Historical information

A photo of a group of young legatees at a swimming pool in 1953. There are 8 boys, of various ages, in swim gear and 2 men who could be the instructor and a Legacy member. Legacy clubs ran classes for junior legatees for many years, such as gymnastics and swimming classes. It was part of providing for the children of their deceased comrades. The skills they learned were show cased in an annual demonstration usually at the Melbourne Town Hall. It appears to be photo taken professionally, as there are several photos of different classes (see 00862 - 00867), a note of thanks was included in the Newsletter to Mr John Beckett of 22 Kirkwood Ave Sandringham for taking the photos and donating them to Legacy.
This photo was published in the Legacy Newsletter Vol. 6 No 2 in September 1953.
The names are, at rear: R. O'Farrell.
Back row: T. McGowan, Bill Spendlove, G Spong, Charlie Maynard.
Front row: Sammy Wheeler, J Alford, Arthur Spendlove
In front: M Hoffmann
Instructor: Junior Legatee Ian McDonald

Significance

A record of a way Legacy provided classes for junior legatees.

Physical description

Black and white photo of Legacy boys beside a pool.

Inscriptions & markings

Stamped '531' in blue ink.
Handwritten 'P4 Legacy' in blue pen and 'Same size' in pencil. Pencil notes detail the boys' names.