Monthly Archive for December, 2007

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Yellow high rise


Apartment block, Pyrmont. Photographed for the 2006 Powerhouse Museum exhibition, Paradise, Purgatory and Hellhole: a history of Pyrmont and Ultimo.
File no. 00z03700

Photography by Jean-François Lanzarone.
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Coloured dishes


Gyuto monks visited the Powerhouse Museum
in July 2004.

Photography by Sue Stafford.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Sunset, Boorowa


Tree at Boorowa, New South Wales, photographed for the Powerhouse Museum exhibition, Eco-Logic: creating a sustainable future.
File no. 00217456

Photography by Jean-François Lanzarone.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Railway workshop


Rebuilding of Loco 3265, Eveleigh Railway Workshops.

File # 00z07074.
Photography by Sotha Bourn.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Altar, Chinese temple


Altar of the Yiu Ming temple in Retreat Street, Alexandria, Sydney. Photographed for the book, The Lions of Retreat Street.
File no. 00220212.

Photography by Jane Townsend.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Nioaka, a native grass


The native grass, Nioaka, makes a fine lawn in coastal areas and uses only half the amount of water soaked up by more traditional lawns. Photographed for the Powerhouse Museum exhibition, Eco-Logic: creating a sustainable future.
File no. 00217711

Photography by Jean-François Lanzarone.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Interior, Mastertouch Piano Roll Company


The Mastertouch Piano Roll Company at Petersham, Sydney. Photographed by the Powerhouse at the time of its closure in 2005, Mastertouch was the longest running and only piano roll manufacturer to be operating in Australia and only one of two remaining large scale piano roll manufacturers in the world.
File no. 00z12656

Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Wong Ah Sat Store in Bolong


The exterior of the Wong Ah Sat Store at Bolong, New South Wales. The Powerhouse Museum acquired a large collection of its merchandise and fittings in 1997. Photographed for the exhibition, What’s in Store? shopping in Australia 1880-1930.
File no. 00219733.

Photography by Scott Donkin
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Jiayuguan Pass, Gensu


Jiayuguan Pass, Gansu in the People’s Republic of China. Photographed in 2006 for the exhibition, The Great Wall of China: dynasties, dragons and warriors.
File no. 00×03683

Photography by Jean-François Lanzarone.
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Colonnade, Powerhouse Museum


Architectural detail of the Powerhouse Museum building at 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, designed by Lionel Glendenning.
File no. 00z24332

Photography by Paula Bray.
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0