This collection contains all the image content for the two series comprising the Demolition Book photographs. These include full-page album images, related hardcopy print images and original glass plate negative images. See the related collections to navigate between and browse the different available image formats. All related image formats are linked to allow easy movement between the different available formats of a specific image.
To search for individual images within these collections, first undertake a general search, then filter by item to photographs, then select the series to either display Demolition Books or Demolition Book Glass Negatives.
The Demolition Book album, print and glass negative collections comprise approximately 5000 images documenting building condemnation and demolition, in addition to other Council activities such as building construction, plague prevention and street decoration and illumination. They cover the City of Sydney local government area and the period from 1900 to the late 1940s. For further information about these collections, see the related series descriptions.
The images from this collection are being periodically re-scanned to high-resolution and are being loaded into the catalogue over time.
