10-footer HAPPY DAYS
Photographer
William James Hall
(Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1930-1941
Object number00008670
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 210 x 158 mm, 0.01 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Peter Knight
Description10-foot skiff HAPPY DAYS capsizing in Sydney Harbour during a race.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.
