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18-footers on Sydney Harbour, KISMET displaying the Australian flag on the mainsail and the other a Union Jack, either AUSTRALIAN or AUSTRALIA.
18-footers on Sydney Harbour, KISMET displaying the Australian flag on the mainsail and the other a Union Jack, either AUSTRALIAN or AUSTRALIA.

18-footers on Sydney Harbour, KISMET displaying the Australian flag on the mainsail and the other a Union Jack, either AUSTRALIAN or AUSTRALIA.

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1912-1936
Object number00002186
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bruce Stannard
DescriptionGlass plate negative of two 18 footers on Sydney Harbour, by William Hall.SignificanceThe Hall photographic collection provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour from the 1890s to the 1930s. The collection documents the lively sailing scene in Sydney during this period and features images of vessels ranging from large racing and cruising yachts to the great array of skiffs and the emerging technologies of motorboats. Images of the many spectators and crowds who supported and followed the sailing races are also included in this visual record.