IMAGE
Laycock, Stanley Furniss, 1919-2010: Photographs
- Date
- 1935, 1943, ca 1945-1950
- By
- Laycock, Stanley Furniss, 1919-2010
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00582
- Description
Comprises photographic prints relating to aviation and St John Ambulance Brigade collected by Stanley Furniss Laycock, circa 1935 to 1950.
Includes photographs relating the Royal New Zealand Air Force and aviation. RNZAF servicemen are photographed staging a funeral for "the spirit" of No. 2 Squadron at Ohakea, circa November 1943.
Also includes two group portraits showing members of the St John Ambulance Brigade, Wellington, circa 1935. One photograph is taken by The Dominion newspaper; the other photographer is unidentified.
Also includes photographs of unidentified aircraft taken between 1945 and 1950. Photographers are unidentified.
Title supplied by Library.
Quantity: 14 b&w original photographic print(s).
Provenance: Photographs are from the estate of Stanley Furniss Laycock. Donor is the daughter of Laycock.
- Use/Reproduction
- Please ask the Library for permission to use any item in this collection. Copyright: Please check copyright.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 14 b&w original photographic print(s), Gelatin silver prints, Photographic prints
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Copyright
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Photographs relating to Laycock's service with the RNZAF and St John Ambulance Brigade
Date: 1935, ca November 1943
From: Laycock, Stanley Furniss, 1919-2010: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-10790
Description: Comprises photographs relating to Stanley Furniss Laycock's service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and the St John Ambulance Brigade. Includes two group portraits of members of the St John Ambulance Brigade, Wellington, taken circa 1935. One taken by The Domininon shows a large group with the Sir Alfred Robin Memorial Shield. Five individuals have been identified verso, including Laycock himself, who is seated in the front row of the portrait. Other identified people are Ted Gilbert, Keith Ritson, T Shaw, and Lou [Gatston?]. The other portrait, taken by an unidentified photographer, shows six young men, four of whom are in St John Ambulance Brigade uniform. Five of the men are identified verso as Dick [Budland?], Trevor Johnston, Bob Stewart, Doug Wigston, and Keith Ritson. Inscription on verso reads "Possibly Brooklyn, Wellington, 1935". Also includes photographs of RNZAF servicemen staging a funeral for "the spirit" of the No. 2 (G R) Squadron at Ohakea, prior to their departure for the Pacific campaign, taken circa November 1943 by an unidentified photographer. The images portray a burial, funeral procession, and flowers and notes being laid out. All photographs are inscribed verso with dates, location, subjects identified, and other information. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Original envelope enclosure labelled "RNZAF Ohakea 1943 | Prior to departure for active service, Western Pacific", possibly by donor. Quantity: 10 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Eight photographic prints removed from original enclosure for preservation purposes. Original enclosure disposed of.
Photographs of aircraft
Date: [ca 1945-1950]
From: Laycock, Stanley Furniss, 1919-2010: Photographs
By: Laycock, Stanley Furniss, 1919-2010
Reference: PAColl-9976
Description: Photographs of aircraft taken by an unidentified photographer probably between 1945 and 1950. Included are a Spitfire, a Douglas DC-3 named 'Papau', a Douglas DC-6, and a Lockheed Hudson. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: The donor found the photographs amongst her father's possessions after his death.