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Official launching ceremony for eight motor tow-boats built in Auckland for United States armed forces
- Date
- 21 August 1943
- Reference
- 1/4-000597-F
- Description
Official launching ceremony for eight motor tow-boats built in Auckland for the United States armed forces. Shows a group seated before a row of boats, all of which are decorated with flags. The 'Kaihau' is is in front. decorated with flags. Photograph taken by John Pascoe, 21 August, 1943.
Original caption reads: "A sailors' psalm, sung by all present, is part of the traditional launching ceremony."
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Film negative
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