Surf life savers and crowd on New Brighton beach.
Surf life savers and crowd on New Brighton beach.
[ca. 1920]
Claudius Akbar Cooper (commonly known as Claude Cooper) (1891-1974) is pictured on top of the life-saving reel which was acquired by the New Brighton Surf Bathing and Life Saving Club in 1911. The Club had been set up in 1910 after a number of drownings. Cooper was captain for five years and president for twenty. He competed with the life-saving movement, winning two national championship gold medals and a gold medal and trophy for pier life-saving. For further information see The Press, 11 Apr. 1974, p. 10.
File Reference CCL Photo Collection 22, Img02318
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