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October 1, 2011
The photo below is an aerial photograph of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the morning of the opening day celebrations in 1932:
Searle, E. W. (Edward William), Sydney Harbour Bridge from Dawes Point, 19 March, 1932, NLA
This highlights the importance of photography's relationship to history --it enables us to visualize our history. In this case the Searle's photograph reminds us how much the Sydney Harbor Bridge signified Australia becoming modern. This was the moment when Australia became modern---ie. industrialized--by which it was understood that Australia became more like America. It was leaving behind the Australia of settler capitalism and heading in the direction of globalism.
It stood for the future not the past.
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