Tag Archives: groups

A Victorian family

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

Positive image from a scan of a Powerhouse Museum, Tyrrell Collection, glass plate negative

This photograph is from the Museum’s Tyrrell collection of historical photographs. Despite the fact that has been taken in a studio, this portrait seems quite informal.… More

A family photograph

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

66/212 Family photograph, on the front verandah

At first glance this photographs looks like any other group portrait in the front garden of a suburban house, however, a closer look at the… More

Photo opportunity, July 10, 1932

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Eighty years ago today, early on a winter’s morning, this group of people were photographed on Sydney’s Central Station. It was Sunday, some time before 9am… More

Mystery hike no. 2

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This group of picnickers were taking part in Palmer’s Mystery Hike No. 2, which ran from Valley Heights in the lower Blue Mountains along the old Lapstone… More

Ballet, St. Aidan’s Maroubra Ball, Mark Foys

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

The photograph is captioned, ‘Ballet, St. Aidan’s Maroubra Annual Ball’. The event, which was advertised in the Social Diary of the Week column of The… More

Ballet, St. Aidan’s Maroubra Ball, Mark Foys

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

94/63/1104/25 Glass negative, half plate, ballet at St Aidans Church Maroubra Ball at the Mark Foy's Empress
Ballroom, Thomas Lennon, Sydney, Aust...

The photograph is captioned, ‘Ballet, St. Aidan’s Maroubra Annual Ball’. The event, which was advertised in the Social Diary of the Week column of The… 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.