Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
40.4 × 50.6 cm (image)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.l.: R. SKOBE / YMCA
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: N
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: 36” x 40”
inscribed over previous inscription in blue ballpoint pen on reverse u.c.: 32 x 40
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.r.: 4
inscribed in pencil on reverse c.l.: 3 (in a circle)
stamped in ink on reverse c.l.: RAY SKOBE / BOX A 308 / SOUTH SYDNEY / AUSTRALIA
inscribed in pencil on reverse c.: BEACH
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen on reverse l.l.: FCC / SZ / K0’68
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.l.: YMCA 2
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.r.: 370-53
stamped in ink on reverse l.r.: NEG. No. / PHOTOGRAPHY / AND COPYRIGHT / RAY SKOBE / BOX A 308 / SOUTH SYDNEY / AUSTRALIA
Accession Number
PH164-1971
Department
Australian Photography
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