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18-foot skiffs on Sydney Harbour
Image Not Available for 18-foot skiffs on Sydney Harbour

18-foot skiffs on Sydney Harbour

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1900s - 1930s
Object number00012067
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library
DescriptionImage of an 18'foot skiff, possibly MASCOTTE, racing on Sydney Harbour and carrying a ballooning 'kite' or spinnaker. ID No. 5010 in lower right quarter.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.