Summary
Mounted hand tinted sepia photograph depicting Gerald Telford, son of trainer Harry Telford, sitting on the back of Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap's trip to North America in November, 1931.
Information about the photograph is hand written below the photograph on the mount.
Description of Content
Gerald Telford, son of trainer Harry Telford, sitting on the back of Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap's trip to North America in November, 1931.
Physical Description
A hand tinted photograph of Phar Lap with Gerald Telford seated on his back. The photograph is taken outside with a wooden fence and a bare hill in the background. The boy is wearing a small jockey's outfit, with white cap, red and green jacket, and white trousers. Handwriting on the base of the backing identifies the photo. The photo is mounted on a brown cardboard backing, with a deeper brown border around the photo and the edge of the backing.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
'Underbank', Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1931
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Photographer
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Person Depicted
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Horse Depicted
Phar Lap (Racehorse), Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1931
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Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Inscriptions
Handwritten, Indian ink: Phar Lap with Master Telford up. Photo taken/at Bacchus Marsh, November 1931/Mark Friend/photo.
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
27 cm (Length), 35 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
5 mm (Length), 350 mm (Width), 280 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Horse Racing, Horses, Recreation, Rural Landscapes, Making History - Phar Lap
