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Motorboat KATISHA 1933-1934
Motorboat KATISHA 1933-1934

Motorboat KATISHA 1933-1934

Date1933-1934
Object number00049283
NamePhotograph album
MediumBlack and white photographic prints on paper
DimensionsOverall: 292 x 230 mm, 136.89 g
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Estate of Roderick Glassford
DescriptionThe 6-metre single chine hull motor boat KATISHA is typical of recreation motorboats manufactured in Australia and abroad from the 1930s. Some were custom made on a limited production basis while others were made by amateur boat builders. While motorboating was gaining in popularity in the 1930s it was not yet available for the general public. Mass mass production of boats in the 1960s made this possible.History SignificanceThis photograph of ATHENE compliments a plan of the vessel collected by Roderick Glassford and donated to the ANMM in June 2010. The KATISHE album documents an early recreational motor boat. This album and photograph are a documentary resource Australian recreational boating in the early 20th century and highlight the role of collecting images by an avid sailing ship enthusiast and maritime heritage collector.