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VIOLA 16 foot skiff, Drummoyne Sailing Club
VIOLA 16 foot skiff, Drummoyne Sailing Club

VIOLA 16 foot skiff, Drummoyne Sailing Club

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1930-1949
Object number00008671
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 200 x 151 mm, 0.009 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Peter Knight
DescriptionMounted photograph of the 16 foot skiff VIOLA racing on Sydney Harbour by Hall & Co. VIOLA was registered with the Drummoyne Sailing Club and owned by the Sultan's - Sailmakers of Drummoyne.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.