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Wellington Municipal Tramways Band Beach Carnival: Masked bathing beauty contest ... Evans Bay, December 26th, 1935. Wright & Carman Ltd., 177 Vivian St., Wellington.
- Date
- 1935
- By
- Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978; Wright & Carman Ltd
- Reference
- Eph-B-CARNIVAL-1935-01
- Description
Sets out the conditions of the contest, in which each contestant was required to wear a "Petone" swimsuit, with the Wellington Woollen Company's name-tab attached. The first prize was a trip to Milford Sound or a cash prize of 10 pounds stirling.
Verso displays an advertisement for Nash's Leather Arcade in Cuba street Wellington, sellington "Wellington's smartest handbags"; five handbags are illustrated.
Evening Post, 6 January 1936, Page 14 reports that the winner of the contest was Miss Ivy Parrott, with 6453 votes. The runner up was Miss Matheson with 4605 votes.
Two copies held.
Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster..
Physical Description: Letterpress, 281 x 217 mm.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- [Ephemera, flyers, booklets and pamphlets, relating to carnivals and fetes. 1900s]
- Format
- 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster., Ephemera, Letterpress works, Posters, Advertisements, Letterpress, 281 x 217 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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