Happy New Year



Circular Quay, originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum Collection.

Deciding on a photo for New Years Day is not that easy. There is the typical firework image, which we posted yesterday, but nothing celebratory leapt out at so here is an image from the Commons project on Flickr titled ‘Circular Quay’ by Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917 from our Tyrrell photographic collection. Perhaps you were there last night celebrating the New Year. What is your resolution if you have one?

In 2009 we will continue to post images from our glass plate negative collections to the Commons Project for you to share and enhance with tags and comments, release more images taken by our photographers under Creative Commons licenses and highlight your great shots that you have posted in our groups. Photo of the Day wishes you a great year ahead for 2009!

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  • Barbara Gannon

    How charming to see what Sydney was like a century ago. We were in Sydney yesterday soaking up the ambience and excitement of NYE 2008. It is still a charming city and we thoroughly enjoyed wandering the streets How lucky we are to have this beautiful city to explore and appreciate.
    Happy New Year to you all.