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Glass Negative - Hunter and O'Connell Streets Sydney, 1919

Description

Unique IDA-01000471SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1919 and 31st December 1919Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeNavigationSee Related Items for the Print of this image.DescriptionWhen 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 SydneyDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

Characteristics

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

Address

Street number40Street nameHunterStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Address

Street nameO'ConnellStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNo

Access

Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

Identification

Source system ID094/094317Alternative ID51/754

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.

Relationships

CollectionDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920InfluenzaBoxCSA069345Related ItemsA-00036896 Print - Hunter and O'Connell Streets Sydney, 1919

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Glass Negative - Hunter and O'Connell Streets Sydney, 1919

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