Tag Archives: hats

Two women in a garden

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

The back yard often doubled as an open air studio for many amateur photographers. Visible in the background of this portrait of two unidentified women… More

Queen of hearts

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

A9467-11/17/7 Black and white photographic print with attached typed caption, Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney wearing a panne, a coronet and feath...

This photograph from the studio of New York celebrity milliner Mr John shows one of his high profile clients, the third Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney… More

Race-goer at Randwick

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

96/44/1-5/4/138/2 Neg 390 as used in book on page 134

This photograph is another of David Mist’s Randwick Racecourse images shot for his 1969 publication, Sydney: a book of photographs. The image appears on page 134… More

The essential hat

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image shows a selection of hats from Powerhouse Museum’s collection along with hat boxes and display stands. These hats were made between 1900s and… More

Sights you shouldn’t miss

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Sights you shouldn’t miss is the name given to the felt cap shown in this photograph by its creator, celebrity milliner Mr John of New York.… More

Roses of Romance

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph from the studio of New York celebrity milliner Mr John shows one of his high profile clients, the third Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,… More

Florence Broadhurst 1920s

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph shows Florence Broadhurst, who was to become one of Australia’s best-known designers. The location of the photograph is unknown, but Florence’s hat and… More

Florence Broadhurst 1920s

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph shows Florence Broadhurst, who was to become one of Australia’s best-known designers. The location of the photograph is unknown, but Florence’s hat and… More

Roses of Romance

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph from the studio of New York celebrity milliner Mr John shows one of his high profile clients, the third Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,… More

Salon de printemps

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Mr John’s designs were often inspired by his knowledge of art history and in this photograph the model poses in front of a reproduction of… 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.