Tag Archives: clubs

Backstage at the Purple Onion

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph by David Mist, shot for his publication, Sydney: a book of photographs, shows performers backstage and the Purple Onion in Kensington, Sydney, c.… More

One Armed Bandits

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

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Poker machines are very much in the news at the moment with the controversy surrounding the proposal for ‘pre-commitment technology’ in Australia. This image is… More

Heady days at the Whisky à go go

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

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David Mist shot this photograph whilst gathering images for his 1969 publication, Sydney: a book of photographs. The late 1960s was a boom time for… 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.