Inscription on front "To Mum and Dad, Lots of love Bertha 10/9/42"
'Hotel Canberra' written in pencil on back
'To dear Bertha with love from Arch' written on back
Inscribed on front of mount:
"Pulled at Wagga Wagga March 28th 1892. Lake Albert Farmers Tug of War Team."
"J Angel (Captain), W Hennessy (10 stones, 4 pounds), C Annison (11 stones, 8 pounds), H Holden (11 stones, 4 pounds), J Monk (11 stones), H Angel (12 stones, 6 pounds), J Brooker (11 stones), J Wild (11 stones, 8 pounds)."
"Was defeated after 5 1/4 hours pull, by the Irish Team averaging 14 stones."
"The longest pull on record."
Note attached to reverse side:
"From Bill Bullivant, Cowra, per PJ Walsh 162 Lake Albert Road, Wagga. [Bullivant] step son of Chris Annison and son in law of Chris Angel."
On the reverse side is inscribed: "Photo taken at Wagga Wagga Race Course. Mr Brunskill may be in photo." [this has been written with a modern red pen].
One man in the photograph is wearing horse riding clothes.
Photographs and negatives taken around Tumut and Kosciusko National Park, notebook and newspaper clippings.
Albert Green, labourer and photographer