This collection will allow you to browse the full-page albums of the Demolition Book photographs. To browse the original glass negatives and related print images of the Demolition Book photographs, see the related collections.
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 and print collections comprise approximately 5000 images documenting building condemnation and demolition, in addition to other Council activities such as property 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.
