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c.1940 - Perth Flying Squadron & Royal Perth Yacht Club clubrooms, Perth, Western Australia [cropped & AI enhanced version]

IMAGE INFO

- Photographer's identity is unknown.

- Viewpoint is looking north-north-east from the Swan River.

- The entire foreshore [& parkland behind] seen here was replaced in recent years with the Elizabeth Quay facilites.

- Note the large "PLUME" sign at upper left of pic. "PLUME" was a popular brand of automotive fuel at the time.

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SOURCE INFO

- A copy of the original image used to create this cropped & AI enhanced version was screen-captured in 4 zoomed sections courtesy of the State Library of Western Australia Collection.

- SLWA Record No: b3388415_5

- SLWA Call No: BA1658/237-250

- SLWA online link: purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3388415_5

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COPYRIGHT INFO

- Since the photo's original creator is unknown [& the Image was created prior to 1955] SLWA has applied a simple CC-BY-NC copyright to this image.

- My version goes further with an CC-BY-NC-ND copyright.

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PROCESS INFO

- Joined the 4 screen captured image sections together.

- Cropped emulsion damage from the image borders.

- Repaired scratches & unwanted artifacts.

- Enhanced image using Topaz Gigapixel AI, Skylum Luminar Neo AI & Adobe Photoshop CS2 software.

- Final image size = 21.7MB

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Uploaded on May 19, 2025
Taken circa 1940