Glass Negative - Alterations to the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney, 1918

Description
Unique IDA-01000744SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDate13th August 1918Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeNavigationSee Related Items for the Print of this image.DescriptionShowing the first floor steel beams in place with the pedestrian area being widened and the shop frontages being prepared to be moved back. Debris and bricks are visible on the ground floor. Work is in progress on repairing damaged concrete beams. On the left is the original room number 79. Part of a sequence of photographs taken to record alterations to the building in 1917-1919. The Queen Victoria Building was built in the Romanesque Revival style between 1893 and 1898.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney




Photograph
Print - Alterations to the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney, 1918

Print - Alterations to the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney, 1918

Digitised
Digitised recordNo
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Characteristics
Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions16.51 x 21.59 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in)
Address
Street number429-481Street nameGeorgeStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia
Access
Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue
Identification
Source system ID094/094590Alternative ID51/2327
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 NegativesBoxCSA069356Related ItemsA-00038464 Print - Alterations to the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney, 1918