State Library of New South Wales

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The State Library of New South Wales' major subject strengths are Australian history, culture and literature, including Aboriginal studies, Antarctic exploration, family history and genealogy, business and management, social sciences, applied science, biography, health and law. The State Library is home to one of Australia’s most significant historical and heritage collections. As well as nearly 11 kilometres of manuscripts – from nine 1788 First Fleet journals through to the archives of contemporary organisations and writers – the Library holds more than one million photographs. From the earliest surviving photograph taken in Australia – in January 1845 – through to digital photographs taken last month, the Library’s unrivalled photographic collections document with powerful clarity the way Australians have lived their lives over two centuries. You can find out more about the State Library's photographic collections on our website: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections

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Scene in pouring rain, Central Station, Sydney, c.1932

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  • 5 older comments, and then…
  • Jazz Guy said:
    I would imagine that about 10 years after this photo was taken, the people depicted in it would be worried about something besides some rain.
  • minions & myrmidons said:
    so many umbrella shots on flickr. this one is extraordinary.
  • Stephen said:
    Fabulous nostalgia.
  • Wendy Dyson said:
    What a great photo!
  • Hendrik van Leeuwen said:
    Reminds me of Henri Cartier Bresson

Ice cased Adelie penguins after a blizzard at Cape Denison, c. 1912, photograph by Frank Hurley

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  • 1338 older comments, and then…
  • antirka (away) said:
    great
  • Joriel "Joz" Jimenez said:
    Pioneering times...

    Could this photograph have been an inspiration for the Penguins in the film Madagascar?
  • Freezing Voyage said:
    To think how tough some people would find to do this now with modern clothes and photographic equipment.

    Awesome photography.
  • Mark - Tidalpix Photography said:
    brilliant photograph by one of our greatest!
  • Mundane Governor said:
    Fantastic!

Maintenance work, Norah Head lighthouse, New South Wales, 13 April 1939, by Ray Olson

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  • minions & myrmidons said:
    such a great shot. to illustrate an article?
  • Peter Robo said:
    Fantastic old photo

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