Ikon Studio: photo galleries
All of the 5000 Ikon Studio photos were shot between May and December 1950 in Martin Place, Sydney, and probably represent no more than ten days – or part days – of work.
They were taken from a licenced street photography stand located outside the Prudential Building between Castlereagh and Elizabeth streets, and the backgrounds of the images offer glimpses of this bustling city location either looking up Martin Place towards Macquarie Street or down towards George Street.
Arm in arm
Babes in arms
Family outings
Groups of three
Push prams
Siblings
Singles, second shot
Brown paper packages
Crowded footpaths
In uniform
Caught the photographers eye
Out with dad
Toddler cuteness
Walk then pose
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