14-footer CUTTY SARK has just collided with another 14-footer on Sydney Harbour

Photographer William Hall Photographic Studio

Datec 1900

Object number00013848

NameGlass plate negative

MediumEmulsion on glass

DimensionsOverall: 164 x 251 mm, 1 mm, 0.15 kg

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library

Terms

DescriptionIn this image it the boat on the right appears to have a broken bowsprit, with the attached tack hanging in the water.
History

SignificanceThe Hall photographic collection provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour from the 1890s to the 1930s. The collection documents the lively sailing scene in Sydney during this period and features images of vessels ranging from large racing and cruising yachts to the great array of skiffs and the emerging technologies of motorboats. Images of the many spectators and crowds who supported and followed the sailing races are also included in this visual record.