• Title
  Hood Collection part II, Box 044, nos. 029-045 : Ceremony for contractors to hand over the Harbour Bridge to New South Wales; Children's day on the Bridge; Bridge celebrations
• Call number
  ON 204/Box 44/nos. 29-45
  
• Level of description
  file
• Date
  
  16-19 March 1932
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  395451
• Physical Description
  17 negatives - 10 x 13 cm - glass
  
• Scope and Content
  29-31. M. A. Davidson (left) takes possession of the Harbour Bridge on behalf of New South Wales, from L. Ennis (right), the contractor's representative, Bradfield is between them and wears a wing collar, 16 March 1932
  32-36. Officials at the ceremony handing over the Bridge
  37. Unidentified man at microphone
  38-43. New South Wales schoolchildren given a day on the Bridge with teachers and Education Department officials (no other adults) present, 16 March 1932
  44. Grandstand prepared for the opening celebrations
  45. Soldiers and sailors march at the Bridge Celebrations, 19 March 1932
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Published Information
  New South Wales schoolchildren given a day on the Bridge with teachers and Education Department officials (no other adults present) (photograph[s] from ON 204/Box 44/nos. 38-43) published in Labor Daily, 17 March 1932, p 1.
• Description source
  
  Titles, dates and contents lists in this series based on the Hood register with additional notes by Ted Hood
• General note
  
  Labor Daily, 17 March 1932, p. 6 also has a photograph of G. R. Thomas, Director of Education; W. Davies, Minister for Education; A. McGuinness, President of Teachers' Federation and D. C. Harkness, Inspector of Schools at the Harbour Bridge inspection for schoolchildren.
• Alphanumeric designations
  
  Original Hood box unnumbered (4 x 5 in.)
• Name
  Bradfield, J. J. C. (John Job Crew), 1867-1943
  Davidson, M. A.
  Ennis, Lawrence, 1871-1938
  Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations (1932)
  
• Subject
  Adult Males
  children
  
• Topic
  bridges
  festivals, celebrations etc.
  grandstands
  groups (people)
  microphones
  officials
  portraits
  presentation ceremonies
  processions
  schoolchildren
  
• Place
  Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20728256

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