City of shadows : Sydney police photographs 1912-1948
Doyle, Peter, 1951-2005
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Place reservation for City of shadows : Sydney police photographs 1912-1948Casts a fascinating light on the shadowy underworld of Sydney in the years between the two world wars. The uncompromising truthfulness of the photos, and the diligence, humility and artfulness used in their manufacture gives them a paradoxically tonic quality. There are horrors here, but delights, too.
Main title:
City of shadows : Sydney police photographs 1912-1948 / Peter Doyle with Caleb Williams.
Author:
Doyle, Peter, 1951-, authorWilliams, Caleb, authorHistoric Houses Trust of New South Wales, issuing body
Imprint:
Sydney : Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 2005.Sydney : Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 2005.
Collation:
239 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 32 cm.
Notes:
"This book was published in association with the exhibition City of shadows held at the Justice & Police Museum from November 2005 to November 2006"--T.p. verso.
ISBN:
9781876991203 (hardback)
Dewey class:
779.936499441
Local class:
779.9364
Language:
English
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Subject:
New South Wales. Police Department -- HistoryNew South Wales. Police Department -- Photograph collectionsCrime and criminals -- PhotographsForensic sciences -- Pictorial worksLegal photography -- ExhibitionsCrime scene searchesLegal photography -- Australia -- New South Wales -- SydneyPhotograph collections -- Australia -- New South Wales -- SydneyCrime -- PhotographsCrime -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksCrime -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksLegal photography -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)Photograph collections -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)Legal photography -- New South Wales -- SydneyPhotograph collections -- New South Wales -- Sydney
BRN:
110013
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 779.9364 CIT | Available |
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