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Demolition Books - Glass Negatives

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Developing Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920

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Demolition Books (Glass Negatives) - CSA069345

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Hunter and O'Connell streets Sydney, 1919

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Unique IDA-01000471SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1919 and 31st December 1919Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionWhen this building on the corner of Hunter and O'Connell streets was photographed by Milton Kent on 19 February 1919, Sydney was in the midst of an outbreak of the deadly ‘Spanish’ influenza pandemic. The requirement to wear a mask in public was enforced by police. Not all obeyed this command. The two young men outside Horwood & Co have slipped their masks off. The windows of Lubrano & Ferrari are marked with crosses. Two men are reading a newspaper as another man looks on. (Reference: Sydney Mail, 26 February 1919, p. 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159655874).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationWhen this corner building was captured by the camera on 19 February 1919, Sydney was in the midst of an outbreak of the deadly ‘Spanish’ influenza pandemic. The requirement to wear a mask in public was enforced by police. Not all obeyed this command. The two young men outside Horwood & Co have slipped their masks off. The windows of Lubrano & Ferrari are marked with crosses. 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 aspectLandscape

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Street number40Street nameHunterStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNSWCountryAustralia

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Source system ID094/094317Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/754

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CollectionDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920BoxDemolition Books (Glass Negatives) - CSA069345Related Items000\000978