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Album - Demolition Books - Volume 27 - Resumptions, 1910-1937

Description

Unique IDA-01187689SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949DateBetween 1st January 1910 and 31st December 1937Date qualifieryear onlyFormatPhotograph - AlbumDescriptionThe City Surveyor's Department generated 12 resumption albums between 1906 and 1940 (Volumes 18, 25, 27, 28 to 31, 37, 49 and 50). There are also two presentation albums of resumption photographs (Volumes 16 and 42). These resumption 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 from 1906 until at least 1928. Hall & Co kept the negatives, which means that the City only holds the prints for these photographs. Hall & Co’s practice was to inscribe the date the photograph was taken on to the negative, which distinguishes their prints from other photographic negatives and prints commissioned by the City Building Surveyor.

This album shows photographs taken between 1910 and 1937.
2640-2660 – Haymarket, George St West, Elizabeth St - 1910
2661-2684 – Martin Place in 1933. Milton Kent stamp.
2685-2700 – Frog Hollow in 1928 [glass plate negs] and see also album 50 (2 duplicates). The Frog Hollow images in this album seem to be the only glass plate negs of resumptions held by the City.
2701-2705 – 5 images with white border dated 1937, various subjects, Milton Kent stamp. Has annotation ‘Copy to ML’ which means a copy was sent to the State Library of NSW.

The areas covered in this album include: City, Chippendale, Haymarket, Surry Hills, Ultimo
LanguageEnglish (eng)Author/creatorCity Building Surveyor / City Architect's DepartmentPhotographer: Hall and CompanyPhotographer: Milton KentDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

Numbering & quantity

Number of pages42Volume number27

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions (free text)Album: 320mm x 430mm x 70mm; Photographs: 200mmx 150mm. 2 per page.Image aspectPortrait

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system IDNSCA CRS 51/27

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 - AlbumsBoxCSA045391

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