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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Soldier's goodbye & Bobbie the cat, Sydney, ca. 1939-ca. 1945 / by Sam Hood

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  • 843 older comments, and then…
  • Cris Melo said:
    Excellent!!!!
  • Úbeda y un cordero en Flandes said:
    Vaya pedazo de foto....

    me encanta
    ^^
  • harmajdon harmajdon said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Journalism Social,Beautiful people &Political, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • ANGELES MAS VILA said:
    !! jajajajajaja... !!. !! Es genial, cielo !!, !! Vaya, vaya.. con el miniño.. " !! qué cotillaaa !!. jajajajaja.
    !! Es la repera... se parece a los paparazzis se ahora !!.
    jajajaja´

    !! Felicidades, tesoro, me la llvevooo !!.

    Un abrazo.
  • knowing stocking said:
    this is a beautful shot!!!

New gas-masks for the NSW Fire Brigade, Castlereagh Street headquarters, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood

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  • typical wool said:
    wednesday afternoon demos . . . just the thing!
  • HB-XX said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage Eyes That Speak, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Dimitri Zhary said:
    Красавец :)
  • Joanna Ro said:
    well the guy knows that the "elephant man" looks bad juzt look at his face n this sarcastic smile.
  • German Adolfo said:
    increible!!!!

Cavern carved by the sea in an ice wall near Commonwealth Bay, 1911-1914

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  • acb said:
    These ones are beautiful. Would it be possible to post higher-resolution versions to Flickr?
  • GYMY12345 said:
    Wow this is so cool!
  • Ibrahim Fayaz said:
    yeah this one should be cool. beautiful pic.
  • Kyoba / {Galleria De La Vita Oscura} said:
    This is strange. The copyright notice on the right says, "No known copyright restriction". Instead, if you follow the link above, you get to the hi-res version of the picture, which has an evident copyright notice.
    Maybe is just the small-size version to be unrestricted?
  • -sina- said:
    Intense!

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