917984
- TitleSeries 02: Photographs chiefly of Pan Am promotional activities and facilities at Kingsford Smith Airport, skiing and snowfields, car showrooms, and views of Sydney, ca. 1945-1965 / photographed by Michael Toohey
- Call numbera4792 Online
- Level of descriptionseries
- Date
ca. 1945-1965 - Type of material
- Reference code917984
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description80 photographs - digital, JPEG file, black and white
- Scope and ContentA series of digital photographs, chiefly of Pan Am facilities and activities, snowfields, car showrooms, and views of Sydney, ca. 1945-1965, made from original negatives:
1-14. [Pan American World Airways i.e. Pan Am facilities at Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, June 1957]
15. [Pan American, Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux, and U.S. Air Force planes probably at Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney]
16. [Two female flight attendants serving tea or coffee to an unidentified man, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background]
17. [Female flight attendant and unidentified man serving tea or coffee to an unidentified man, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background]
18. [Unidentified man smoking a pipe, with unidentified female in leopard-print costume cutting a cigar for an unidentified man, possibly in Pan Am offices]
19. [Unidentified man being interviewed by two men from radio station 2UE]
20. [Photographic copy of image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with typed caption. Part of caption reads “…Sydney is served by three Pan Am jet frequencies each week”.]
21. [Photographic copy of image of barristers outside Law Courts building, Sydney, with typed caption. Part of caption reads “…Pan American World Airways advises American visitors to drop by the Law Courts building in Sydney…”]
22. [Unidentified male pouring a glass of Haig’s whisky in front of billboard “Common sense would have you say ‘No thanks I don’t drink’”, with cars in background]
23-26. [Miss Utrilon, bound for Puerto Rico to celebrate the inauguration of Australian industry in the U.S.A.. Photograph of kangaroo and unidentified men, Sydney, ca. 1959]
27. [Snowfield and skiers, possibly Thredbo, N.S.W.]
28-29. [Sitzmark Lodge, probably Thredbo, N.S.W.]
30. [House in snowfields]
31. [Two unidentified men beside car covered in snow]
32. [Two unidentified men on verendah being hit by snow]
33-40. [Skiers on snowfield]
41-46. [Group portrait, in ski lodge]
47. [Gilbert’s, Hornsby. John A. Gilbert Pty. Ltd. Northside, Holden car salesroom and garage]
48. [John A. Gilbert Pty. Limited, The Holden Specialists, Branch no. 6]
49. [John A. Gilbert Pty. Limited Service Headquarters]
50-51. [Lanock Motors Sales Centre, car yard and showroom, possibly Camperdown, Sydney]
52. [Gilbert Holden car showroom, possibly William Street, Sydney]
53. [Lanock Motors Limited and Bryson Industries buildings, probably William Street, Sydney]
54. [Two women reading “The Sun” newspaper, 1961?]
55. [Mounted police, probably Sydney]
56. [Aerial photograph of Manly]
57. [Aerial photograph of coast, 26 May 1960]
58. [Boatshed, possibly Pittwater, N.S.W.]
59. [Sydney Harbour and Sydney Harbour Bridge photographed from Milson’s Point]
60. [View of waterfront houses, probably Sydney Harbour]
61. [View of houses on coast, possibly Sydney]
62-63. [Sydney Harbour Bridge]
64-65. [View of Circular Quay, Sydney]
66. [William Street, Sydney]
67. [View of Sydney Harbour, looking towards Kirribilli]
68. [Elizabeth Street, Sydney]
69-70. [“Lady Scott” ferry, with Balmain Power Station and Iron Cove Bridge in background]
71-72. [“Lady Scott” ferry]
73. [Swimmers, with seaplane in background]
74. [Cargo being loaded or unloaded on ship]
75. [Bush Pilots Airways Limited aeroplane]
76. [Building for Federal Republic of Germany exhibit, probably Sydney Trade Fair, Showground, 1961]
77. [Building for French exhibit, probably Sydney Trade Fair, Showground, 1961]
78. [Group portrait of servicemen and women, possibly taken in hospital grounds]
79. [John A. Gilbert Pty. Ltd., Holden commercial vehicles display]
80. [Group portrait photographed on train] - Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Photographs created before 1955
Copyright status:: In copyright photographs dated 1955 onwards
Copyright holder:: Michael Toohey
Rights and Restrictions Information:: May be copied for reference purposes applies to photographs dated 1955-1965
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Michael Toohey - Description source
Titles devised by cataloguer, May 2011 - General note
In 1959, Utrilon Industries (Australia) Ltd. established the Utrilon Corporation in New York and set up a factory in Puerto Rico to supply demand for its moulded plastic footwear in the U.S.A.. The photographs of Miss Utrilon, a kangaroo (items 23-26) was probably a promotional event for the company.
Reference:
The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June 1959, p. 6
Access copy available online. Photographic prints of some of these photographs located at PXE 1041.
Digital order no:Album ID : 971223 - Date note
Dated by Curator of Photographs, Mitchell Library, May 2011 - Name
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