Fay's fire sale [shoe store, corner Pitt & Liverpool Streets, Sydney, 1923 / photographed by Melba S...
Fay's fire sale [shoe store, corner Pitt & Liverpool Streets, Sydney, 1923 / photographed by Melba S...
Fay's fire sale [shoe store, corner Pitt & Liverpool Streets, Sydney, 1923 / photographed by Melba Studio, Sydney]
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1923
Call Numbers
SSV/34
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - image 19.5 x 31 cm., on mount 24.5 x 35.5 cm. - 1 silver gelatin photoprint
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Digitised
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More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Shows view from above of crowds (all wearing hats) gathered outside store. Billboard reads: Fay's fire sale. 100,000 pairs ladies, mens & childrens boots & shoes. Slightly water damaged.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Fay's fire sale [shoe store, corner Pitt & Liverpool Streets, Sydney, 1923 / photographed by Melba Studio, Sydney]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
A fire occured in March 1923, whilst additional storeys were being added to the Pitt & Liverpool Streets store, closing the shop for three months -- Journal of the Retail Traders' Association of N.S.W., July 1924, pp.8-12. Location Number: ML 339.105/R Mitchell Library
Contextual Information
Source
Presented 1967
Pic.Acc.1158
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SSV/34
Record Identifier
YK58yr0n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK58yr0n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
126238
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