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Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney — photograph, from Martin Place, 1945
photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Viennese Boys' Choir reading German books, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1935
photograph·1923

Viennese Boys' Choir reading German books, Sydney, 1935

State Library NSWSam Hood
View across Sydney Harbour to the Macquarie Lighthouse — illustration, from Bradleys Head / Booraghee, 1846
illustration·1846·Mosman

View across Sydney Harbour to the Macquarie Lighthouse, 1846

View on the North Shore / Conrad MartensConrad Martens
Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, c. 1900–27
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, c. 1900–27

Botanical Gardens, SydneyBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Visitors studying paintings, National Art Gallery of New South Wales — photograph, from Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1935
photograph·1935·Sydney CBD

Visitors studying paintings, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1935

State Library NSWSam Hood
W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, c. 1911–16
photograph·1913·Haymarket

W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket, c. 1911–16

Sydney marketsRex Hazlewood
Wahroonga memorial ceremony, Hood Collection negative — photograph, from Wahroonga, 1934–40
photograph·1940·Wahroonga

Wahroonga memorial ceremony, Hood Collection negative, 1934–40

State Library NSWMaurice Seymour
Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1949
photograph·1949

Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney, 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Wasp Airlines aircraft Narromine at Mascot Aerodrome — photograph, from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 1935
photograph·1935·Mascot

Wasp Airlines aircraft Narromine at Mascot Aerodrome, 1935

State Library NSWSam Hood
Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, 1950
photograph·1950·Pyrmont Bridge

Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond, 1950

Sydney
Water-filled basin under construction below hillside houses — photograph, 1858–1900
photograph·1858

Water-filled basin under construction below hillside houses, 1858–1900

Sydney panoramas ; Views in Campbelltown, Kiama, Adelaide and Hobart ; portraits of Tasmanian AboriginesC. Bayliss
Waterfall over a rock bluff, Edward Forde album sketch — illustration, c. 1857–62
illustration·1857

Waterfall over a rock bluff, Edward Forde album sketch, c. 1857–62

Edward Forde : album of sketches of New Zealand and New South Wales viewsEdward Forde
Waterloo factory district from the air — photograph, from Waterloo, 1930–50
photograph·1930·Waterloo

Waterloo factory district from the air, 1930–50

Milton Kent aerial views of Flemington, Lavender Bay, Rose Bay, Waterloo, between 1930-1950Milton Kent
Watsons Bay tram at Rose Bay, Sydney — photograph, from Rose Bay, 1900–10
photograph·1905·Rose Bay

Watsons Bay tram at Rose Bay, Sydney, 1900–10

Electric tram at Rose Bay, the sign on tram reads Watsons BayStar Photo Co.
Weatherboard cottage on a sandstone ledge above the shore, Sydney — illustration, 1873
illustration·1862

Weatherboard cottage on a sandstone ledge above the shore, Sydney, 1873

Views of SydneySamuel Elyard
Weatherboard cottage on a sloping street, Surry Hills or Redfern — photograph, c. 1930s
photograph·1930

Weatherboard cottage on a sloping street, Surry Hills or Redfern, c. 1930s

Slum houses of Surry Hills and RedfernTed Hood
Weatherboard cottages in the plague quarantine area, The Rocks — photograph, from The Rocks, 1900
photograph·1900·The Rocks

Weatherboard cottages in the plague quarantine area, The Rocks, 1900

Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. V / under the supervision of Mr George McCredie, F.I.A., N.S.WJohn Degotardi Jr. (photographer); under the supervision of Mr George McCredie
Weight training in a Marrickville room — photograph, from Marrickville, 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIvan Ive
Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1870–90
photograph·1870

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney, c. 1870–90

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
West front of the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney — photograph, from Anzac Memorial, 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

West front of the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, 1934

Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney / photograph by Harold CazneauxHarold Cazneaux
Whaling station relics at Mosman Bay, near Sydney — illustration, from Mosman Bay, c. 1856–64
illustration·1856·Mosman

Whaling station relics at Mosman Bay, near Sydney, c. 1856–64

Mossman's [i.e. Mosman] Bay, near Sydney, [ca. 1856-64] / S.T. GillSamuel Thomas Gill
Wharf 28, Darling Harbour, with the Melbourne Steamship Co. shed and a Port Adelaide cargo ship — photograph, from Darling Harbour, 1950
photograph·1950·Darling Harbour

