article_snippet.sent: Photographs taken with the very first 'secret' handheld camera will go on display on Saturday at the State Library giving Sydneysiders a rare chance to take a glimpse of what life in Sydney looked like back in the 1800’s.
article_snippet.sent: The Crowd Source collection holds around 150 photographs taken by Arthur Syer, a 27-year-old man living in Sydney who took advantage of the very first hand held camera, the Detective Camera. '
article_snippet.sent: the Detective Camera gave amateur photographers the opportunity to capture the true essence of life on Sydney streets, defining it as a ‘real revolution and turning point in photography.
article_snippet.sent: She said the Detective Camera gave amateur photographers the opportunity to capture the true essence of life on Sydney streets, defining it as a ‘real revolution and turning point in photography.
article_snippet.sent: The candid shots give our a better look at what life was really like for Sydneysiders in the 1880's .
article_snippet.sent: People from the Flickr community helped identify landmarks and other details in the photos to help locate where People from the Flickr community were taken.
article_snippet.sent: This shot is on the corner of Elizabeth and King Street in Sydney's CBD .
article_snippet.sent: The images were collected over a period of time and were originally released on the photo hosting website Flickr.
article_snippet.sent: The images received a 'wonderful response' from the Flickr community with some members even reaching out and helping curators identify where in Sydney the photos were taken.
highlights_snippet.sent: The State Library is showing a collection of photographs taken in the 1800's by the first hand held camera .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: photographs taken in the 1800's by the first hand were taken in the 1880's by Arthur Syer, a 27-year old man living in Sydney .
  