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Alfred Street Circular Quay, 1910

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Unique IDA-00034459SeriesSydney Reference Collection (SRC) - Photographs, circa 1850s-2010DateBetween 1st January 1910 and 31st December 1910Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionLooking west along Alfred Street from an elevated roadway which leads to Albert Street. On the right are the ferry wharves at Circular Quay with signage for Manly Beach & Mosman Bay prominent. Electric trams and tram lines and pedestrians create a very busy area. At the lower right the tram lines are leading around to the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot at Bennelong Point which was built in 1902 and demolished in 1958. At the centre left is Custom House Square and beyond that is Watsons Paragon Hotel on the corner of Loftus Street and Alfred Street. At the centre right, past the ferry wharves, is the tall brick building belonging to the Sydney Harbour Trust on the corner of Pitt Street and Queen (Barton) Street. The tower behind the trust building is the Metropolitan Fire Station no 3. Also in Pitt Street is the white building with the the Bushells sign which has the shop of Frederick Paul at no 1, the shop of Horton & Coy at no 3 and a warehouse and restaurant belong to Lazaariah Coninio at no 5 & the 3 storied brick building next at no 7 Pitt Street is the warehouse belonging to Hammon & Creighton. At the upper left is the tall building belonging to Harrison, Jones & Devlin, as their wool & skin store. Donated by Harry Johnston-Lord in January 2014.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Geographic location^[1]

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Source system ID092\092836Alternative IDSRC25980

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Alfred Street Circular Quay, 1910