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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: BOY SCOUTS AT SWIMMING POOL NEAR HOVEA CAMP

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c. 1920

Overview

Image: Black and white mounted copy of photograph C1920.
Boy Scouts, 1st Shenton Park Scout Troop on camp at Hovea (near Perth in hills). Dammed creek used as swimming pool. 5 young people in swimming costumes. Charles Arnold on right. One, second from left in two piece costume (girl). Group standing on diving board made from bush tree trunk.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2000.113

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

415 mm

Height or length

235 mm

Keywords

Recreation Activities

Year

Statement of significance

Historical significance for costume, and Boy Scout movement in WA.

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