Historical information
One of three images featured in an article, published in the Argus in 1952, about the lonely life of a sailor and the entertainment at the Mission to Seamen Melbourne.
The legend for the picture mentions : "John N. Thompson, a teenager from North Shields, England, plays table tennis."
Significance
An identifiable image of a visiting seafarer at the Mission to Seamen, Melbourne in the 1950s.
In the background we can see some photographs of crews and ships that are still in the collection.
Physical description
Black and white gloss photographic print depicting a young man in suit playing table tennis in the Mission to Seafarers
Inscriptions & markings
on verso: indigo blue ink stamp : COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH .../ .../ The Argus MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / Negative no [in pencil] AG991(B) Reference No [ blank]
At lwr right corner in pencil: "PH-8"
Subjects
References
- Seamen find a mission - and a shore home Article from the Argus Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 4 February 1952, page 5, where the photo is published.
