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Album - Demolition Books - Volume 31 - Resumptions, 1911-1937

Description

Unique IDA-01137572SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949DateBetween 1st January 1911 and 31st December 1937Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - AlbumDescriptionThe 12 resumption albums were generated by the City Surveyor’s Department between 1906 and 1940 (Volumes 18, 25, 27, 28-31, 37, 49-50). There are also two presentation albums of resumption photographs (Volumes 16 and 42). These photographs show various streetscapes before they were swept away in the compulsory council resumptions in the first four decades of the 20th century.

The Sydney Municipal Council gained authority to resume properties in 1905. The council took up resumption with enthusiasm, particularly when Allen Arthur Taylor was the Lord Mayor in 1905–1906 and 1909–1912.

The City Surveyor’s Department engaged the photographic firm Hall & Co to take photographs of the City’s resumptions until at least 1928. Hall & Co kept the negatives, which means that the City only holds the prints for these photographs. The exception to this was a series of 23 photographs taken of the Frog Hollow resumption on 27 February 1928. The City Archives holds these glass plate negatives. The photographer is confirmed by two loose prints included with Volume 50 that have a Hall & Co stamp on the reverse. Hall & Co’s practice was to inscribe the date the photograph was taken on to the negative, which distinguishes them from other photographic negatives and prints commissioned by the City Building Surveyor.

pp. 1-15 - Camperdown, 1911.
pp. 17-25 - Wexford St resumptions, no date. 150mm x 203mm, 2 per page.
pp. 29-31 - Balfour St, 1911.
pp. 32-35 - Bells Hotel resumption, 1911.
pp. 37-39 - Macquarie St widening, no date.
pp. 42-43 - Farrell Ave, c1921 [Hall & Co]
pp. 44-45 - Salisbury Rd (Uni extension), 1912
pp. 47-54 - various 1937, stamped Milton Kent. Have annotations ‘copy to ML’. NB Bulletin Place 51/31/3059.

The areas covered in this album include: City, Camperdown, Chippendale, Darlinghurst, Haymarket, Pyrmont, Stanmore, Surry Hills, Woolloomooloo

LanguageEnglish (eng)Author/creatorCity Surveyor’s Department

Digitised

Digitised recordYes

Born digital

Born digital itemNo

Numbering & quantity

Number of pages50Volume number31

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions (free text)Album: 320mm x 410mm x 75mm; Photographs: 198mm x 145mm. Image aspectPortrait

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system IDNSCA CRS 51/31

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original Demolition Book Album 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 - AlbumsBoxCSA045394

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