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Glass Negative - Johnston's Hotel, Pitt Street Sydney, circa 1901

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Unique IDA-01000225SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1901 and 31st December 1901Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeNavigationSee Related Items for the Print of this image.DescriptionJohnston’s Hotel at 343 Pitt Street, on the corner of Wilmot Street. Two men are deep in conversation out the front. A boy in a cap sits at a top storey window. Rugs are airing on the sills. Note the elaborate gas lamps at the pub’s entrances. Publicans were required to have a light burning outside their premises from 1830. On 18 December 1901, a new single (one way) electric tramway opened along Pitt Street between Circular Quay and Gipps Street (now Barlow Street). Tram tracks are visible in the foreground but there is no overhead tramway wire, indicating the tramway was still being built. The photograph also shows the tramway rails sitting on the road surface, with wooden planks placed either side of the tracks to allow foot and road traffic into Wilmot Street. The track was later laid in a shallow channel with the top of the rail flush with the surrounding road surface. The upright poles with rings and the long horizontal poles were probably temporary barriers to prevent other road users crossing into the construction site, much like today's safety bollards and barriers. (Information provided by David Critchley from the Sydney Tramway Museum).
LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationJohnston’s Hotel was on the corner of Pitt and Wilmot streets in the centre of the city. Two men are deep in conversation out the front, while a boy in a cap watches them from a window above. Rugs are airing on the sills. Note the elaborate gas lamps at the pub’s entrances. Publicans were required to have a light burning outside their premises from 1830.Author/creatorCharles KentPublisherCity of SydneyDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions16.51 x 21.59 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in)Image aspectPortrait

Address

Street number343Street namePittStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNoBuilding nameJohnston's Hotel

Access

Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

Identification

Source system ID094/094070Alternative ID51/4813

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original glass negative image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

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CollectionDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920Pitt StreetBoxCSA069335Related ItemsPrint - Johnston's Hotel, Pitt Street Sydney, circa 1901'Red bottle', Pitt Street Sydney, 2022

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Glass Negative - Johnston's Hotel, Pitt Street Sydney, circa 1901

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