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9675626
  • Title
    Series 03: Anthony Hordern and Sons, Brickfield Hill site construction, factories, vehicles and stores exteriors.
  • Call number
    PXE 1103/Vol. 3/Box 1/1-98
  • Level of description
    series
  • Date

    approximately 1901-1938
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    9675626
  • Issue Copy
    Partly Digitised
  • Physical Description
    1 box (98 photographic prints) - gelatin silver print - 43 x 53 cm or smaller
    0.01 metres of textual material (2. pp.) - typescript - 30.5 x 23.0 cm
  • Scope and Content
    PXD/115/Vol. 3/File 1
    Box 1
    1-69. Building construction of Brickfield Hill site, ca. 1901-1905 ; Building alterations and excavation of store, 1932-1933 ; Interiors of the underground service tunnel and pipes.

    PXD/115/Vol. 3/File 2
    Boxes 1-2
    70-198. Hordern industry and factories: including The new Foundry, Alexandria,
    1934-1935 ; The printing department ; Clothing factory and mattress factory ; Marble Works, Camperdown, including examples of their marble-work in the Bank of New South Wales, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Farmers, 'Herald' building, Perpetual Trustee Building, St. James Building & Theatre, Union House and Yorkshire House.

    PXD/115/Vol. 3/File 3
    Box 3
    199-233. Vehicles and transport: including delivery trucks and motor fleet ; transport of Craig Williamson's stock from Melbourne ; Interiors of the motor garage and workshop, Camperdown.

    Box 3
    234-305. Exteriors of department store: including George & Pitt Street entrances ; Decorations and parades, eg. 150th Anniversary Celebrations in 1938, and the Arrival of Santa in his sleigh outside store, 1933-1936 ; Francis Birtles outside store ; Views of Central Railway & Brickfield Hill area and Sydney City, including aerial views.

    306-326 are located in Vol. 4

    Forms part of MLMSS 1518X
  • System of arrangement
    Chronological by subject for dated photoprints
  • Copying Conditions
    Out of copyright:
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
  • General note

    Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.1274 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
    Digital order no:Album ID : 824138
    Contains contents list for Series 03 Boxes - 'Anthony Hordern and Sons pictorial collection'
    Contains contents list for items 73-94 - 'Detail of foundry building with reference photographs' (Call number: PXE 1103/Vol.3/Box 1/73a)
  • Name
  • Subject
  • Place
  • Exhibited in

    This Working Life - State Library of New South Wales (1 February - 13 June, 2004). Applies to: Nos.92,100,115,128,314
    On Sale! Shops & Shopping - State Library of New South Wales (August 2011 - November 2011). Applies to: nos. 308, 309, 321

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