Pearse, Ben, fl 1957: Views of Greymouth jubilees and other images

Scenes of the jubilee of a convent school (possibly St Patrick's) and of Blaketown and its school in 1957. The convent reunion shows ex-pupils grouped by the year they attended the school, a dinner, a table of trophies etc. The Blaketown jubilee is marked by a procession of floats, the creation of a Miss Jubilee, a dinner etc. Also included are a two older copy negatives of Greymouth and scenes on the wharves with what may be a shipwreck and the grounded vessel the Abel Tasman. Photographer unknown.

Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-059346 to 059428.

Quantity: 2 container(s) of negatives.

Physical Description: Film and glass negatives

Transfers: File print at PAColl-4384.

Processing information: Description updated 5 April 2023 following information provided by the donor.