Tag Archives: jazz

Maurie Gilman’s Ginger Jar Orchestra

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

In the Sydney of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, The Ginger Jar cafe was one of two places that a good girl shouldn’t go, according… More

Cec Morrison

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph from the Tom Lennon Archive shows Cec Morrison, pianist and leader of ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Dance Band. The photograph is dated November,… More

Cec Morrison

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph from the Tom Lennon Archive shows Cec Morrison, a pianist and leader of ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Dance Band. The photograph is dated… More

International Jazz Day

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

94/63/132/19 Glass negative, quarter plate, saxophone, Thomas Lennon,
Sydney, Australia, 1934

The 30th of April was proclaimed the “International Jazz Day” during the UNESCO General conference last year. The Day is a tribute to jazz as… More

More urban glamour

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

2009/43/1-5/16 Photographic negatives, black and white, No Title [fashion], 4 x 5 negatives, photographs by Bruno Benini, some styling and props by...

This photograph from the Bruno Benini archive shows Australian model Helen Homewood striking a languid pose in a Melbourne nightclub called The Embers. Homewood is… 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.