taxi smash — photograph, from Pitt Street, 1937
photograph·1937·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street tram and taxi smash, 1937

Tram and taxi smash in Pitt StreetSam Hood
Pitt Street, Sydney, below the signboards of Rickard House — photograph, from Australian Business & Conference Travel House, 1928–29
photograph·1928·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street, Sydney, below the signboards of Rickard House, 1928–29

Hood Collection part II, Box 044, nos. 053-068; Box 46, nos. 001-009 : Sydney Harbour Bridge constructionSam Hood
Portrait painter and his sitter, Army Educational School, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, 1942
photograph·1942·Marrickville

Portrait painter and his sitter, Army Educational School, Marrickville, 1942

Army series - Educational School at M'ville [Marrickville], 10 August 1942 / photographs by N. HerfortNorman Herfort
Post Office communications float, Sesquicentenary parade, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Post Office communications float, Sesquicentenary parade, Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Pottery works and surrounding industrial district, aerial view — photograph, c. 1950
photograph·1950

Pottery works and surrounding industrial district, aerial view, c. 1950

Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Enfield, Marrickville, TurrellaMilton Kent
Pottinger Street running down to Sydney Harbour, The Rocks — photograph, from Pottinger Street, 1901–10
photograph·1901·Millers Point

Pottinger Street running down to Sydney Harbour, The Rocks, 1901–10

Sydney Rocks Area : photographsNew South Wales. Dept. of Public Works.
President Refrigerators showroom, 180–182 Oxford Street, Paddington — photograph, from Oxford Street, c. 1950
photograph·1950·Paddington

President Refrigerators showroom, 180–182 Oxford Street, Paddington, c. 1950

Job no. 260: Refrigerator warehouse (factory), Paddington (President Refrigerators), ca. 1950 / photographs by Max Dupain & AssociatesMax Dupain & Associates Ltd
President Refrigerators warehouse and showroom, Oxford Street, Paddington — photograph, from Oxford Street, c. 1950
photograph·1950·Paddington

President Refrigerators warehouse and showroom, Oxford Street, Paddington, c. 1950

Job no. 260: Refrigerator warehouse (factory), Paddington (President Refrigerators), ca. 1950 / photographs by Max Dupain & AssociatesMax Dupain & Associates Ltd
Produce vendor at the Sydney markets — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1911–16
photograph·1911

Produce vendor at the Sydney markets, c. 1911–16

Sydney marketsRex Hazlewood
Purr Pull motor spirit depot, Blackwattle Bay — photograph, from Blackwattle Bay Park, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Glebe

Purr Pull motor spirit depot, Blackwattle Bay, c. 1930s

Purr Pull petrol site for depotTed Hood
Purr Pull petrol reseller, Blackwattle Bay, Glebe — photograph, from Blackwattle Bay Park, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Glebe

Purr Pull petrol reseller, Blackwattle Bay, Glebe, c. 1930s

Purr Pull petrol resellerTed Hood
Pyrmont Bridge and Darling Harbour wharves — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, 1939
photograph·1939·Sydney CBD

Pyrmont Bridge and Darling Harbour wharves, 1939

Pyrmont Bridge, December 1939
Pyrmont Bridge over Darling Harbour — illustration, from Pyrmont Bridge, c. 1900
illustration·1900·Sydney CBD

Pyrmont Bridge over Darling Harbour, c. 1900

Pyrmont Bridge, c.1900 / G. CouttsG. Coutts
Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay — photograph, from Rose Bay, 1950
photograph·1950·Rose Bay

Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay, 1950

Sydney
Qantas hostess Pam Waddell in the surf at Manly Beach — photograph, from Manly Beach, c. 1950
photograph·1950·Manly

Qantas hostess Pam Waddell in the surf at Manly Beach, c. 1950

Leave life of Qantas hostess Pam Waddell, at Manly Beach, shows Rolleiflex camera, ca. 1950 / photographed by Max DupainMax Dupain
Qantas hostess with a twin-lens camera on the Mosman ferry — photograph, from Mosman Bay, c. 1950
photograph·1950·Mosman

Qantas hostess with a twin-lens camera on the Mosman ferry, c. 1950

Qantas hostess on leave, Mosman ferry, at home, golfing, dining out, ca. 1950 / photographed by Max DupainMax Dupain
RAAF officer at the Armistice Day wreath-laying, Cenotaph, Martin Place — photograph, from Martin Place, 1937
photograph·1937·Sydney CBD

RAAF officer at the Armistice Day wreath-laying, Cenotaph, Martin Place, 1937

Hood Collection part II, Box 012, nos. 146-178 : Rural Bank officers, horses, Centennial Park; Bachelors' Ball, Elizabeth Bay House; Beach scenes at Clovelly and Tamarama; Women from Rural Bank at Cenotaph, Commonwealth Bank Armistice Day at CenotaphSam Hood
RAAF officers and a Westland Wapiti marked A5-9 — photograph, from Richmond, 1935
photograph·1957·Richmond

RAAF officers and a Westland Wapiti marked A5-9, 1935

State Library NSWSam Hood
Rail Motor No. 38 and Trailer No. 81 at Central Station, Sydney — photograph, from Central Station, 1934
photograph·1934·Haymarket

Rail Motor No. 38 and Trailer No. 81 at Central Station, Sydney, 1934

Rail Motor No 38 and Trailer No 81, most likely on the inaugural Sydney-Gosford run, at Central StationSam Hood
Railway Square before the Central Railway clock tower — photograph, from Railway Square, c. 1910
photograph·1910·Chippendale

Railway Square before the Central Railway clock tower, c. 1910

Railway Square, before the Central Railway clock tower was builtSam Hood
Railway Square traffic beneath the Central Station clock tower — photograph, from Railway Square, c. 1927–29
photograph·1927·Chippendale

Railway Square traffic beneath the Central Station clock tower, c. 1927–29

Hood Collection part II, Box 042, nos. 052-072 : Trams, buses and traffic, Railway Square and Broadway; Express trains concourse, Central railway station; Shoppers on the steps, Mark Foy's; Christmas party, children's hospitalSam Hood
Railway Station Estate, Rockdale — subdivision plan and auction notice — map, from Rockdale, 1904
map·1877·Rockdale

Railway Station Estate, Rockdale — subdivision plan and auction notice, 1904

Rockdale subdivision plansNot attributed
Raymond Priestley with sleeping roll and field kit, British Antarctic Expedition — photograph, 1910–13
photograph·1913

Raymond Priestley with sleeping roll and field kit, British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13

Photograph album from the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 / compiled by Frank DebenhamFrank Debenham
Re-roofing a shop, Botany Road and Rawson Street, Mascot — photograph, from Mascot, c. 1935
photograph·1920·Mascot

Re-roofing a shop, Botany Road and Rawson Street, Mascot, c. 1935

Hood Collection part II : [Factories, factory & manual workers, factory construction and heavy industrySam Hood
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalSam Hood
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalSam Hood
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalSam Hood
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalSam Hood
Record crowd at the cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at the cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalSam Hood