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Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, the arch nearly joined — photograph, from Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1930
photograph·1928·Milsons Point

Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, the arch nearly joined, 1930

Hood Collection part II, Box 044, nos. 053-068; Box 46, nos. 001-009 : Sydney Harbour Bridge constructionSam Hood
Sydney Harbour from Flagstaff Hill, with Fort Denison at centre — photograph, from Observatory Hill Park, before 1870
photograph·1870·Millers Point

Sydney Harbour from Flagstaff Hill, with Fort Denison at centre, before 1870

Sydney Harbour from Flagstaff Hill
Sydney Harbour from Holtermann's house, Lavender Bay — photograph, from Lavender Bay, 1875
photograph·1870·Lavender Bay

Sydney Harbour from Holtermann's house, Lavender Bay, 1875

The Gap, South Head (?)American & Australasian Photographic Company
Sydney Harbour waterfront from McMahon's Point — photograph, from McMahons Point, c. 1879–89
photograph·1879·McMahons Point

Sydney Harbour waterfront from McMahon's Point, c. 1879–89

Mort family - Photographs of Sydney & N. S. Wales [ca. 1879-1889Charles Bayliss; Kerry & Jones
Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1879
photograph·1870

Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships, c. 1879

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Sydney Morning Herald offices under construction, Pitt and O'Connell Streets — photograph, from Pitt Street, c. 1924–27
photograph·1924·Sydney CBD

Sydney Morning Herald offices under construction, Pitt and O'Connell Streets, c. 1924–27

State Library NSWArthur Ernest Foster
Sydney rooftops and railway yards from the air — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1940
photograph·1940

Sydney rooftops and railway yards from the air, c. 1940

Milton Kent aerial views of Arncliffe, Broadmeadow, Rosebery, Sydney, WaterlooMilton Kent
Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, 1873
photograph·1873·Sydney CBD

Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873

Panorama of Sydney taken from Sydney Town HallFrancis W. Robinson
Sydney rooftops looking to St Mary's Cathedral — photograph, from St Mary's Cathedral, 1890–1910
photograph·1890·Sydney CBD

Sydney rooftops looking to St Mary's Cathedral, 1890–1910

Glass negatives including views of Wynyard Park, Circular Quay, and Pitt Street, SydneyWilliam Joseph Macpherson
Sydney rooftops with Bank of New South Wales signage — photograph, from Sydney CBD, 1951
photograph·1951

Sydney rooftops with Bank of New South Wales signage, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951
Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont — photograph, from Pyrmont, c. 1875–78
photograph·1875·Pyrmont

Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c. 1875–78

City of Sydney [from PyrmontJ. R. Clarke
Sydney street with tram, horse-drawn cart and public statue — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1900–10
photograph·1900

Sydney street with tram, horse-drawn cart and public statue, c. 1900–10

Royal Australian Historical Society : photonegativesRoyal Australian Historical Society
Sydney Town Hall floodlit for the Radio & Electrical Exhibition — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1930
photograph·1930·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall floodlit for the Radio & Electrical Exhibition, c. 1930

The Sydney Town Hall illuminated for the Radio & Electrical ExhibitionSam Hood
Sydney Town Hall lit for the Electrical and Radio Exhibition — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, 1930
photograph·1930s·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall lit for the Electrical and Radio Exhibition, 1930

The Sydney Town Hall illuminated for the Electrical & Radio ExhibitionSam Hood
Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete, c. 1875

Sydney Town Hall under construction
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875–83
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall, c. 1875–83

Town Hall [Sydney
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875–83
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, c. 1875–83

Town Hall [Sydney
Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875–83
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower, c. 1875–83

Sydney Town Hall
Sydney's Central Station railway yards, looking toward Darling Harbour — photograph, from Central Station, 1906–20
photograph·1871·Haymarket

Sydney's Central Station railway yards, looking toward Darling Harbour, 1906–20

Redfern Railway Station and Central Railway Station, Sydney
Sydney's first railway terminus at Redfern — photograph, from Central Station, 1871
photograph·1871·Haymarket

Sydney's first railway terminus at Redfern, 1871

Redfern Railway Station and Central Railway Station, Sydney
Sydney's waterfront and CBD seen from the air over Pyrmont — photograph, from Pyrmont, c. 1920–38
photograph·1920·Pyrmont

Sydney's waterfront and CBD seen from the air over Pyrmont, c. 1920–38

Milton Kent aerial views of SydneyMilton Kent
T&G Mutual Life building, Elizabeth Street, Sydney — photograph, from Elizabeth Street, c. 1911–29
photograph·1911·Surry Hills

T&G Mutual Life building, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, c. 1911–29

Sydney and environsRex Hazlewood
Tanner Middleton Ltd timber float in the 1938 Sesquicentenary procession, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta
photograph·1938·Parramatta

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

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Target markers at the King's Rifle Shoot, Anzac Rifle Range — photograph, from Malabar, 1932–52
photograph·1932·Malabar

Target markers at the King's Rifle Shoot, Anzac Rifle Range, 1932–52

Hood Collection part II, Box 071, nos. 159-220 : King's Rifle Shoot; Miss Heagney; Mr Vine-Hall; Air Force Commander Cole; McCaw wedding; Choirboy John Lynch; Woman; ManSam Hood
Telephone exchange staff at Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, c. 1905–38
photograph·1905·Sydney CBD

