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The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge — photograph, from The Domain, circa 1877
photograph·1877·Sydney CBD

The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge

The Domain, SydneyState Library NSW
Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

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

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

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

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade, 1938 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Top Gardens, New Norfolk, Tasmania, 1891 — illustration, from New Norfolk, circa 1891
illustration·1891

Top Gardens, New Norfolk, Tasmania, 1891

Album of watercolour sketches [of New South Wales], ca. 1871-1891 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Town of Sydney from the west side of the Cove, after Thomas Watling, 1802 — photograph, from Sydney Cove, circa 1802
photograph·1870·Sydney Cove

Town of Sydney from the west side of the Cove, after Thomas Watling, 1802

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Lee Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Traffic at Railway Square with Central Station clock tower, 1927 — photograph, from Chippendale, circa 1927
photograph·1927·Chippendale

Traffic at Railway Square with Central Station clock tower, 1927

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
Tresillian Nursing Home behind picket fence, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Marrickville

Tresillian Nursing Home behind picket fence, Marrickville

Tresillian Nursing Home - Marrickville, 20 March 1939Sun newspaper (assumed by Library volunteer to be Pix)
Truck on Parramatta Road at the Richmond Hotel, Camperdown — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Camperdown

Truck on Parramatta Road at the Richmond Hotel, Camperdown

Parramatta Raod, CamperdownSam Hood
Two golfers at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1938 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Two golfers at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1938

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Two golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Two golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Two MCC batsmen walking out, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Two MCC batsmen walking out, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground

Second Test, SydneySam Hood
University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874 — photograph, from University of Sydney Footbridge Theatre, circa 1874
photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW
University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874 — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1874
photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW
Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1880
photograph·1880·North Sydney

Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden

Residence, North SydneyState Library NSW
Urn-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney CBD

Urn-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Sydney and environsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939 — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945 — photograph, from Novotel Sydney City Centre, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Wynyard

Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 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
Violinists rehearsing at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Violinists rehearsing at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Botanical Gardens, SydneyBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Pyrmont Bridge

Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond

SydneyState Library NSW
Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney" — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1842
illustration·1842

Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney"

Georgiana Lowe - album of drawings of New South Wales views, ca. 1842-1850Sherbrooke, Georgiana Lowe, Viscountess, ca. 1813-1884
Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Wharf 28, Darling Harbour, with the Melbourne Steamship Co. shed and a Port Adelaide cargo ship — photograph, from Darling Harbour, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Darling Harbour

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

SydneyState Library NSW
Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Marrickville

Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938

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

Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

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

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

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

Second test, SydneySam Hood
Women's hockey match at the University of Sydney, 1929 — photograph, from The University of Sydney, circa 1929
photograph·1929·Camperdown

Women's hockey match at the University of Sydney, 1929

Schoolgirl hockey, Sydney UniversityHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Wool classing instruction, East Sydney Technical College, 1949 — photograph, from Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Wool classing instruction, East Sydney Technical College, 1949

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood
Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885 — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1875
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885

Woolloomooloo, SydneyState Library NSW
Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs

Woolloomooloo, SydneyState Library NSW
York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842 — illustration, from York Street, circa 1842
illustration·1870·Wynyard

York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842 — illustration, from York Street, circa 1842
illustration·1842·Sydney CBD

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

Views in old SydneyRae, John, 1813-1900