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Cahill Expressway construction, York Street North The Rocks, 1955

Description

Unique IDA-00044431SeriesCity Engineer's Photographic Negatives, 1953-1975Date1st August 1955Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - NegativeDescriptionView east from York Street North (now Cumberland Street) showing the excavation for the section between the end of Cahill Expressway and the tunnel under York Street North (now Cumberland Street) and the southern approach of the Harbour Bridge, a crane, an air compressor for pneumatic drills, signage for Birt and Company at 4 Bridge Street, The Bulletin at 252 George Street, the clock tower (background centre) on the Department of Lands and Mining building corner of Bridge, Gresham, Bent and Loftus Streets). One of a large sequence of images taken between circa 1954 and 1963 to document construction of the Cahill Expressway, between Woolloomooloo and the Harbour Bridge.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

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Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions (free text)6 x 6 cm Image aspectLandscape

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access noteWhen using this image please acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives.

Identification

Source system ID010\010301Alternative IDNSCA CRS 48/301

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an official record created by the Municial Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and transferred between its systems and has a high level of authenticity.

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CollectionThe Rocks / TallowoladahOrganisationSydney City Council

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Cahill Expressway construction, York Street North The Rocks, 1955