Crew being rescued on Sydney Harbour
Photographer
William James Hall
(Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1900s - 1930s
Object number00011300
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library
DescriptionUntitled. Depicts a rescue boat taking an 18 Footer crew on board after capsize, remaining crew will get hull ready for tow. Taronga Zoo and wharf in distance.HistoryThe 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.
1920-1945