Telephone exchange staff at Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney, c. 1905–38

Anthony Hordern and Sons, Interiors of department store, offices, and Royal Easter Show displays, approximately 1905-1938Anthony Hordern & Sons
Terrace grid and factories at Marrickville, from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, after 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace grid and factories at Marrickville, from the air, after 1935

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

Terrace grid, factories and a park from the air, Marrickville, after 1935

Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Terrace houses along a Surry Hills street — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Terrace houses along a Surry Hills street, 1950

Slum clearance Redfern & Surry Hills, 25 April 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Terrace houses at Sophia and Little Riley Streets, Surry Hills — photograph, from Little Riley Street, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Surry Hills

Terrace houses at Sophia and Little Riley Streets, Surry Hills, c. 1930s

Slum houses of Surry Hills and RedfernTed Hood
Terrace houses on a Surry Hills street — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Terrace houses on a Surry Hills street, 1950

Slum clearances Surry Hills, 7 April 1950 / photographed by Harry FreemanHarry Freeman
Terrace houses, Buckland Street, Chippendale — photograph, from Buckland Street, c. 1917
photograph·1925·Chippendale

Terrace houses, Buckland Street, Chippendale, c. 1917

Royal Australian Historical Society : photonegativesRoyal Australian Historical Society
Terrace streets and factories from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, after 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace streets and factories from the air, Marrickville, after 1935

Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Test cricket in progress at the Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Moore Park

Test cricket in progress at the Sydney Cricket Ground, c. 1930s

Test cricket at Sydney Cricket GroundSam Hood
The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge — photograph, from The Domain, 1877
photograph·1877·Sydney CBD

The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge, 1877

The Domain, Sydney
Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee — photograph, from Sydney CBD, 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, 1949

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

Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street, 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Three women at the azaleas, Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Three women at the azaleas, Botanic Garden, Sydney, 1934

Three women admiring the early spring azaleas, Botanic Gardens, SydneySam Hood
Three women outside a terrace house during demolitions, Surry Hills — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Three women outside a terrace house during demolitions, Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearances Surry Hills, 7 April 1950 / photographed by Harry FreemanHarry Freeman
Tiled-roof brick bungalow on an unidentified suburban street — photograph, 1938–51
photograph·1938

Tiled-roof brick bungalow on an unidentified suburban street, 1938–51

Hood Collection part II, Box 069, nos. 103-175 : Bridge Street; HMAT Supply replica; Wartime and postwar weddings; Portraits; Lifesavers; Western duo; Persian Inn; Country road and paddockTed Hood
Timber cabin launch with canvas canopy off boat-shed shore — photograph, 1936
photograph·1938

Timber cabin launch with canvas canopy off boat-shed shore, 1936

State Library NSWSam Hood
Timber jetty and boat-hire shed on a Sydney beach — photograph, 1890–1910
photograph·1890

Timber jetty and boat-hire shed on a Sydney beach, 1890–1910

Glass negatives including views of Wynyard Park, Circular Quay, and Pitt Street, SydneyWilliam Joseph Macpherson
Timber jetty and pavilion at Manly Wharf, with Pears advert — photograph, from Manly Wharf, c. 1890–1910
photograph·1890·Manly

Timber jetty and pavilion at Manly Wharf, with Pears advert, c. 1890–1910

Glass negatives of Sydney and Manly areasWilliam Joseph Macpherson
Timber schooner at Hudson's Timber yard, Blackwattle Bay — photograph, from Blackwattle Bay, c. 1922
photograph·1920·Glebe

Timber schooner at Hudson's Timber yard, Blackwattle Bay, c. 1922

Sydney shops, offices and stores etc. (Gardiner warehouse, Glebe Island wheat silos, Grace Building, Grenville House, Hudson's Timber yard, Kidman & Mayoh shipbuilders)Arthur Ernest Foster
Timber stacks and crane at Hudson's yard, Blackwattle Bay — photograph, from Blackwattle Bay, c. 1922
photograph·1920·Glebe

Timber stacks and crane at Hudson's yard, Blackwattle Bay, c. 1922

Sydney shops, offices and stores etc. (Gardiner warehouse, Glebe Island wheat silos, Grace Building, Grenville House, Hudson's Timber yard, Kidman & Mayoh shipbuilders)Arthur Ernest Foster
Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade — photograph, from Parramatta, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Tooth's Kent Brewery, Broadway, from the air — photograph, from Broadway, c. 1940
photograph·1940·Chippendale

Tooth's Kent Brewery, Broadway, from the air, c. 1940

Milton Kent aerial views of Arncliffe, Broadmeadow, Rosebery, Sydney, WaterlooMilton Kent
Tooth's New Zealand Hotel, corner of William and Yurong Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Yurong Street, 1934–35
photograph·1934·Darlinghurst

Tooth's New Zealand Hotel, corner of William and Yurong Streets, 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
Topsail Schooner "Federal" off South Head with Macquarie Lighthouse — photograph, from Vaucluse, c. 1900–20
photograph·1910·Vaucluse

Topsail Schooner "Federal" off South Head with Macquarie Lighthouse, c. 1900–20

Gaff-rigged topsail schooner "Federal" off South Head, Sydney with the Macquarie Lighthouse in the distanceWilliam Edgar