Monthly Archives: September 2010

Shadow no. 19

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

This mysterious abstract composition of shadows, textures and numbers was shot around the redeveloped Jones Bay wharf area, (wharves 19, 20 and 21) while the… More

Bondi Aquarium

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph by Henry King shows the Bondi Aquarium, an aquarium fun pier built around 1890. The Bondi Aquarium offered a wide variety of entertainments… More

Bedouin at Kantara

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

2000/9/26-29 Postcards from Egypt, England, France 1914-18

Postcard, ‘Egyptian Types and Scenes – Bedouin at Kantara’, maker unknown, used by Frederick Boddington, Egypt, 1915. 2000/9/26-29 This striking colour printed postcard in portrait… More

The Mastertouch Piano Roll Company

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

Job number: 05/0108 MASTERTOUCH PIANO ROLL FACTORY

Date of photography: 13/7/2005

This photograph is part of the museum’s documentation of the Mastertouch Piano Roll Company in Crystal Street, Petersham. Mastertouch was established in 1919 in Sydney… More

6×6

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Paula Bray

This image showing the digital experience that is currently on show in our new photography exhibition ‘Creating the look: Benini and fashion photography’ was shot… More

Circular Quay at night

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Paula Bray

96/44/1-5/4/177/2 Neg 4954 As used in book on page 164

This night shot was taken by David Mist and was published in his book ‘Sydney, A Book of Photographs’ back in 1969. This black and… More

George Street Markets, Sydney, NSW, No. 2

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

Sydney’s George Street Markets once stood on the site now occupied by the Queen Victoria building, (QVB). At the time that this photograph was taken,… More

Wolverine, Lady Macquarie’s Point

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

This Henry King Photograph c. 1890 shows a group of children enjoying the Sydney harbour foreshore at the end of the Domain, also known as… More

Modern Times: Flickr group highlight

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Paula Bray

This art deco cinema on the Northern Beaches of Sydney has been photographed by one of our Flickr members from our Modern Times group that… More

A bush hut

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Paula Bray

This wonderful portrait is from the unique Phillips Glass Plate Negative collection. It contains a man and a woman in dark clothing framed against a… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

The licensing of each image varies however we are trying to release as many as possible under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.1 license.