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Glass Negative - Crown Studios fire 1, Market and George Streets Sydney, 1918

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Unique IDA-01000461SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1918 and 31st December 1918Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeNavigationSee Related Items for the Print of this image.DescriptionThis photograph is from a series of seven glass plate negatives taken by Milton Kent on 23 December 1918, showing the aftermath of a massive fire that engulfed Crown Studios and surrounding buildings, including the five-storey Roberts Hotel on the corner of Market and George streets and Farmer's department store. Mark Blow’s Crown Studios was the largest photographic company in Sydney in the 1890s, employing 82 operators, assistants and artists. This photograph was taken from the Queen Victoria Building diagonally opposite. The windows of the photographic studio and adjacent hotel are blackened. Crowds of pedestrians gather under the awnings and on roadway out the front. Traffic fills the busy intersection, including a tram with two passengers on the running board, hansom cabs, motor cars, and horses and carts. Fifty returned soldiers helped to fight the blaze, and the proprietor of the Roberts Hotel managed to rescue his talking parrot. (Reference: 'Last night's fire', The Sun, 21 December 1918, p. 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221426605).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationMark Blow’s Crown Studios was the largest photographic company in Sydney in the 1890s, employing 82 operators, assistants and artists. This photograph, taken from the Queen Victoria Building, shows the aftermath of a massive fire that engulfed the studios and surrounding buildings in December 1918. Fifty returned soldiers helped to fight the blaze, and the proprietor of Roberts Hotel managed to rescue his talking parrot. Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Born digital itemNo

Characteristics

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

Address

Street nameGeorgeStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Address

Street nameMarketStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNo

Access

Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

Identification

Source system ID094/094307Alternative ID51/744

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 1900-1920SydneyBoxCSA069345Related ItemsPrint - Crown Studios fire 1, Market and George Streets Sydney, 1918Myer department store, Market and George Streets Sydney, 2022

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Glass Negative - Crown Studios fire 1, Market and George Streets Sydney, 1918