Historical information
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island
Physical description
Photograph of a painting by F Wheatley National Portrait Gallery, of Vice Admiral Arthur Phillip standing on beach between water and rocks. Small boat with sailor nearby and ship under sail in background.
Inscriptions & markings
Vice Admiral Arthur Phillip - first Governor of New South Wales. The man after whom Phillip Island was named.