Akersten, James Raglan, 1855-1928 :Postcard. [Photograph of children's parade in Havelock, probably during Peace Day celebrations, 19 July 1919].

Date
1919
By
Akersten, James Raglan, 1855-1928
Reference
Eph-A-WAR-WI-Peace-1919-23
Description

Photograph shows a scene on the road through Havelock, with the Methodist Church (later the Museum) and a single storey house. Along the road is a line of children dressed for a parade in nurses' and sailors' costumes and other fancy dress.

Donated with a programme for the Peace Day celebration 19 July 1919, with donor information that the photograph may show the children's procession on that day. However this may not be a winter scene. See Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 151030, 23 July 1919, Page 2, where details of the parade and children's costumes may differ.

Quantity: 1 photograph(s).

Physical Description: Photograph on postcard, 88 x 138 mm.

Provenance: Donated by Jenifer Hart, Wellington, in 2015.

Transfers: Collection received in Ephemera; transfers on appraisal to Photographic Archive: two colour transparencies by photographer Forrest Marriott, WW2..

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Part of
[Ephemera relating to peace celebrations after World War I. 1919. Folder 2]
Format
1 photograph(s), Ephemera, Photographs, Postcards, Photograph on postcard, 88 x 138 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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