Two men on motor bike, c. 1950

This image shows two men sitting on a motorcycle posing for a photo. The man on the front of the bike is wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers. The man behind him is wearing a suit with an open-necked white shirt. The bike has the registration number plate VIC 31-996 above the front wheel. Two people are leaning on a fence behind the bike looking on. A two story building with ‘Royal Hotel’ on the front is in the background. ‘Fosters Lager’ is painted on the side of the hotel. Part of a wooden fence and an awning can be seen on the left-hand side of the image.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Two men on motor bike, c. 1950

DATE1950

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P757

HISTORY

The hotel is the Hastings Royal Hotel and this photograph comes from the Vin Perriam Collection. One of the men in the photograph is Joe North.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows two men sitting on a motorcycle posing for a photo. The man on the front of the bike is wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers. The man behind him is wearing a suit with an open-necked white shirt. The bike has the registration number plate VIC 31-996 above the front wheel. Two people are leaning on a fence behind the bike looking on. A two story building with ‘Royal Hotel’ on the front is in the background. ‘Fosters Lager’ is painted on the side of the hotel. Part of a wooden fence and an awning can be seen on the left-hand side of the image.

SUBJECTS

Abattoirs, Hotels, Men, Motorcycles

KEYWORDS

North, Joe, Royal Hotel, Hastings