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Skiff DONELLY on Sydney Harbour
Skiff DONELLY on Sydney Harbour

Skiff DONELLY on Sydney Harbour

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date25 February 1911
Object number00012193
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library
Description18'foot skiff DONELLY sails on Sydney Harbour with lee cloths in place and large crew which usually means heavy weather.SignificanceThe Hall collection provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century . The collection also includes images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.