Photographs chiefly relating to aviation and radio broadcasting

Photographs chiefly taken by Murray Francis Vincent (1944-2008) and his father Stanley Raymond Vincent (d 1991) in the 1960s and 1980s. Additionally, two images are identified as being taken by W R Button.

- Contains aviation images predominantly from the 1980s at Wellington Airport. These feature freight, air and military planes. Fieldair Freight, Air New Zealand, Ansett New Zealand, Qantas, James Air, SAFE Air, and Royal New Zealand Air Force planes are seen in flight and parked on the tarmac. Another image shows unidentified aviation workers.

- Contains images from the 1960s relating to radio production and broadcast, and the training of radio technicians. The bulk of photographs feature the participants of a New Zealand Broadcasting Company training course in March-May 1964 and Aug 1966 course (course numbers 105 and 106, `B' and level III); social scenes feature participants of program at hostel accommodation (Auckland YMCA) and also contains group portraits. Many trainees are named on the back of the prints. Includes images of the maintenance of radio infrastructure at Mt Misery and Whakupanuki. Broadcasting House, Wellington, with staff (some named), equipment, and various studios featured (including National Program suite). Also has images on Ohope Beach, a group in Nelson, a tractor and a cow, the NZBC orchestra performing in Gisborne Opera House, staff at a bank, and a `guess the milage of this car' competition.

- Also contains a single albumen print shows an unidentified man an boy in the garden in front of an villa ca 1920. Location unknown.

Arrangement: Prints numbered 024 to 163 are in this box

Quantity: 129 b&w original photographic print(s). 11 colour original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Photographic prints