IMAGE
Rowing crew of the Dolly Varden, Wellington region
- Date
- ca 1876
- Reference
- PAColl-3060-023
- Description
Copy photograph taken circa 1876 by an unidentified photographer. A Wellington Rowing Club crew rowing the "Dolly Varden" boat. People identified as: W Moore (bow), W Hearn (no 2), W Walker (no 3), H Woods (stroke). Location recorded as opposite Clyde Quay Hotel, Wellington, however may be near Paremata, Porirua.
Text from back of the print reads: "This crew won the inter-provincial championship in 1876. Built in London, the 'Dolly Varden' was the first outrigger in New Zealand to have sliding seats".
Published in:
'Making New Zealand' Vol 2, No 26, page 23.
'Free Lance' of 12 October 1901, page 21.
Wellington City Archives reference: 50002-9-213.
Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.4 x 21.5 cm
Provenance: Item lent by F M Spurdle to the Department of Internal Affairs for publication in 'Making New Zealand' in 1939.
Processing information: Description updated 29 November 2023 following information from a researcher. Previous title: Crew of the Dolly Varden rowing opposite Clyde Quay Hotel, Wellington - Photographer unidentified.
Formerly filed in Turnbull Library Pictures at: 41. Wellington. Streets. Clyde Quay. 1870s.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection / Prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection
- Format
- 1 b&w copy photographic print(s), Photographs, Silver gelatin print 16.4 x 21.5 cm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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