[Portrait of an elderly man standing beside a large suspended marlin]

This photograph was taken by Tudor Washington Collins (b.1898, d.1970), possibly in the 1950s.

 

This scene depicts a man wearing shorts and a cardigan, holding a fishing rod and standing underneath a wooden frame with 'Whangaroa Swordfish and Big Game Fish' written across the top, while a wharf and boat are appearing in the background.

 

The photographic medium is gelatin dry plate negative, measuring 107 mm x 82 mm (1/4 plate), on glass. It is classified under negatives/photographs/AAT Visual Works.

 

Credit: Shared by Auckland War Memorial Museum, Tāmaki Paenga Hira, as part of the Tudor Collins collection.

Rights: No known copyright restrictions.

Reference: PH-2013-7-TC-B176-01.

 

For more details, please visit: www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1058290

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