http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/tags/regatta/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:58:07 -0700 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:58:07 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8544/buddyicons/29454428@N08.jpg?1369197771#29454428@N08 http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/tags/regatta/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/2880982738/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/statelibraryofnsw/">State Library of New South Wales collection</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/2880982738/" title="Start of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, 1971"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3188/2880982738_8c5b2e42af_m.jpg" width="165" height="240" alt="Start of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, 1971" /></a></p> <p>Format: 1 photonegative - 35 x 24 mm.<br /> <br /> Notes: The Amphicar was a German vehicle manufactured 1960-1968. It was the first commercially produced amphibious car and used a Triumph Herald engine over the rear axle to power the wheels and twin propellors. In the water, the front wheels acted as rudders. The body was steel.<br /> <br /> From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales <a href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au">www.sl.nsw.gov.au</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Information about photographic collections of the State Library of New South Wales acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx<br /> <br /> Persistent url: <a href="http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=146252">acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=146252</a></p> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:58:07 -0700 1971-01-01T00:00:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2880982738 -33.860243 151.245743 -33.860243 151.245743 7225666 Start of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, 1971 <p>Format: 1 photonegative - 35 x 24 mm.<br /> <br /> Notes: The Amphicar was a German vehicle manufactured 1960-1968. It was the first commercially produced amphibious car and used a Triumph Herald engine over the rear axle to power the wheels and twin propellors. In the water, the front wheels acted as rudders. The body was steel.<br /> <br /> From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales <a href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au">www.sl.nsw.gov.au</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Information about photographic collections of the State Library of New South Wales acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx<br /> <br /> Persistent url: <a href="http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=146252">acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=146252</a></p> State Library of New South Wales collection people blackandwhite bw water car race benz boat 1971 mare zoom harbour steel sydney sailors surreal wave australia bn persone nave newsouthwales regatta 1960s mast yachts splash innovation 1970s seafront submerged trafficjam bianconero sydneyharbour amphicar amphibious westgermany yachtrace sydneyhobart sydneytohobartyachtrace carboat statelibraryofnewsouthwales commons:event=commonground2009 http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/