Old Sydney
PlacesDecadesTopicsWanderMore citiesOld Melbourne ↗Old Brisbane ↗
More citiesOld Melbourne ↗Old Brisbane ↗
PlacesDecadesTopicsWander

Sydney/Topics/

Shops and advertising

443 photos1865–1997

443 historic photos for Shops and advertising, taken between 1865 and 1997, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1930s (238). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1860s 1 1870s 4 1880s 5 1890s 6 1900s 22 1910s 5 1920s 15 1930s 238 1940s 122 1950s 21 1960s 1 1980s 1 1990s 2

1930s60 photos

Advertising billboard at Wynyard Railway Station promoting trade between Australia and Canada, 1930 - 19391930Crowds outside the store, c. 1930c. 1930Window display for the new British wonder fabric Cesarine, c. 1930c. 1930Centennial Skating Rink, before 1930 - photographer Sam Hood1930Bairds hardware store, South Terrace Bankstown, c. 1930c. 1930Women's clothing store 'des Notions', 19301930Grace Bros Ball at Palais Royal Moore Park, 19301930Grace Bros Ball at Palais Royale Moore Park, 19301930Four people in a car advertising a Dad and Dave night at the Palais Royal ballroom, c. 1931c. 1931Dirttrack riders at practice daytime, c. 1932c. 1932Sydney Harbour Bridge crowded with onlookers during the water and aerial display, 19 March 19321932C.M.Porter's shopfront, 19331933Titania Palace of Fairies, 19341934Advertising signs for Grace Bros 12 Days Sale, 1930s1930sGas is Supreme advertisement of National Gas Association of Australia, 1930s1930sA baby Austin Austin 7 with poster Even Baby follows Lang, 19341934A triple shop front Golf Course grocer shop D Emanuels chemist shop and a boot repair shop We mend crepe soles, 1930s1930sAdvertising signs at Central, 1930s1930sAircraft fitter filing a bracket at the bench in the construction of the all Australian monoplane Grace Bros, 19341934Breakin at jewellers shop at Haymarket, c. 1934c. 1934Diamonds stolen from Angus Cootes jewellery store Sydney, 19341934Display of new Summer Breeze cotton fabric Cesarine, 19341934Display of Victoria china at Lazarus Rosenfelds warehouse, 1930s1930sDisplay of warehouse samples of Empire Ware Mimosa china, 1930s1930sDisplay of Windsor Crystal glassware, 1930s1930sElection posters on old Chevrolet truck The people must rule vote Labor, 19341934Horsedrawn float advertising Sheaf stout, c. 1934c. 1934Justice Rawlings and Sir Sam Hordern, 1930s1930sLitchfields general Drapery store Sign Wearproof Hosiery For Life, 1930s1930sMr AE Grace Micks father the head of Grace Bros department store and his secretary in his office, 1930s1930sDavid Jones' entry of a radio float in a procession, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sDisplay at Catholic girl's school, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sShop window of Joe Gardiner's Shoe Store smashed in George Street, Sydney, c. 1934, by Sam Hoodc. 1934Depression "bread wars", corner store on Riley and Fitzroy Streets, Surry Hills, Sydney, 21 August 1934 - Sam Hood1934Art Deco advertising, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930s"Visit New Zealand" window, Union Line, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sNine girls in a Fox Films and Daily Telegraph Shirley Temple look-alike contest (100 pounds first prize won by Sybil Frederick of Marrickville), Sydney, 2 October 1934 - by Sam Hood1934Cat in the window, 1930s - Sam Hood1930sALP How-to-Vote board outside the Town Hall, 19341934Linotype machines, Anthony Hordern and Sons department store, c. 1935c. 1935Untitled, c. 1935c. 19351935 Hudson Terraplane sedan taken for Telegraph classified ads Mr Williams1935Grace Bros 50th anniversary 18851935 jubilee1935Mrs James Ashton Senior reading at a window, c. 1935c. 1935Plaza Hotel temporary bar and Peapes Menswear Store next door, 19351935Somerville House schoolgirls from Brisbane at David Jones, 19351935Tableau The Model Story Grace Bros 188519351935Telephone exchange, Anthony Hordern and Sons department store, ca. 1933-1938, 1933–381933–38Brisbane schoolgirls at David Jones (Sydney), 22 June 1935, by Sam Hood1935Anthony Hordern and Sons Palace Emporium, Brickfield Hill, Sydney, 19351935Sales floor, Anthony Hordern and Sons, Brickfield Hill, Sydney, c. 1933-1938, 1933–381933–38Brisbane schoolgirls at David Jones, Sydney, 1935 - Sam Hood1935Austin car taken for Telegraph classified ads, 19361936Dalgetys display includes Ceramic steamship poster for Johannesburg Empire Exhibition, 19361936Dodge sedan taken for Telegraph classified ads, 19361936Grace Bros ball, c. 1936c. 1936Grace Bros ball, c. 1936c. 1936Grace Bros ball, c. 1936c. 1936Grace Bros ball, c. 1936c. 1936Grace Bros fashion parade at Lady Julius, 19361936
← Earlier photosPage 2 of 8Later photos →

Loading more…

More streets, landmarks and events →

Old Sydney

Photos from the State Library of New South Wales, the State Archives, the City of Sydney Archives and others, through Wikimedia Commons. Every photo carries its own credit and licence and links to its Commons page.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this site may contain images of people who have died.

Corrections, or a photo you'd like taken down: info@snookmz.com

Also: Old Melbourne · Old Brisbane

Web 0.1.7 · API —

Cookie-free, self-hosted analytics; no personal data is collected.