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Historic street scenes, family life, travel and everyday details captured on film. Explore individual frames, check the source footage and license the image you need for $49. Each still page lists its download size and permitted uses.

Man in a suit at a 'Which way is Bondi?' orientation table on a Sydney rooftop, circa 1967

A visitor looks down at the painted orientation table, with the city spread out below the parapet, Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Visitor in a 1960s suit at a rooftop lookout over Sydney flats, hands on the orientation table rim

Mounted binoculars stand at the parapet behind the man as he studies the table's map, Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Hand-painted lookout instructions on a Sydney rooftop orientation table, circa 1967, man's hands on top

The numbered steps tell visitors to find a place on the map, turn the arrow and sight along it, Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Red, white and blue orientation table at a 1960s Sydney lookout, man standing beside it on the rooftop

Lower bands ask 'Whats that island?' and promise 'The orientation table has all the answers', Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Sydney Harbour Bridge arch seen from high on the bridge, harbour shore and apartment blocks beyond, circa 1967

Looking along the Harbour Bridge arch toward the far shore, Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Tilt down the Sydney Harbour Bridge arch toward the deck and harbour, circa 1967 home movie

The camera begins its tilt down the arch, bringing the deck edge and water into view.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Cars on the Sydney Harbour Bridge deck seen from high above through steel bracing, circa 1967

Cars travel the roadway lanes far below the steel bracing, with the harbour alongside.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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1960s sedans and a white box truck crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge deck, circa 1967

1960s sedans and a white box truck on the bridge deck, seen from high on the Harbour Bridge.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Sydney Opera House under construction on Bennelong Point, circa 1967, seen from high on the Harbour Bridge with red tower cranes

The unfinished Sydney Opera House on Bennelong Point, circa 1967, filmed from the Harbour Bridge with tower cranes still on site.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Circa 1967 home movie view of the Sydney Opera House roof shells and cranes over Sydney Harbour, before the glass walls

Roof shells up and no glass walls yet: the Opera House site seen from the Harbour Bridge, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Bennelong Point construction site with the Sydney Opera House shells and red cranes, circa 1967, under a hazy blue sky

Red tower cranes frame the concrete shells of the Opera House above the harbour, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Closing view of the unfinished Sydney Opera House and its cranes on Sydney Harbour, circa 1967, on blue-cast home movie film

Closing view of the Opera House construction site from the Harbour Bridge, with the blue cast of 1960s home movie film.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Girl in yellow floral two-piece splashes beside a red, white and blue beach ball, probably the Connecticut shore, circa 1947

A girl in a yellow floral two-piece splashes while a striped beach ball floats beside a younger child, circa 1947.

1947 · Connecticut, United States

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Girl in a 1940s floral two-piece lunges through calm water as a friend surfaces behind her, likely Long Island Sound, circa 1947

Arms outstretched, the girl in yellow lunges through the water while a small blonde child watches from the lower edge.

1947 · Connecticut, United States

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Smiling girl hugs a striped red, white and blue beach ball in calm sea water, probably the Connecticut shore, circa 1947

A girl clutches the striped beach ball to her chest as the girl in yellow reaches toward her.

1947 · Connecticut, United States

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Boy in a pink swim ring pushes a red, white and blue beach ball toward the lens beside a smiling girl, circa 1947 shore play

A boy in a pink swim ring pushes the beach ball toward the camera while a smiling girl and the girl in yellow play beside him.

1947 · Connecticut, United States

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Toddler in a red coat runs across a shaded lawn, likely the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., circa 1945

A little girl in a red coat sets off across a tree-shaded lawn, likely the U.S. Capitol grounds, circa 1945.

1945 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Girl in a red coat runs toward the camera on a tree-lined lawn, likely Capitol grounds, Washington, D.C., circa 1945

Arms out for balance, the child runs toward the camera past the big shade trees, circa 1945.

1945 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Little girl in a 1940s red coat crosses a shaded lawn near a tree trunk, likely U.S. Capitol grounds, circa 1945

The girl reaches the middle ground near a broad tree trunk as the handheld camera pans to follow, circa 1945.

1945 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Toddler in a red coat beside a massive shade tree trunk on a lawn, likely Capitol grounds, Washington, D.C., circa 1945

In the foreground, the child in the red coat passes the trunk of a large shade tree, circa 1945.

1945 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Toddler in a white puffed-sleeve dress smiles as a woman reaches for red hibiscus by a blue bay, likely Florida, circa 1945

A toddler grins at the camera as a young woman reaches for a hibiscus bloom, likely Florida, circa 1945.

1945 · Florida, United States

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Young woman in a 1940s print dress smiles at the camera beside hibiscus while a little girl looks up, waterfront behind, likely Florida

The woman smiles toward the camera with a hand on the hibiscus while the girl looks up at her.

1945 · Florida, United States

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Little girl in a white dress bends to a low red bloom as a woman picks hibiscus beside a palm-lined bay, circa 1945

The little girl bends to a low bloom while the woman reaches higher on the shrub.

1945 · Florida, United States

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Toddler in white faces the camera beside a woman picking red hibiscus, blue water and a far shore behind, likely Florida, circa 1945

The toddler faces the camera holding a small yellow object as the woman reaches for a flower.

1945 · Florida, United States

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