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Sledging into a high camp, Godley Glacier, Canterbury - Photograph taken by C E Smith
- Date
- 1939
- Reference
- PAColl-8550-12
- Description
Photograph of a skier approaching a high camp at Godley Glacier, Canterbury, pulling a sledge behind him across the snow. Photograph taken in 1939 by C E Smith.
Publication note - Department of Internal Affairs. 1939. `Making New Zealand' 1(10): 28
Caption - `Sledging into a high camp, Godley Glacier, Canterbury. Skiing in New Zealand is only beginning and great development lies ahead of this sport. Mountaineers are hampered in winter by soft snow. The intelligent use of skis could save much labour in winter ascents. The skier in this photograph is able to pull on a sledge a greater load than he could carry on his back.'
Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Photo C-56 / Ex large to this / size 9" x 6 1/8"; Verso - bottom left - Original published caption: Above - Sleding into a high camp, Godley Glacier, Canterbury. Ski-ing in New Zealand is only beginning and great development lies ahead of this sport. Mountaineers are hampered in winter by soft snow. The intelligent use of skis could save much labour in winter ascents. The skier in this photograph is able to pull on a sledge a greater load than he could carry on his back.; Verso - bottom right - C E Smith
Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.4 x 21.6 cm
Provenance: Photograph by/from C E Smith for the Department of Internal Affairs' publication `Making New Zealand' (1939-40).
Processing information: Formerly filed in Turnbull Library Pictures at: 75. Mackenzie Co. Godley Glacier. 1939
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection
- Format
- 1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Silver gelatin print 16.4 x 21.6 cm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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