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[Stern view of a small launch 'Avalon' on the water]

This photograph was taken by Tudor Washington Collins (b.1898, d.1970) circa 1930s.

 

This scene depicts several men visible on board leaning over the side railing, one tugging on a large hook embedded in the gill of a shark partially showing above the water, while another boat is visible to the left and a steep coastline appears in the background.

 

The photographic medium is gelatin dry plate negative, measuring 82 mm x 107 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-B152-10.

 

For more details, please visit: www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1058476

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Uploaded on April 14, 2025
Taken on December 18, 2013