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18-foot skiff on Sydney Harbour, inscribed 210 P
18-foot skiff on Sydney Harbour, inscribed 210 P

18-foot skiff on Sydney Harbour, inscribed 210 P

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1900s - 1930s
Object number00012169
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library
Description18' skiff SOUTHERN CROSS with jib poled out on Sydney Harbour by William Hall.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.