Old Sydney
Butcher's shop Quality Corner of E.J. Ashcroft and Sons, corner of Macquarie and Scott Street, Liverpool, 1900Butcher's shop Quality Corner of E.J. Ashcroft and Sons, corner of Macquarie and Scott Street, Liverpool, 1900

443 historic photos for Shops and advertising, taken between 1865 and 1997, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1930s (238). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1860s1 photo

Farmer and Company, interior view of `Victoria House' department store, Pitt Street, Sydney, c. 1865 (1870?), 1865–701865–70

1870s4 photos

Volunteer Hotel, Pitt Street Sydney, ca. 1870 - New South Wales Government Printing Office, c. 1870c. 1870Krefft, the Magician restoring allegedly destroyed fossil -(1874)1874Weatherboard buildings, Market Street, at the corner of Clarence Street, Sydney, (Dec 1875) - by unknown photographer1875A. Hordern and Sons, Palace Show Rooms, George St, Haymarket, c. 1878c. 1878

1880s5 photos

02 - Royal Botanic Gardens, 18801880Kent Street butcher, Sydney, 18871887Advertising hoarding for McLean, Rigg from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 - photographed by Arthur K. Syer, 1885–901885–90Advertising hoarding from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 - photographed by Arthur K. Syer, 1885–901885–90Produce Store, No.336 Sussex Street, 1889, c. 1889c. 1889

1890s6 photos

05 - Hawkesbury Bridge, 18901890Willandra To Let 18941894Tooth's XXX Ale and Stout ad in the late 1890s - from, Albion Hotel, corner Darling and Nicholson Streets, Balmain (cropped)1890sAlbion Hotel, corner Darling and Nicholson Streets, Balmain, 18981898"Railway" (Central Station) tram, Wyly. Trenchard Produce Store and Macquarie Bond Store, Circular Quay, c.1898 - by Albert James Perier, c. 1898c. 1898Abbotsleigh18991899

1900s22 photos

Butcher's shop Quality Corner of E.J. Ashcroft and Sons, corner of Macquarie and Scott Street, Liverpool, 19001900Rear of 585 George St showing Weirs Butcher Shop, Sydney (NSW), c. 1900c. 1900Store of J.E. Ismay, c. 1900c. 1900Customs House, Sydney c.1900, c. 1900c. 1900Union Companys Store, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Freeman and Co., Sydney, advertisement, 19001900Electric Tram, George Street, David Jones Corner from The Powerhouse Museum Collection, c. 1900c. 1900Electric trams, George Street, David Jones corner from The Powerhouse Museum Collection, c. 1900c. 1900Clyde display possibly the Royal Easter Show, c. 1900c. 1900Hordern’s Sydney 1901 slnsw1901146-150 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, 19011901Perier 34660r, 19011901Hordern’s department store c.1904 slnsw, c. 1904c. 1904Perier 34388r, 1901–071901–07Perier 34383r, 1901–071901–07Perier 34387r, 1901–071901–07Perier 34384r, 1901–071901–07Perier 34385r, 1901–071901–07Firefighters, Anthony Hordern's department store fire, Haymarket 1901, 1901–071901–07David Jones, George St. Sydney, cnr. Barrack St. Tram to Dulwich Hill, c. 1900-1910, 1900–101900–10Workmen in locomotive fitting shop, 19051905Visit of American Fleet to Sydney - public schools display, Sydney Cricket Ground, 26th Aug, 1908 - photographer G.A. Hills1908

1910s5 photos

Untitled, c. 1912c. 1912Brooklyn NSW including W Buies General Store, 1900–271900–27Chislehurst, Centennial Ave, Chatswood - 19131913England - Childrens patriotic display, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney NSW, 19141914War recruitment meeting outside David Jones, George Street, Sydney, between 1914-1918 photographer unknown, 1914–181914–18

1920s15 photos

Large wall advertising signs for The Hub Ltd, 1920 - 19291920Interior of E. W. Watts chemist shop, Epping, c. 1911-1929, by Rex Hazlewood, 1911–291911–29Clyde display possibly the Royal Easter Show from The Powerhouse Museum, 1898–19451898–1945Tom Walsh (Sydney Daily Telegraph, February 10, 1921)1921Grafton Bond Store with horse-drawn wagon handling materials, 19231923Advertising sign for David Jones advertising tennis clothing, 19231923Four people in a car advertising a Dad and Dave night at the Palais Royal ballroom Left Boggawindi 1924 arrived Palais 19311924Anthony Hordern & Son's, George Street, Sydney, 1924–251924–25Large advertising sign for David Jones advertising evening wear, 19251925Man at window of projection box at Haymarket Theatre, Sydney, 1920 - 1929, 19251925Antonino Macinante and family outside their fruit shop, 457 Harris Street, Ultimo, ca. 1927, c. 1927c. 1927Ice Skaters, May and Ray, Sydney, 1927 - photographer Grace Bros. Ltd1927Penfold's Wines window display, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1915–391915–39Crowd outside McKenzie's wireless shop, c. 1928c. 1928Riley Brooklands car ca 1929 model taken for Telegraph classified ads1929

1930s2 photos

AWA valve display, 19301930Large wall advertising sign for Fitform Menswear advertising Oskosh overalls and workshirts, 19301930

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