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German shepherd on an A-frame obstacle at an Erskineville dog show, 1934 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Erskineville

German shepherd on an A-frame obstacle at an Erskineville dog show, 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
German Shepherd on the A-frame at the Erskineville dog show — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Erskineville

German Shepherd on the A-frame at the Erskineville dog show

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
Girl guides' guard of honour at Parramatta celebrations, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Girl guides' guard of honour at Parramatta celebrations, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Gregory's Map of Sydney & Suburbs — Mona Vale to Cronulla — map, circa 1950
map·1950

Gregory's Map of Sydney & Suburbs — Mona Vale to Cronulla

Road map of Sydney and suburbs / produced and published in Australia by Gregory's Publishing CompanyGregory's Guides and Maps, Pty. Ltd.
Grotto Berg with Griffith Taylor in the foreground, Cape Evans, January 1911 — photograph, circa 1911
photograph·1913

Grotto Berg with Griffith Taylor in the foreground, Cape Evans, January 1911

Photograph album of the Scott expedition to Antarctica, 1910-1913 / annotated by T. Griffith TaylorTaylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood
Guard of honour inspected during the Duke of Gloucester's 1934 Sydney visit — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Guard of honour inspected during the Duke of Gloucester's 1934 Sydney visit

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneyState Library NSW
Harbour view past a tennis court and brick house — photograph, circa 1950
photograph·1950

Harbour view past a tennis court and brick house

SydneyState 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
Homeward Bound, off Sydney Heads — Oilette postcard of a steamer — illustration, from Watsons Bay, circa 1920
illustration·1920·Watsons Bay

Homeward Bound, off Sydney Heads — Oilette postcard of a steamer

Unidentified ships in Sydney HarbourErnest G. Best
Horse and three youths at the water's edge, Coogee Beach — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse and three youths at the water's edge, Coogee Beach

Horse swimming at Coogee / photographed by LynchLynch, Cec
Horse rolling on the sand at Coogee Beach — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse rolling on the sand at Coogee Beach

Horse in surf - Coogee / photographed by Vic JohnstonJohnston, Victor, 1903-1983
Horse swimming at Coogee Beach, 1948 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse swimming at Coogee Beach, 1948

Horse swimming at Coogee / photographed by LynchLynch, Cec
Hume Pipe Co. yard and timber booms along an industrial waterfront, Rozelle — photograph, from Rozelle Bay, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Rozelle

Hume Pipe Co. yard and timber booms along an industrial waterfront, Rozelle

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Hume Steel works and timber ponds at Rozelle Bay, aerial view — photograph, from Rozelle Bay, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Rozelle Bay

Hume Steel works and timber ponds at Rozelle Bay, aerial view

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
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
Indicator Map of Sydney with rotating metal street-finder — map, from Sydney CBD, circa 1927
map·1927·Sydney CBD

Indicator Map of Sydney with rotating metal street-finder

Indicator Map of SydneyIndicator Map Co. Ltd.
King Street looking west towards George Street, 1951 — photograph, from King Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

King Street looking west towards George Street, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Kings Theatre, Marrickville Road, 1937 — photograph, from Marrickville Road, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Marrickville

Kings Theatre, Marrickville Road, 1937

Kings Theatre at Marrickville. Daylight view of front of theatreHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Kings Theatre, Marrickville, illuminated at night — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Marrickville

Kings Theatre, Marrickville, illuminated at night

Kings Theatre at Marrickville. Night shot showing illuminated exteriorHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Lands Office from the Botanical Gardens, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1915
photograph·1915·Sydney CBD

Lands Office from the Botanical Gardens, Sydney

Six charming views of Darling PointState Library NSW
Lattice footbridge on the upper Parramatta River — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Parramatta

Lattice footbridge on the upper Parramatta River

Upper reaches of Parramatta RiverHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Lewisham Hospital and surrounding streets from the air — photograph, from Thomas Street, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Lewisham