Wharf 28, Darling Harbour, with the Melbourne Steamship Co. shed and a Port Adelaide cargo ship, 1950

Sydney
White truck crane lifting a railway goods wagon, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1935–54
photograph·1935

White truck crane lifting a railway goods wagon, Sydney, c. 1935–54

State Library NSWSam Hood
White truck-mounted crane hoisting steel girders, Darling Harbour — photograph, from Darling Harbour, 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

White truck-mounted crane hoisting steel girders, Darling Harbour, 1949

Railway crane, Darling HarbourSam Hood
Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods — photograph, from Sydney, 1951
photograph·1951

Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951
William Street, Sydney, looking east toward Kings Cross — photograph, from William Street, c. 1920–53
photograph·1937·Darlinghurst

William Street, Sydney, looking east toward Kings Cross, c. 1920–53

Hood Collection part II, Box 077, nos. 099-146 : Church of England; City streets; Hubert Opperman, bicycle; Irene Purcell and Zane Grey; St Mary's Cathedral; William Street; Fun map of Sydney; Portraits; GroupsSam Hood
Winsor shops on Moverly Road, South Coogee — photograph, from Moverly Road, 1948
photograph·1948·South Coogee

Winsor shops on Moverly Road, South Coogee, 1948

Winsor shops, Maroubra
Winsor shops, Moverly Road, South Coogee — photograph, from Moverly Road, 1948
photograph·1948·South Coogee

Winsor shops, Moverly Road, South Coogee, 1948

Winsor shops, MaroubraSam Hood
Woman and child sweeping outside a terrace house, Redfern or Surry Hills — photograph, from Redfern, 1950
photograph·1950·Redfern

Woman and child sweeping outside a terrace house, Redfern or Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance Redfern & Surry Hills, 25 April 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934

City of Sydney tennisSam Hood
Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, 1938
photograph·1938·Marrickville

Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938

Cats. Marrickville, 14 March 1938
Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard — photograph, from Erskineville, 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard, 1938

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonRay Olson
Women assembling components at the AWA works, Ashfield — photograph, from Ashfield, c. 1940s
photograph·1940s·Ashfield

Women assembling components at the AWA works, Ashfield, c. 1940s

Workers at AWA factory, Ashfield, ca. 1940s / photographed by Max DupainMax Dupain
Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, Sydney
Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, SydneySam Hood
Wooden ship on the stocks at Kidman & Mayoh's shipyard, Kissing Point — photograph, from Kissing Point, c. 1920–25
photograph·1920·Putney

Wooden ship on the stocks at Kidman & Mayoh's shipyard, Kissing Point, c. 1920–25

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
Wooden ship on the stocks, Kidman & Mayoh shipyard, Kissing Point — photograph, from Kissing Point Park, c. 1920–25
photograph·1920·Putney

Wooden ship on the stocks, Kidman & Mayoh shipyard, Kissing Point, c. 1920–25

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
Wool-laden drays queued along a Sydney street — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1900–30
photograph·1920

Wool-laden drays queued along a Sydney street, c. 1900–30

Hood Collection part II : Miscellaneous photographsSam Hood
Woolloomooloo from Hyde Park, watercolour by Samuel Elyard — illustration, from Woolloomooloo, 1830–1910
illustration·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo from Hyde Park, watercolour by Samuel Elyard, 1830–1910

Woolloomooloo from Hyde Park / Samuel ElyardSamuel Elyard
Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, c. 1875–85
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, c. 1875–85

Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, c. 1875–85
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs, c. 1875–85

Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Wrecked tram on the Taronga Zoo Park line — photograph, from Taronga Zoo, 1939
photograph·1939·Mosman

Wrecked tram on the Taronga Zoo Park line, 1939

Tram smash [Taronga Zoo Park line], 8 September 1939
Wynyard-bound tram crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge — photograph, from Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1930s
photograph·1930·Milsons Point

Wynyard-bound tram crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1930s

Wynyard-bound tram on Harbour Bridge (now twin roadways to Cahill Expressway)Ted Hood
Yacht race on Sydney Harbour — photograph, from Sydney, 1937–41
photograph·1937

Yacht race on Sydney Harbour, 1937–41

State Library NSWSam Hood
York Street looking south, the Sydney market building — illustration, from York Street, 1842
illustration·1870·Wynyard

York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices — illustration, from York Street, 1842
illustration·1842·Sydney CBD

York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842

Views in old SydneyJohn Rae