[Weighing a marlin on a wharf]

This photograph was taken by Tudor Washington Collins (b.1898, d.1970) in 1938.

 

This scene depicts a woman wearing a broad-rimmed hat standing beside a suspended fish and clasping a fishing rod, the fish showing the inscription '336 11.3.38', while the sea, a small boat, and a coastline are visible 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-B31-02.

 

For more details, please visit: www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1059294

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