Old Sydney
Showboat on Harbour, 1937Showboat on Harbour1937

3,558 historic photos of Sam Hood's work whose records name no place, taken between 1857 and 1987. They span 8 decades, with the most from the 1930s (2059). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

Place not known by decade

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Streets and landmarks in Place not known

A sample across the years

Painting of champion racehorse Veno 18571857Victorian Railways Beyer Peacock Q class steam locomotive ca 1870 copy photograph 1940s, c. 1870c. 1870Angus Sons Armstrong Whitworth Express Van in front of the Art Gallery, 19131913The Tom brothers, ca 1922 - photographed by Sam Hood, c. 1922c. 192238 Reid 39 Reid polling station, c. 1930c. 1930Anzac Day, 19301930Cardinal and priests, c. 1930c. 1930Crowds outside the store, c. 1930c. 1930Huge crowd in the Domain, 19301930Kings competitor in the final looks through his telescope to check score as onlookers cheer, 19301930Man holds a model monoplane and a trophy with a biplane, c. 1930c. 1930Portrait of Mr Douglas Glass a director of Bebarfalds, c. 1930c. 1930The Capitols Wurlitzer organist and organ Fred Scholl with Mrs Leone Henkel and a guitarist, 1928–321928–32Window display for the new British wonder fabric Cesarine, c. 1930c. 1930A jointing member about to be lifted off the barge, 1930–321930–32Completing the first bay on the south side, 1930–321930–32Gantries erected to support the first steelwork of southern approaches, 1930–321930–32Marching into Queens Square, c. 1931c. 1931Soldiers goodbye & Bobbie the cat, 19401940Vagabond King ballet Audrae Swayn ballet mistress soloist at Mr Hugh Wards home, 19401940Beau Vite, 19401940Col Barney Allen and family, 19401940Dr Clunies Ross, 19401940Edgells Asparagus factory Bathurst, 19401940