![Henri Mallard: Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge.](/web/20161015223316im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/2/7/h/7/image.related.wideLandscape.620x349.gs2bo9.11i124.png/1476420593973.jpg)
New exhibition showcases the birth of Sydney's Harbour Bridge
Henri Mallard, a Balmain local, was a photographic supply store worker when construction on what would become an iconic Australian landmark began – the Sydney Harbour Bridge, or the "coat hanger", as it would become affectionately known to locals.