▁view ▁by ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁glass ▁neg atives ▁res ur fac ed ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁photograph s ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁after ▁almost ▁ 7 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁Gul g ong ▁buildings ▁photograph ed ▁by ▁Mer lin ▁and ▁Bay l iss ▁was ▁the ▁" Gre at est ▁Wonder ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁and ▁the ▁" American ▁Tob acco ▁Company ", ▁capt uring ▁the ▁Mos es ▁brothers ▁outside ▁their ▁stores ▁during ▁their ▁ownership . ▁These ▁photograph s ▁are ▁comm emor ated ▁in ▁the ▁Gul g ong ▁Hol ter mann ▁Museum , ▁which ▁now ▁oper ates ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Gul g ong ▁Hol ter mann ▁Museum ▁ ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁ref urb ished ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁but ▁subsequently ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁They ▁were ▁then ▁acquired ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Gul g ong ▁Hol ter mann ▁Museum , ▁which ▁would ▁display ▁the ▁UN ES CO - list ed ▁Hol ter mann ▁Collection ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁buildings ▁feature . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁existing ▁buildings ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁buildings ▁subsequently ▁under w ent ▁rest oration , ▁with ▁attempts ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁fac ade ▁to ▁its ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Hol ter mann ▁photograph s . ▁Stage ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁rest oration ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1