Detail view

Looking up at the dome above the saloon, Elizabeth Bay House / Thomas J. Lawlor

Title
Looking up at the dome above the saloon, Elizabeth Bay House / Thomas J. Lawlor
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.
Creator
Lawlor, Thomas Joseph, 1882-1960.
Subject
historic buildings
Subject
domes
Subject
ceilings
Subject
balusters
Image number
32621
Format
1 photoprint : b&w ; 18.5 x 16 cm.
Managed by
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection
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