Protest march against French nuclear testing in the Pacific, Willis Street, Wellington

Protest march against French nuclear testing in the Pacific, Willis Street, Wellington
Date
1972
Reference
1/4-020364-F
Description

Looking down upon a 1972 protest march against French nuclear testing in the Pacific, from a balcony above Willis Street, Wellington. Shows demonstrators with banners reading: "Stop French tests now", "We don't pee in the Atlantic, so don't shit up our Pacific. Government stop them now!" and "Finger out over fallout". A sign in the foreground is painted with a peace symbol. A group of trolley buses are amongst the vehicles halted by the procession. Policemen are visible. Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper by an unidentified photographer.

Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Physical Description: Film negative

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Part of
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper / Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper
Format
1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Film negative, Orientation: Vertical image
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