The State Library of NSW is a dynamic cultural destination with a history dating back to 1826. Located on Macquarie Street, Sydney (next to Parliament House), the Library is regarded as one of the great libraries of the world with an unrivalled and ever-growing collection on the documentary heritage of Australia and life in NSW.
As well as books, manuscripts, maps, paintings, architectural plans, oral histories, relics and extensive online content, 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 photographic collections document with powerful clarity the way Australians have lived their lives over two centuries.
The photographs on Historypin are only a small part of our collection. You can find out more about the State Library's photographic collections on our website: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/collections/photographs.html
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1937 by State Library of New South Wales
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1926 by State Library of New South Wales
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3 April 1932 by State Library of New South Wales
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1931 by State Library of New South Wales
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1892 by State Library of New South Wales
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1910 by State Library of New South Wales
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1920 - 1930 by State Library of New South Wales
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1930 - 1940 by State Library of New South Wales
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1925 - 1935 by State Library of New South Wales
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1927 - 1933 by State Library of New South Wales
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This photograph, taken by the American and Australasian Photographic Company between 1870 and 1875, shows the Commercial Bank at 193 Macquarie Street, Dubbo. Opened in 1867, ... (read more)
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This is a postcard that celebrates the opening of the Lyceum at 214 Pitt Street, Sydney, on 4 April 1908. The photograph was taken from the ... (read more)
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Mothers and babies after a baby show held at Marrickville Town Hall Photo by Ted Hood http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=42350 From the collection of the State Library of New ... (read more)
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Children being presented with gifts of packeted Sanitarium Health Foods Granose biscuits after a baby show at the Seventh day Adventist Hospital (now Sydney Adventist Hospital) ... (read more)
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Mothers and their babies at the Baby show being held at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital (now Sydney Adventist Hospital) at Waitara during the 1930s. Photo ... (read more)
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Enjoying a cold drink at the Labour Day picnic held at Clifton Gardens. Photo by Sam Hood From the collection of the State Library of New ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s. It shows the original Macquarie Lighthouse at South Head. Designed by convict architect Francis Greeenway, ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by the New South Wales Government Printing Office in 1884. It shows the original Macquarie Lighthouse at South Head (left) alongside the ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910. It shows the Hornby Lighthouse at South Head, near Watsons Bay. From the ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910. It shows the Macquarie Lighthouse on Old South Head Road, Vaucluse. From the ... (read more)
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This photograph, taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910, shows the Barrenjoey Lighthouse at Palm Beach NSW. From the collections of the State ... (read more)
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Taken by an unidentified photographer in 1882 or 1883, this photo shows a building at 88-90 Pitt Street, Sydney. It is just about to be demolished. ... (read more)
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This photo was taken by Ted Hood in 1932. It shows a group of delegates arriving to inspect the shale oil refinery at Newnes NSW. From ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910. It shows the Three Sisters, a world-renowned rock formation in the Blue Mountains ... (read more)
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This photo, taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910, shows Weeping Rock near Leura in the Blue Mountains National Park. From the collections ... (read more)
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This photo, taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910, shows the Govetts Leap falls near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, NSW. From the ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910. It shows the German Club at 89 Phillip Street, Sydney. From the collections ... (read more)
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This photograph, taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910, shows the Linda Falls near Leura in the Blue Mountains. From the collections of ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by A. G. Fowler of Leura in about 1912. It shows a group of four women at the Sylvia Cascades near Leura ... (read more)
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This photograph, taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910, shows the Fairy Falls near Lawson in the Blue Mountains. From the collections of ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by Sam Hood on 22 October 1940. It shows the art deco-style roadhouse on Lapstone Hill. From the collections of the State ... (read more)
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This photograph was taken by the Star Photo Co. between 1900 and 1910. It shows the Katoomba Falls in the Blue Mountains. From the collections of ... (read more)
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This photograph, taken between 1900 and 1910 by the Star Photo Co., shows Orphan Rock near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. From the collection of the ... (read more)
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This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s, shows the shop of T. T. Matthews at 250 George Street, Sydney (corner of Bridge Street). ... (read more)
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This photograph, taken by Sam Hood in 1927, shows the Szarka Brothers' Enmore Theatre at 118-132 Enmore Road, Newtown. At the time of the photograph, the ... (read more)
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