Historical information
Jockey Sammy Cracknell was born Norfolk, England, 1847.
Image copied from 'Australian Sporting Celebrities' - page 56, 1887.
Reproduced on page 37 of 'Pioneers & Painters'
Significance
This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.'
It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.
Physical description
Digital image
4 x 5 inch B&W Neg
B&W Print (x2) 25 x 20 cm
Subjects
References
- Samuel Cracknell 1847-1933 World Famous light weight jockey Article about Sammy Cracknell on Wikinorthia: documenting life in Melbourne's north by Lois Kennett, Cracknell family historian October 2008.
