View from the Bridge, 1969

This photograph by David Mist was taken whilst the photographer was gathering images for his 1969 publication, Sydney: a book of photographs.

It’s unusual to find a post-1930s view of Sydney Harbour that doesn’t feature the iconic ‘coathanger’ bridge. In search of a new perspective, David Mist climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge to obtain this fresh perspective on southern pylon and the area around Circular Quay. On the left side of the image, below the bridge, is Pier One, a cargo wharf at the time this photograph was taken and now home to a hotel.

Post by Kathy Hackett, Photo Librarian

Photography by David Mist

Tags: buildings, cities, docks, harbours

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.