Workmen and various occupations, 1960s / photographed by Raymond de Berquelle
Workmen and various occupations, 1960s / photographed by Raymond de Berquelle
Workmen and various occupations, 1960s / photographed by Raymond de Berquelle
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1960s
Call Numbers
PXE 908
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 30.4 x 40.4 cm. - 12 silver gelatin photoprints
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Chronological
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Restricted
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Scope and Contents
Contents
These photographs document various occupations which have all but disappeared from modern working life, such as dogmen, farriers, milkmen, and bar staff in a Sydney jazz club. There are also photographs of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's wrapped coast, Little Bay, 1969, which was a radical artistic undertaking for its time.
1. Council workers, Bligh...
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Full title
Workmen and various occupations, 1960s / photographed by Raymond de Berquelle
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Originally taken in the 1960s, these photographs capture a previous way of life. This period coincided with a building boom in the Sydney CBD and a time of emerging social change. Not only an important documentary record, they also have a nostalgia appeal -- file notes.
Digital order no:Album ID : 824093
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled, dated and signed by photographer -- on reverse
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased Aug 2003
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 908
Record Identifier
Ydmdqq29
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Ydmdqq29
Other Identifiers
Reference code
430531
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