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Seventh in a series of postcards depicting a kangaroo hunt. This postcard depicts the point in the hunt where the hunters have lassoed the kangaroo and pulled it from the watering hole where it had taken refuge. A hunting dog attacks the leg of the kangaroo.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Once out of the water the dogs attact [sic] the old man.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
Eighth and final postcard in a series depicting a kangaroo hunt. This postcard shows the aftermath of the kangaroo hunt when it has been killed and is having its tail removed by one of the hunters. The other hunter remains on horseback, while a hunting dog stands nearby.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “At last the hunters have had all the fun they want and the old man has been killed and the tail is being severed. Kangaroo tail soup is highly prized by the Australian people.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
Fifth in a series of postcards depicting a kangaroo hunt. This card shows the kangaroo, which has taken to the water for safety, holding one of the hunting dogs underneath the water. One of the hunters on horseback hits at the kangaroo to try to force it to release the dog.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “the old man is now holding the small dog under the water.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
Sixth in a series of postcards depicting a kangaroo hunt. In this postcard, one of the hunters on horseback taunts the kangaroo, which has taken refuge in a body of water, with a stick to try to draw him out on to dry land. A hunting dog watches and waits in the foreground.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “teasing the old man to get him to leave the water.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
This postcard is second in a series depicting a kangaroo hunt. The photograph shows the kangaroo having taken refuge in a water hold, while the hunters approach on horseback. A dog swims away from the kangaroo, with the caption making clear that the hunters arrived “just in time to save the dog.”
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “In this picture the Old Man has taken to the water.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
The third in a series of postcards depicting a kangaroo hunt. This postcard depicts a kangaroo having taken refuge in a pond while the hunters on horseback stand nearby. The hunters are unable to spur one of their dogs, also swimming in the water, to attack the kangaroo.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “the dog cannot be induced to tackle the old man in water again.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
Fourth in a series of postcards depicting a kangaroo hunt. This postcard depicts several dogs swimming up to the kangaroo, which has taken refuge in a body of water. The hunters stand nearby on horseback.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another dog coming to help tackle the old man.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
This postcard is the first in a series depicting a kangaroo hunt. A kangaroo, referred to as “The ‘Old Man’,” stands in the center of the photograph, while several hunters approach from the right. Horses and dogs wait in the background.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another sight worth seeing is the large herds of Kangaroo that you may see out on the plains. Kangaroo hunting is one of the principal sports of the Australian huntsman. Here is a few views taken during a Kangaroo hunt. This one shows the old man balled up and ready for fight.”
Charles C. Myers Collection
The Theodore Roosevelt quote on this postcard reads: “There is need of a sound body and even more need of a sound mind. But above mind and above body stands character.”
1910