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Spectators watch the start of the Australian 18-footers Championship 22 January 1921 on Sydney Harbour
Spectators watch the start of the Australian 18-footers Championship 22 January 1921 on Sydney Harbour

Spectators watch the start of the Australian 18-footers Championship 22 January 1921 on Sydney Harbour

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1921
Object number00008502
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 355 x 451 mm, 0.25 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Alan Griffiths
DescriptionThe skiffs racing include MELE BILO, MASCOTTE and BRITANNIA. The photographer's name 'Hall & Co. 44 Hunter Street Sydney' appears on the lower right of the mountboard.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.