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PHOTOGRAPH: HUMES WORKERS CELEBRATING AMERICA'S CUP VICTORY

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1983

Overview

Colour photograph of Humes workers celebrating the America's Cup Victory, 1983. The large group of people are standing outside the front doors of the Humes Steel Division office with bottles of champagne and paper cups. A man wearing a beige coloured sweater is holding a rope attached to the flag pole with the Australian flag hanging downwards.

In the top right corner of the image there are tree branches hanging down obscuring the Humes sign on the wall above the entrance to the building.

Reverse:

'America's Cup Win / 1983', handwritten in pencil.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1999.282.2

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

88 mm

Height or length

130 mm

Year

Statement of significance

Historical significance. Humes workers celebrating America's Cup victory.

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

83

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