View of Blue's Point and MacMahon's Point from Sydney
Maker
Art Series
Date1904 - 1906
Object number00017008
NamePostcard
Mediumcoloured black and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 85 x 134 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Piers Jones
DescriptionThis postcard titled 'View of Blue's Point and MacMahon's[sic] Point from Sydney' features a photographic image of Sydney Harbour, view of Blue's Point and McMahon's Point.HistoryThe Harry Brisbane Williams photographic collection provides an interesting record of a range of activities on Sydney Harbour from the 1890s into the 1920s. An enthusiastic amateur boater and photographer, Williams’ photographs capture a range of subjects – pleasure cruising on his motor launch on the Lane Cove River, yachting on Sydney Harbour, foreshore social activities, surf lifesaving, cargo ships, battle cruisers of the United States fleet, model yachting and the shipbuilding industry. In particular, they are a wonderful personal record of the new phenomenon of leisure motor boating in the early twentieth century.
