Tag Archives: couples

On board

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

97/98/1-4/5 Page from photograph album, Florence Broadhurst, paper, unknown photographer, various locations, c1920s

This photograph shows Florence Broadhurst, who, much later in her life, became one of Australia’s best-known designers. Her long and varied career in the arts began… More

The end of the evening

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph related to the Bruno Benini archive is the last in a series of three that form a narrative set in a nightclub. The… More

In front of the camera

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

This very romantic image related to the Bruno Benini archive was taken by Gerd Rosskamp in 1957, at the time he was sharing a studio… More

The seeing eye

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

For some reason, the more I look at this photograph the more I like it, despite the huge puff of smoke, or maybe because of… More

Bruno and Hazel Benini in the Studio: The photographer, his wife and a wall of faces.

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

2009/43/1-8/7 Transparency, colour, Bruno and Hazel Benini in studio, photographed at 6 McKillop Street studio, Melbourne, 1965-1969

This a gorgeous image that captures the photographer Bruno Benini and his wife Hazel, set against a background of his black and white photographic prints.… More

The Saturday Evening Post

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

85/1286-501 Glass negative, full plate, 'Husband and Wife Resting', unattributed studio, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1923

This photograph, titled ’Husband and wife resting’, is from an unattributed studio and is part of the museum’s Tyrrell Collection of historical photographs. The man in the… More

World Dance Day

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Today is World Dance Day and to celebrate here is a photograph from the Tom Lennon Archive. This photograph shows dancers on the floor at… More

Australia, 1864

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph of a man and woman is marked ‘Australia, 1864’, indicating that the intended audience was elsewhere. The subjects may have had the portrait… More

Happy holidays #5 Sorrento

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph from the Bruno Benini archive was shot on location at Sorrento in Victoria in 1959. It shows Helen Homewood and Arthur Leydin (1932-2010)… More

Dancing in Shanghai, 1926

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph from an unknown studio shows Florence, ‘Bobby’ Broadhurst and an unidentified dance partner in Shanghai in 1926. The photograph was probably used to… 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.