GROUP OF ARCHERS
1979 - 1989Colour photo of a number of people practicing Archery - small boy in middle with bow.
Target in large pieces of foam with many different targets attached. Flag bunting is on side to mark edge of shooting area.
Many trees are in background and small brick outhouse to the left rear.
Possibly part of a community event, such as Toodyay's celebrations for the State's 150th Anniversary of settlement in 1979.
Details
Details
Based on the photographic quality, film style, and clothing, this image was most likely taken in the 1980s (roughly between 1982 and 1988). The warm, slightly muted colour palette, soft grain, and natural fading are highly characteristic of 35mm print film from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
The use of large, rough-cut styrofoam blocks as a makeshift archery backstop was a common DIY solution during this period. The textured, feathered, and slightly shaggy haircuts on both the boy and the onlookers perfectly match the mainstream youth hairstyles of the mid-1980s. The young man on the left is wearing a thick, horizontally striped knit polo shirt, which was a staple of casual teenage and young adult fashion in the 1980s. The boy holding the bow is wearing high-waisted, slim, straight-leg denim jeans paired with a classic crewneck pullover sweater over a collared shirt, typical of the period.
