New Zealand and overseas events and places

Date
1935-1953
Reference
PAColl-0785-1-147
Description

Photographs taken for publication in NZ Free Lance between 1935 and 1951.

Includes: The Hermitage (Mount Cook); huts and scenery in Tararua Ranges; life-saving competitions held at Taylor's Mistake; military recruits and personnel, ca 1950; Rimutaka tunnel under construction,1951; Mechanic's Institute, Wellington (1860); Rakaia traffic bridge (1939); Maori Canoe Hurdle Race held on Wanganui River; Dobson Memorial (Arthur's Pass); aerial view of Hokianga [?], 1951; Dart Hut.

Overseas photos: G K Chesterton (portraits); Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret attending Royal Film Performance, 1951; Captain Vyvyan Holt arriving in England from Korea, 1953; Sir Winston Churchill & General Eisenhower, 1951; Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin, Mar 1945; Tibetan Trade Delegation, 1948; Australian parliament and John Curtin; Australian naval divers; Australian ballroom dancer, Joan Allen; funeral of King George VI; Henry Ford's first car; etc.

Quantity: 63 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

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63 b&w original photographic print(s), 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), Photographs, Silver gelatin prints
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Bannister Hut, Tararua Ranges - Photograph taken by N.J. Elvines

Date: 12 September 1951

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Elvines, Noel Jerred, 1923-2007

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-147-01

Description: Bannister Hut, Tararua Ranges. There are tramping packs on the deck of the hut and five people outside. Two cars are visible. Photograph taken 12 September 1951 by N.J. Elvines Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 16.3 x 20.5 cm