CLASSIC WOODY 1913 BEACH PICNIC
Now if you haven’t managed to get afloat this Labour weekend, I hope you are at least close to the water.
One of my overseas based progeny sent me the top photo recently, it popped up on her Devonport residents fb feed.
The location is Cheltenham Beach, Devonport and was taken by A H Jones in 1913. Source is the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection. Obviously the image has been colourised, a common habit back in the old days.
I sent back the 2nd photo that I took earlier in the week – same beach and one of the reasons I live in Devonport. The other reason is Cafe Santini (63 Lake Rd), owner and barista Alessandro makes the best coffee in Auckland and if you ask nicely he will sell you the legendary TONI’s pizza dough – perfect for the home pizza oven (photo below – its been a while since I did a food photo 🙂
What do we reckon the yacht is.
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Thanks Angus
My question on the watch size was an honest inquiry. My understanding is that wrist watches of any sort were not widespread until after the Great War.
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I’ve a Rolex that size from that era.
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The yacht is clearly a c18ft patiki-type with a later cabintop grafted on for cruising.
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1913? Are we being conned? Were woman wearing wrist watches of that size in 1913?
This looks like a meeting of Plunket rather than a picnic. Was there enough food about in 1913 for those babies to look so very well nourished?
I suppose it was Devonport after all, where the rich were well ensconced, before the Navy moved in and lowered the tone of the place 😄😄😄.
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