Laila Ellmoos presents "Out of the Dark, Into the Light – Curating the ‘Developing Sydney’ Exhibition"
Join us via Zoom only at 2 pm on Saturday 15th January 2022, when City of Sydney historian and curator Laila Ellmoos will relate how a lost Sydney emerged from the City archives during research for the current photographic exhibition, Developing Sydney: Capturing Change 1900-1920.
Drawing on thousands of photos and glass negatives for the exhibition, Laila will show how digital technology revealed a “lost city” of buildings and streetscapes, replete with rich details of Sydney life a century ago.
The day-to-day lives of previous Sydneysiders are often ignored when researching the history of the city’s built heritage. In this fascinating talk, we’ll hear about the making of the exhibition and Laila’s unexpected finds – from barefooted urchins and backyard marsupials, to billy carts and missing shoes!
Before you attend Laila’s presentation, it would be a great idea to take a look at this wonderful exhibition, either online here or by visiting Customs House in Circular Quay – see opening hours and more details here. Whether online or on-site, the exhibition is FREE.
EDIT, 30th January 2022:
Following on from Laila's talk, she has kindly compiled the links she posted in the chat for circulation to our members.
Here is the link to virtual exhibition of ‘Developing Sydney: Capturing Change 1900-1920’ at Customs House
https://www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au/visit/exhibitions-events
You can browse the photographic Demolition Books through the City Archives catalogue here
https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/browse/?tax=eyJudGlkcyI6W10sInZhbHVlIjpbIkV4aGliaXRpb24gY29udGVudFxuRGVtb2xpdGlvbiBib29rcyJdfQ==
All the images featured in the exhibition are pulled together in the City of Sydney Archives catalogue here
https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1894649
The City Archives catalogue home page
https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
And the link to cleansing operation photos during the bubonic plague outbreak of 1900 - held in State Library of NSW
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZMaZLY/8MjgMg4JWVPZ4
