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Album - Demolition Books - Volume 42B - Presentation album of resumptions, 1906

Description

Unique IDA-01137601SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949Alternative titleCover title: Blackwattle & Wexford Street Resumed Areas. City SurveyorDateBetween 1st January 1906 and 31st December 1906Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - AlbumNavigationThe City Archives holds 3 copies of this Volume. See Related Items for the other extant copies.DescriptionVolume 42B - Blackwattle and Wexford Street Resumption.

There are three duplicate albums in the collection -
42 for the Lord Mayor
42A for the Town Clerk
42B for the City Surveyor

This album is the City Surveyor’s copy. The Lord Mayor's copy is in the best condition of the 3 albums. Commissioned by the City Surveyor’s department, the photographs were taken by Hall and Company.

On 18 June 1906, the City Surveyor William Gordon wrote to the Town Clerk to inform him that he had commissioned the photographic firm of Hall & Company to photograph the Blackwattle area as a record ‘of its state before resumption’. This was at the request of the Lord Mayor, Allen Arthur Taylor. Hall & Co took 22 photographs of this resumption, which were included in a presentation album, along with photographs of Wexford Street (Volume 42 / 42A / 42B).

The City Surveyor’s Department continued to engage Hall & Company to take photographs of the City’s resumptions until at least 1928. Hall & Co typically kept the negatives, which means that the council only holds the prints for these photographs. Some of the original negatives are held at the State Library of NSW. Hall & Co’s practice was to inscribe the date the photograph was taken on to the original glass plate negative, which distinguishes them from other photographic negatives and prints commissioned by the City Building Surveyor.

The album contains two maps that are marked up to show the location where the photographs were taken from. The Blackwattle resumption images are numbered 1 to 20, and each image has a detailed caption. The final image in this series is an aerial view taken from Grace Bros tower and is not numbered. The Wexford Street resumption photographs are numbered 1 to 17 and include a panorama aerial taken from Mark Foys (not numbered).

There are three copies of this album -
42 for the Lord Mayor
42A for the Town Clerk
42B for the City Surveyor

The areas in this album include: Surry Hills and Ultimo
LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorCity Building Surveyor / City Architect's DepartmentPhotographer: Hall and CompanyDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

Numbering & quantity

Number of pages32Volume number42b

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions (free text)Album: 250mm x 335mm x 60mm ; Photographs: 150mm x 205mmImage aspectLandscape

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system IDNSCA CRS 51/42b

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

CollectionUltimoSurry HillsDemolition Books - AlbumsBoxCSA045401Related ItemsAlbum - Demolition Books - Volume 42 - Presentation album of resumptions, 1906-1908Album - Demolition Books - Volume 42A - Presentation album of resumptions, 1906-1908

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