Monthly Archive for July, 2008

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Bird’s eye view of Circular Quay

Published by imageservices on July 21, 2008 0 Comments

This shot of Circular Quay was taken c. 1884-1917 by Kerry and Co. We are trying to get a contemporary image taken from approximately the same location for our Tyrrell Today group on Flickr. If you have a shot you would like to contribute we would love to see it. You can follow a discussion topic in the group we have been having with other members about this image on Flickr.

This reproduction is one of the 7903 glass plate negatives that make up the Tyrrell photographic collection, from the studios of Charles Kerry (1857-1928) and Henry King (1855-1923) who had two of Sydney’s principal photographic studios in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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Tree at Broken Hill

Published by imageservices on July 20, 2008 0 Comments

Fill flash has been used in this shot, due to the low level of light before sunset, to highlight the roots of this tree that were once growing in this rock. It is amazing that this tree had survived in this rock, which seems to contain no soil at all. This was taken in Broken Hill in 2006 whilst the photographer was scanning the Albert Morris glass plate negative collection for the touring exhibition Greening the Silver city: seeds of bush regeneration.

This was taken in the area known as the Living Desert, which is 2400 ha, located north of Broken Hill. This is a flora and fauna sanctuary in a 6km predator-proof fenced area that was established in 1992 by the Broken Hill City Council.

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Photography by Ryan Hernandez
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

Harley Davidson detail

Published by imageservices on July 19, 2008 1 Comment

This V-Rod Harley Davidson was photographed for the temporary exhibition Two wheeled warriors: the story of Harley-Davidson in Australia. There were more than 20 Harleys on display – from the 1930 Peashooter racing bike, a favourite in the early days of the Australian-invented sport of speedway, to the sleek styling and cutting-edge technology of the 2002 V-Rod.

We have a limited edition Olympic Harley-Davidson in our collection that was made by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, it is the Road King Police Special motorcycle, 2000. Also check MC News for another shot of a V-Rod motorcycle.

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Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski
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Have you been here?

Published by imageservices on July 18, 2008 0 Comments

This was shot at the Busy Bee Café in the regional town of Gunnedah in New South Wales. A Museum photographer went to the café in 2002 to take some shots but the muted colours and the original interior that was still intact made the shot appear to have been taken a lot earlier.

This popular, family run café opened in the 1930s with an original art deco interior and remained this way for many years. We shot this for the publication What’s In Store? a history of retailing in Australia. If you have any information about this café post us a comment.

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Photography by Jean-François Lanzarone.
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The Corso, Manly

Published by imageservices on July 17, 2008 0 Comments

This wonderful image of a group of people walking along the Corso at Manly was taken c. 1884-1917, by Kerry and Co. Do you have any information regarding the content in this image? We have catalogued what was written on the glass plate negative but that is all the information we have at the moment. Perhaps you have an image taken from the same location, know about the fashion or the shops, one of which is called the Manly Emporium.

This reproduction is from our Tyrrell photographic collection of glass plate negatives, which are a great record of early life around Sydney and some areas of New South Wales. We posted his one to the Commons project on Flickr this week.

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Tools of the trade

Published by imageservices on July 16, 2008 0 Comments

This shot was taken in the medal making Amor-Sanders factory. For over a century (1888 – 1997) Amor-Sanders were Sydney’s major medalists and die-sinkers.

Beginning in 1888 as WJ Amor, in 1935 the company was sold to the Byatt family, trading from 1943 to 1978 as Amor P/L. In 1978 it merged with WJ Sanders to become Amor-Sanders P/L. As the premier medal, badge and institutional button manufacturer in New South Wales, the company has supplied most of the government contracts for civil and military badges and buttons as well as fulfilling ecclesiastic, social and commemorative contracts. Over the past century, many NSW institutions covering areas as diverse as the Police, Freemasons and bowling clubs have had their badges, regalia, insignia and prizes made by Amor-Sanders.

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Photography by Penelope Clay
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View from the Sydney Observatory dome

Published by imageservices on July 15, 2008 0 Comments

This very simple graphic shot was taken recently from the Sydney Observatory’s north dome looking out towards the time ball. It was shot at 1/125th second, at f13 with at a focal length of 21mm. The exposure was set for the exterior light on the tower making the interior of the dome black excluding the small area highlighted by the sun hitting the interior.

The Sydney Observatory recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. There was a large amount of work carried out in order to be ready for the celebrations, which included the installation of a new flagstaff and restoration work on the buildings and surrounding garden.

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Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski
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Baker’s oven

Published by imageservices on July 14, 2008 0 Comments

This is the original baker’s oven at Vulcan’s restaurant in Blackheath, New South Wales that was once the Blackheath Bakery. All meals prepared at this restaurant are cooked in this oven that was made by W.J. Amos, of Willoughby. According to Mietta, the chef Phillip Searle has developed all the meals to suit being cooked in this oven. He brought the oven back to life and prefers to cook the food slowly and in large batches. The oven has two chambers, the cooking area and the narrow chamber for the fire.

Searle says “A wonderfully economical method of cooking and of heating, the heat lasts for days. In fact, the oven takes three days to cool down sufficiently to allow it to be cleaned.”

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Photography by Jean-François Lanzarone
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Outlook, Prince Regent’s Glen, Wentworth Falls

Published by imageservices on July 13, 2008 0 Comments

This image of a group of men resting rather close to the edge of the outlook at Wentworth falls is a reproduction from the Tyrrell photographic collection that has been posted to the Commons project on Flickr. According to the Sydney Morning Herald Wentworth falls is a popular bush walking spot named after William Charles Wentworth who discovered a route across the area in 1813. From Wentworth Falls reserve you can walk to Princes Rock and other spots that offer great views of the overhanging rock ledges and the valley below.

This glass plate negative has not been fully catalogued. If you have any information regarding this image then we would love to hear from you.

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Entrance to the Zero Gravity Space lab

Published by imageservices on July 12, 2008 0 Comments

This image was taken at the entrance to the Zero Gravity Space Lab that has recently been installed in the updated Space exhibition at the Musuem. The use of a longer exposure has created the interesting effect of the lights inside the lab appearing as trails. The lab itself rotates slowly to create the feeling of floating in space, which makes this a great place to experiment with photography.

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Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski
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