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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
Macquarie Street terrace row, Sydney, March 1871 — photograph, from Macquarie Street, circa 1871
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Macquarie Street terrace row, Sydney, March 1871

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
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
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
Middle Harbour through gum trees, Sydney, 1878 — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1878
photograph·1878

Middle Harbour through gum trees, Sydney, 1878

Middle Harbour, SydneyState 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
Millers Point rooftops and harbour, with sailing ships off Kent Street — photograph, from Millers Point, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Millers Point

Millers Point rooftops and harbour, with sailing ships off Kent Street

Millers Point, SydneyState Library NSW
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
Mounted escort and carriage in the Duke of Gloucester's procession, Sydney, 1934 — photograph, from Government House, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Mounted escort and carriage in the Duke of Gloucester's procession, Sydney, 1934

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneySam Hood
Mrs Macquarie's Chair, carved sandstone seat at Mrs Macquarie's Point — photograph, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, carved sandstone seat at Mrs Macquarie's Point

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, SydneyState Library NSW
Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1888
photograph·1888·Sydney CBD

Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea

Sydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association photographsSydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association
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
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
Night audience on the grass, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Night audience on the grass, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
North Sydney Music Shell at night, November 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

North Sydney Music Shell at night, November 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Norton Bros Ltd works among suburban streets and a rail line, from the air — photograph, circa 1930
photograph·1930

Norton Bros Ltd works among suburban streets and a rail line, from the air

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party — photograph, from Joynton Avenue, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Zetland

Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party

Royal South Sydney HospitalSam Hood
Oak Park Pool, Cronulla — photograph, from Oak Park Rock Pool, circa 1900
photograph·1900·Cronulla

Oak Park Pool, Cronulla

Scenes of Cronulla Beach, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
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
Orchestra and audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Orchestra and audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
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, December 1870 — photograph, from Parliament of New South Wales, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, December 1870

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)