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Digital Photograph - Woman Marking Waterline on 42 Foot Steel Hulled Ketch, Backyard, Donvale, 1980
Reg. No: MM 110527
- Description Of Content:
- Woman in overalls, marking the waterline on a red boat with newspaper in the backyard.
This photograph shows Barbara Schutte in 1980 marking the waterline on the boat that she and her husband Bert built, 'a 42 foot single chine steel ketch.' They built it in their backyard over a 5 year period, finishing in 1982. They then did many trips together in Australian waters. They sold the boat in 1984. - Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Mrs Barbara Schutte, 2006
| Discipline: | History |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Transport Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection |
| Primary Classification: | WATER TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Ship Building & Repair |
| Tertiary Classification: | home built yachts |
| Inscriptions: | 1980 Marking waterline, 34 Garden Rd, Donvale |
| People Depicted: | Schutte, Barbara |
| Format: | Digital Still Image: Colour; Tiff |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Donvale, Victoria, Australia, 1980 |
| Photographer: | Mr Bert Schutte |
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