Tag Archives: black and white

Rustic Bridge Domain

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Paula Bray

The image above comes from our Tyrrell photographic collection and shows an old rustic bridge in the Domain, Sydney. Our collection database states: The… More

Dead fish

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Lynne McNairn

93/178/11 Photograph, 'Study of fish', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Adolf Lazi, Stuttgart, Germany, 1950

The image is another black and white silver gelatin print, by Adolf Lazi. It shows two fish placed on a reflective service to look a… More

Silver cutlery by Adolf Lazi

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Lynne McNairn

Photograph, 'Silver cutlery', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Adolf Lazi, Stuttgart, Germany, 1932.

This image dates from 1932 and is a black and white, silver gelatin print by Adolf Lazi. It shows a silver knife, fork and spoon… More

North pivot bearing for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Paula Bray

This photography, taken in 1927, shows a north pivot bearing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during its construction. There is a workman using a guage… More

We are celebrating 25 years

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Paula Bray

This image, form our archives, shows the Ultimo power station photographed in 1905 and features four horizontal steam engine generator sets in the Engine Hall.… More

Sydney Harbour Bridge construction photographs on Flickr Commons

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Nicolaas Earnshaw

Sydney Harbour Bridge 1929 Cables holding back arch

The photographs above are a small sample of the 180+ glass plate prints originally taken by the Department of Public Works (Sydney Harbour Bridge Branch) between… More

Trainspotting highly commended: people category

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Paula Bray

This image was selected for our Trainspotting 2012 photography competition and exhibition. This photograph, taken in Sillamae town, Estonia, was highly commended in the people… More

Comrades

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Paula Bray

This is one of many postcards from our collection that we have recently scanned. Our collection record states: This postcard is part of a collection… More

Trainspotting highly commended:

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Paula Bray

This image was selected for our Trainspotting 2012 photography competition and exhibition. This photograph, taken in Lithgow, NSW was highly commended in the mobile category.… More

Trainspotting highly commended: People category

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Paula Bray

This image was selected for our Trainspotting 2012 photography competition and exhibition. This photograph, taken in Bangladesh, was highly commended in People category. The photographers… 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.