Football team, 1913

This image shows a large group of thirty-six footballers and other men and children, posing for a photo. There are eighteen men in the back row, six players sitting on chairs in the middle row and twelve men and boys sitting and kneeling in the front row. A small boy is sitting on the lap of a player in the centre of the photo, holding a football with “H.F.C. 1913” printed on it. A large banner with “H.F.C.” printed in large letters is behind the group. Tall trees are in the background. A pile of pipes are in the foreground on the far left-hand side of the image. Printed across the bottom of the photo in white ink is: “HASTINGS FOOTBALL CLUB 1913”.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Football team, 1913

DATE1913

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P799

HISTORY

This is the Hastings Football Club of 1913. The original photograph comes from the McVitty Collection and was photographed by Dr Bruce Bennett for the purpose of research or publication.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a large group of thirty-six footballers and other men and children, posing for a photo. There are eighteen men in the back row, six players sitting on chairs in the middle row and twelve men and boys sitting and kneeling in the front row. A small boy is sitting on the lap of a player in the centre of the photo, holding a football with “H.F.C. 1913” printed on it. A large banner with “H.F.C.” printed in large letters is behind the group. Tall trees are in the background. A pile of pipes are in the foreground on the far left-hand side of the image. Printed across the bottom of the photo in white ink is: “HASTINGS FOOTBALL CLUB 1913”.

SUBJECTS

Australian rules football, Football clubs, Groups (people), Men, Sport, Sporting clubs, Sports and recreations, Sports officials, Sportspeople

KEYWORDS

Hastings Football Club