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Demolition Books - Glass Negatives

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Pastoral Chambers, George Street Sydney, 1908

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Unique IDA-01000340SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1908 and 31st December 1908Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionThe three-storey Pastoral Chambers building at 375 George Street, shortly before demolition in 1908. The building was constructed in 1883 for Pitt, Son and Badgery's, stock and station agents and wool merchants. The architect was Thomas Rowe. The building was once home to photographic suppliers Baker & Rouse, who were the Kodak representatives in Australia. The Photographic Society of NSW used the rooms upstairs for meetings and exhibitions. The crowd on the street is looking through the windows of Baker & Rouse’s new store next door. A horse stands waiting at the kerb. (The Bulletin, 11 August 1883; Illustrated Sydney News, 20 January 1883, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64034335; 'Five-storey shop in George Street', The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 August 1954, p. 11, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18437912 ).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationThe Pastoral Chambers at 375 George Street, shortly before demolition in 1908. The building was once home to photographic suppliers Baker & Rouse, who were the Kodak representatives in Australia. The Photographic Society of NSW used the rooms upstairs for meetings and exhibitions. The crowd on the street is looking through the windows of Baker & Rouse’s new store next door.Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Colour depthGreyscaleDimensions 16.51 x 21.59 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in)Image aspectPortrait

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Street number375Street nameGeorgeStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNSWCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingNoBuilding namePastoral ChambersBuilding ownerPitt, Son and BadgeryArchitectThomas Rowe

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Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

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Source system ID094/094186Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/245

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CollectionDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920BoxDemolition Books (Glass Negatives) - CSA069340Related Items000\000462

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Pastoral Chambers, George Street Sydney, 1908