ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection
HMSS 0319 Gita Curnow Photographs
Call Number |
HMSS 0319 |
Collection |
Gita Curnow Photographs |
Date Range |
1990-1993 |
Quantity |
0.01m (1 wallet) |
Access Conditions |
open |
Copying conditions |
with attribution |
Related Collections |
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Gita Curnow was a Commonwealth Public Servant with the Department of Transport working in the Trace Building, on the corner of Cooyong Street and Northbourne Avenue, Braddon.
A keen photographer, Gita photographed construction sites from the first floor of the Trace Building. Photographs detail local traffic, construction equipment and techniques. They tell an intimate story of construction in the early 1990s in Canberra.
All photographic prints are colour and size 15 x 10cm.
BOX LIST
IMAGE NUMBERS |
DESCRIPTION
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QTY
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DATES
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CANBERRA TIMES BUILDING |
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0-15 |
Demolition of old Canberra Times building on the corner of Mort and Cooyong Streets, Braddon. Includes two photographs of the building prior to demolition. |
16 |
April 1990; February 1991 |
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TODD BUILDING |
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1-84 |
Construction of the Todd Building, corner of Mort and Cooyong Streets, directly opposite where the old Canberra Times Building stood and where the Times Square Building was subsequently built. Includes many negatives. |
84 |
May-August 1991 |
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TRAVELODGE MOTEL |
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1-19 |
Demolition of the Travelodge Motel on the corner of Cooyong Street and Northbourne Avnue, subsequent site of the St James Court complex. Negaitves included |
19 |
December 1992-May 1993 |