Melvin Vaniman

Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912), an American adventurer, singer, aeronaut and photographer, had a passion for taking photographs from unusual vantage points such as ship's masts and balloons. Vaniman arrived in Sydney in February 1903 and left Australia in August 1904. During that time he travelled extensively throughout the country.

 Bennelong Point, Circular Quay and Dawes Point, 1904

 

Circular Quay from a ship's mast, 1903

  

Blue Mountains scenery at Leura, 1903

 

Harvesting wheat on Brundah Station, Grenfell, 1903

 

Harvesting wheat, Narramine Station, Narromine, 1903

Source: State Library of New South Wales

Sam Hood

Dog with backpack, 1939

 

Finish, Goulburn-Sydney Dunlop road race, Joseph St, Lidcombe, ca. 1936

 

Skiing and snowfields, ca. 1935

 

Sydney Boys' High School Team, ca. 1925-1940

 

The Syd Roy Lyricals dance band, Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, 1929

Australian Panoramas

Bondi Beach, Sydney, 1922 (photographed by R. P. Moore)

  

McNaughts, ca. 1921

 

Mitchell Library in course of construction, March 1907

 

Weemala, Ryde, ca. 1921

 

Weemala, Ryde, ca. 1921

 

Welwyn, Point Clare, ca. 1921

 

Source: State Library of New South Wales

Vintage Australia

A modern shearer

  

Backstage, Mark Foys fashion parade, Sydney, ca. 1947

 

De Basil Covent Garden Russian Ballet Company on the 

SS Maloja during their Australian tour, September 1938

  

Group of newly arrived immigrants taken 

in Palace Grounds, Sydney, March 1908

 

Stanwell Park showing scrub; bush picnic, 1916

Sam Hood

Chorus rehearses, ca. 1930

 

Sideshow at Royal Easter Show [Tiny Trixie's Cab], Sydney, ca. 1935

 

Soldier's goodbye & Bobbie the cat, 1939-45

 

Theatre Royal chorus, Tamarama Beach, ca. 1938

 

Turner Twins, acrobats, 1937