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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Gentlemen about to play Tennis

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1920

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Sporting Organisations

Overview

A sepia photograph of six gentlemen having just finished a game of tennis, two gentlemen are seated with racquets in hand on the tennis court, one gentleman is standing in front of the tennis net while the other three are standing behind the tennis net. All of the gentlemen have racquets in hand, have hats and are wearing long white pants and long sleeved white shirts. One of the men sitting on the ground is wearing a dark jacket. There is a high wire and wooden post fence around the court and bush in the background. The photograph is on an embossed cream mount.

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Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP2005.105

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

25.5000 cm

Height or length

17.4000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the photograph handwritten in blue ink is "From Mr Mrs F.A. Rogers".

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Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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Date of creation +70 years

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