Photographs collected for the television programme about the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 'A Bridge of Our Dreams' [1982], ca. 1870-1982 / Australian Broadcasting Corporation

PXD 1295
ON 515

fonds

ca. 1870-1982

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Photographs

904828

28 negatives - 6 x 6 cm. - colour
3 volumes of textual material - published
286 photographic prints - 23.5 x 29 cm. or smaller - silver gelatin, black and white

PXD 1295
Folder 1
23 photographic prints removed from the Archives of NSW kit, 'Changing Face of the Rocks'. Prints of photographs taken ca. 1870 through to construction of the bridge in 1931

19 photographic prints from the Frank Cash Collection mostly related to Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction, includes a picture of the bridge opening parade and a list identifying most of the pictures

Folder 2
31 photographic prints by Henri Mallard documenting the construction of the bridge. Refer to the book, 'Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge' by Henri Mallard

7 photographic prints of Sydney Harbour Bridge related images from the Fairfax archives. Includes the rescuing of 2 suicide attempts, traffic accidents and other traffic related images from the 1970s as well as a posed portrait, 'Testing the locomotive', on the bridge around the time of the bridge's opening

Folder 3
9 photographic prints by Harold Cazneaux of Sydney Harbour and bridge construction, including a list compiled by the National Library

2 photographic prints of Sydney skyline without the bridge by Henri Mallard and NSW Department of Main Roads

Folder 4
13 photographic prints of Sydney and Harbour (including ferries) before bridge construction. Mostly sourced from the Mitchell Library

2 photographic prints showing tenders for possible bridge design

Folder 5
2 photographic prints being a drawing of 'The Proposed Bridge from near Dawes Point Sydney, to near Milsons Point North Shore, by S. Lavender, 1857 and cartoon, 'The Shadow Behind the Bridge', from the Australian Worker, 16 March 1932. Includes a letter to Kathie Atkinson from Australian National University

2 photographic prints made in the same style being, 'Milsons Point from Fort Macquarie, 1870' and 'First Party of Cars Across Bridge, 12.9.31'

Folder 6
13 photographic prints of the bridge arch under construction by Henri Mallard, Frank Cash and the NSW Department of Main Roads

26 photographic prints showing work done on the approaches to the bridge and demolition of housing in the area by Henri Mallard, Frank Cash and NSW Department of Main Roads

Folder 7
5 photographic prints showing the building of skewbacks on the bridge before the building and assembly of the arch

5 photographic prints showing building material and upper reaches of the bridge (including workers)

Folder 8
12 photographic prints featuring the building of the bridge decking by Henri Mallard and Frank Cash

10 photographic prints of bridge workers by Henri Mallard

Folder 9
11 photographic prints of the bridge arch in the process of being joined by Henri Mallard and Frank Cash

15 photographic prints related to the construction of the City Circle railway line as well as North Sydney station by NSW Department of Main Roads

Folder 10
10 photographic prints showing the bridge fabrication workshop by NSW Department of Main Roads

8 photographic prints of Moruya Quarry by NSW Department of Main Roads

Folder 11
10 photographic prints showing the raising of steel from barges up to the bridge during construction as well as bridge cables

6 photographic prints showing the building of the bridge pylons by Henri Mallard, Fairfax and NSW Department of Main Roads

Folder 12
9 photographic prints of scenes relating to the opening of the bridge including Premier Lang and the arrest of Francis de Groot

3 photographic prints showing Francis de Groot's arrest at the bridge opening by Fairfax

5 photographic prints being portraits of the Chief Executive Officers and Staff of Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Dr J. Bradfield, Francis de Groot and John Lang

8 photographic prints being portraits of Sir Ralph Freeman

20 photographic prints of cartoons and clippings relating to the bridge and bridge construction

Folder 13
3 related publications used by the ABC in their research being, 'Bridge Building in NSW, 1788-1938' by NSW Department of Main Roads, 'Constructional Review Vol. 50 No. 4, November 1977' and 'The Story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge'

ON 515
28 colour negatives showing the Sydney Harbour Bridge lit up at night as well as day time aerial views, ca. 1982, by Kathie Atkinson

Forms part of MLMSS 4654

Access via appointment - applies to ON 515

Copyright restrictions may apply

eRecords 2012-2013

Information transferred from pictures accessions register as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6161 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13

The identity of the photographer is inscribed on the reverse side of some pictures