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Photograph - Phar Lap & Tommy Woodcock, 1931
Reg. No: SH 910549
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- Summary:
- Mounted sepia photograph depicting strapper Tommy Woodcock and the field manager standing next to Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap's trip to North America in November, 1931.
- Description:
- A sepia-toned photograph of Phar Lap, with two men, one with his hand on the horse's mane, one looking up into the horse's face. A bare hill is in the background, with a white wooden fence in the far distance. One man wears a felt hat; both men wear open waistcoats over their open-necked shirts. The photograph is mounted to a brown cardboard backing, with a deeper brown border around the photograph and the backing. Hand writing in ink identifies the photograph.
- Description Of Content:
- Phar Lap with Tommy Woodcock and the Bacchus Marsh Field Manager
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 35.00 cm (Height), 27.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | horse racing, recreation, horses, rural landscapes |
| Themes this item is part of: | Tommy Woodcock, Race Horse Strapper & Trainer (1905-1985), David Davis, Entrepreneur & Race Horse Owner, Leisure Collection, Phar Lap Collection |
| Primary Classification: | SPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Horse Racing |
| Tertiary Classification: | images (to be classified) |
| Inscriptions: | Handwritten in Indian ink: The Field Manager Bacchus Marsh/Phar Lap/Tommy Woodcock Trainer/Photo taken at Bacchus Marsh/ November 1931/Mark Friend Photo. |
| Format: | Photograph: Sepia |
| Photographer: | Mark Friend, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1931 |
| Person Depicted: | Mr Tommy Woodcock, Nov 1931 |
| Horse Depicted: | Phar Lap (Racehorse), Nov 1931 |
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