Photograph of the ceremony for the setting of the foundation stone for the Sydney Harbour Bridge
John Job Crew Bradfield26th March, 1925
University of Sydney Library
Camperdown, Australia
Two foundation stones were actually created for the Sydney Harbour Bridge; one for Richard Ball (Minister for Public Works) and one for Sir Dudley de Chair (State Governor).
This photograph is of the official ceremony for the setting the stones on the 26th of March 1925. As it happened, they were unable to complete both stones in time, so only the larger stone for Mr Ball was ready for the ceremony. The second foundation stone, for Sir Dudley de Chair, was placed on top of Mr Ball's stone on the 14th August 1925. Though they both have the same date of 26th of March engraved.
The positioning of the stones for the official ceremony was arbitrary, they would be moved to their permanent location at the base of the southern abutment tower in 1927.
The photographer was possibly Henri Mallard.
- Title: Photograph of the ceremony for the setting of the foundation stone for the Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Creator: John Job Crew Bradfield
- Date Created: 26th March, 1925
- Location: Dawes Point, Sydney, Australia, -33.854355074585904,151.20960249192663
- Location Created: Sydney, Australia
- Provenance: Bradfield received the first doctorate of science in engineering awarded by the University of Sydney in 1924 with his thesis 'The City and Suburban Electric Railways and the Sydney Harbour Bridge', The photograph is from the album owned by J.J.C. Bradfield, who designed and oversaw the building of the Harbour Bridge.
- Subject Keywords: Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Transcript:Setting the Foundation Stone 26-3-25.Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Original Source: University of Sydney Library, RB 1464.1 24
- External Link: View this page in the digitised version
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