Skiff with full crew off Balmain
Photographer
William James Hall
(Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1900s - 1930s
Object number00012081
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library
DescriptionSkiff sailing off Balmain, possibly JEAN, carrying an extra long bow sprit.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.
William James Hall
1903-1939
