The Last Surfboat Landing
Production date
28 Jun 1884
Description
Surfboat on the beach in New Plymouth. The Terminus Hotel can be seen in the background.
On boat (left to right): Tom Inch, T. James (behind mast), F. Joseph, G. Cock, and H. Cock. In front of the boat (left to right) are Harry Boswell, Richard Cock, Sam Roberts. T. Gyde (engineer), S. Holford, W. Russell (carter), T. Blanchett (clerk), J. W. Parker, Sgt. J. Riley, Michael McGonnell (Head Coxswain), Ben Fox, James Essex Harvey, Jack Fraser, and Joseph Simpson with horse "Duke".
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Public comments
The J Harvey is James Essex Harvey born on the bargue "Essex" during voyage out from England 23 oct 1842 died 26 jun 1911
- Ross harvey posted 9 years ago.
The description describes the three boys in front of the boat on the left as unidentified. On the back of the photograph in the library, they are identified as (l-r), Harry Boswell, Richard Cock and Sam Roberts.
- Fred Fox posted 10 years ago.