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Title:
The entrance hall, Elizabeth Bay House / Thomas J. Lawlor
Creator:
Lawlor, Thomas Joseph, 1882-1960, photographer.
Date:
[1935?]
Format:
1 photoprint : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm.
Inscription:
One of 14 photographs of Elizabeth Bay House included in an album labelled : 'Burdekin House / Elizabeth Bay House / The Mint. Old Sydney / 1933-35'. This photograph captioned under the image: "Entrance, Elizabeth Bay House".
Subject:
Elizabeth Bay House (Elizabeth Bay, N.S.W.)
historic buildings
empty rooms
architraves
light fittings
Description:
Elizabeth Bay House faced an uncertain future in the 1930s. A subdivision in 1927 had led to the demolition of the kitchen wing and left the house stranded on a traffic island, tightly hemmed in all on all sides by Onslow Avenue. It became an artists' squat until, in July 1935, the property was leased as a venue for fashionable receptions and the artists were obliged to leave. The Elizabeth Bay House photographs in this album seem to have been taken soon after the departure of the squatters. The photos are notable for the complete absence of people and furniture.
Published in:
Insites
no.32 Spring 2002 pp.4-5: "Tattered treasures" (no image)
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; photograph album: Thomas J. Lawlor
Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
32619
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