Lewisham Hospital and surrounding streets from the air

Item 14: Milton Kent aerial views of Camperdown, Goulburn, Leura, Lewisham, Marrickville, Punchbowl, 195-Milton Kent
Lunch break on the lawn, Vicars Woollen Mills, Marrickville, 1936 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Marrickville

Lunch break on the lawn, Vicars Woollen Mills, Marrickville, 1936

Vicars Woollen mills at Marrickville, 24 July 1936State Library NSW
Lunchtime on a Sydney park lawn, about 1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Lunchtime on a Sydney park lawn, about 1950

SydneyState Library NSW
Macquarie Street and the Treasury building from the Domain, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Macquarie Street and the Treasury building from the Domain, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Majestic Theatre interior, Newtown — proscenium, boxes and stage — photograph, from Wilson Street, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Newtown

Majestic Theatre interior, Newtown — proscenium, boxes and stage

Majestic Theatre, NewtownSam Hood
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
Map of the City of Sydney, H. E. C. Robinson — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1907
map·1907·Surry Hills

Map of the City of Sydney, H. E. C. Robinson

Map of the city of SydneyRobinson, H. E. C. (Hector E. C.)
Marching contingents on parade past "The Corner Milliners", Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Marching contingents on parade past "The Corner Milliners", Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
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
Market workers among melons and pumpkins, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Market workers among melons and pumpkins, City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Marrickville from the air: terrace grid, factories and claypit pond — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Marrickville from the air: terrace grid, factories and claypit pond

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Marrickville from the air: terrace grid, factories and rail lines, after 1935 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Marrickville from the air: terrace grid, factories and rail lines, after 1935

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Marrickville War Memorial, "Winged Victory" by Gilbert Doble — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1919
photograph·1900·Marrickville

Marrickville War Memorial, "Winged Victory" by Gilbert Doble

War memorial at MarrickvilleStar Photo Co.
Martin Place from Castlereagh Street, Sydney, 1951 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Martin Place from Castlereagh Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Martin Place looking west from Phillip Street, Sydney, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Martin Place looking west from Phillip Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Meggitt Ltd Linseed Oil Mills from the air, with silos and surrounding terraces — photograph, circa 1939
photograph·1939

Meggitt Ltd Linseed Oil Mills from the air, with silos and surrounding terraces

Item 35: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, Parramatta, ca. 1939Milton Kent
Meggitt Ltd works and concrete silo from the air, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Parramatta

Meggitt Ltd works and concrete silo from the air, Parramatta

Item 35: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, Parramatta, ca. 1939Milton Kent
Meggitt's Linseed Oil silos above the rooftops of Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Parramatta

Meggitt's Linseed Oil silos above the rooftops of Parramatta

Item 35: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, Parramatta, ca. 1939Milton Kent
Memorabilia-covered bar, Kings Cross — photograph, from Victoria Street, circa 1967
photograph·1967·Potts Point

Memorabilia-covered bar, Kings Cross

File 25: Walkabout magazine : New South Wales photographs [Sydney restaurants & hotels, parks & fountains, streets & people, City & HarbourMultiple photographers including Leo Duykers, David Beal, David Moore, Mark Strizic, and others
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
Milton Kent aerial over a Sydney factory district, ca. 1937 — photograph, circa 1937
photograph·1937

Milton Kent aerial over a Sydney factory district, ca. 1937

Item 27: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria, Artarmon, Marrickville, Sydney, ca. 1937Milton Kent
Milton Kent aerial view of a Sydney industrial precinct and terraced streets — photograph, circa 1930
photograph·1930

Milton Kent aerial view of a Sydney industrial precinct and terraced streets

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Milton Kent aerial view over an inner-Sydney industrial and residential district, 1930s — photograph, circa 1930
photograph·1930

Milton Kent aerial view over an inner-Sydney industrial and residential district, 1930s

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
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