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The start of the Australian 18-footer Championship 22 January 1921
The start of the Australian 18-footer Championship 22 January 1921

The start of the Australian 18-footer Championship 22 January 1921

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1921
Object number00008503
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 402 x 508 mm, 0.25 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Alan Griffiths
Description18 footer race on Sydney Harbour, five of the skiffs are AUSTRALIA, MELE BILO, BRITANNIA, KISMET and KERIKI.History 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.