Tag Archives: street life

Itinerant barber

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Shaven heads were common. In Manchu times the front of the head was shaved and the hair on the back of the head… More

Woman having her hair braided, Hong Kong, 1946-47

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Job number: 05-0208 Hedda Morrison Website-Copywork

Date of photography: 23-11-2005

This photograph of a woman having her hair braided by a street beautician was taken by Hedda Morrison in Hong Kong in late 1946… More

Street puppet theatre, Peking

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

Much of the life of Peking people took place in the streets. Most household essentials were hawked through the streets, each hawker with his distinctive… More

Roadside fortune teller, Peking

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

Photographer Hedda Morrison, (1908-1991), was born Hedda Hammer in Stuttgart, Germany. She acquired her first camera, a Box Brownie, at the age of 11. In… 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.