Bikinis

Date: [ca 1930s-1950s]

From: Unwin, William Henry 1909-1992: Photographs relating to the life and career of musician Harry Unwin

Reference: PAColl-10379-7

Description: Photographs relating to Harry Unwin on trips to the beach with a variety of unidentified people, most of whom are women, 1940s-1950s. Taken by a range of unidentified photographers. - Includes a set of photographs of Unwin posing in his swimsuit on the beach and in the water. In one image he is with Billie Ponds and in another with male Tivoli Theatre performers. - Beaches pictured include Bronte Beach (Sydney), Scarborough Beach (Perth), Palm Beach [Sydney?], and St Kilda Beach (Melbourne). One image shows Unwin on a boat, another Unwin emerging from a swimming pool, and a third shows him as a younger man lying in a rocky river. - Some images include annotations on the rear of the print. Quantity: 33 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints

Date: 1972

By: Air New Zealand Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-External-1972-02

Description: Poster showing three photographs of scenes in Fiji, the central panel showing a tourist in a bikini standing with arms raised enjoying the water. The scene on the left shows a tourist couple walking on a beach, and the scene at the right shows a Fijian man spear-fishing from a beach. Date estimated from date of pamphlet showing photographs of similar figures and activities. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 920 x 597 mm.

Date: 1972

By: Air New Zealand Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-External-1972-03

Description: Poster showing three photographs of scenes in Australia, the central panel showing a tourist in a bikini waking on a beach. The scene on the left shows a tourist couple walking in front of a Gothic Revival church (St Mary's Cathedral Sydney), and the scene at the right shows a high-rise city building seen from a river. Date estimated from date of pamphlet showing photographs of similar figures and activities. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 920 x 597 mm.

Date: 1971 - 1972

By: Air New Zealand Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-External-1971-02

Description: Poster showing three photographs of scenes in New Caledonia, the central panel showing a tourist in a bikini throwing a beach ball in the air. The scene on the left shows a tourist couple walking in front of an old clock tower, and the scene at the right shows a street scene in front of a building of several storeys. Date estimated from date of pamphlet showing photographs of similar figures and activities. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 920 x 597 mm.

Date: 1967

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to fish and fish species in New Zealand and the Pacific]

By: Ninety Mile Beach Surfcasting Club

Reference: Eph-A-FISH-1967-01

Description: Pamphlet shows an illustration of a woman in a bikini reeling in a large fish labelled 500 [pounds], with a map with Ninety Mile Beach and Kaitaia marked, in the background. The verso lists the prizes and categories, and includes a tear-off entry form. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on pamphlet, 220 x 285 mm folded to 220 x 95 mm.

Date: ca 1970s

From: Eglinton, Graham Edward, 1923-2005, and Frank Malcolm: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10473

Description: Two photographs taken circa 1970s by an unidentified photographer. Two unidentified women (one of whom worked for Eglinton Plastics) are pictured along with a Safari 8'6" Praam dinghy. Both women are wearing bikinis. The images are taken from Petone beach looking towards Wellington. In one image the boat has two oars and an outboard motor and is being held up by the two women. The other image shows the boat without motor or oars being standing on its end with just one woman holding it. These images (or similar ones) were used to advertise Eglinton Plastics boats. Title supplied by library Eglinton Plastics Ltd. was established by Graham Eglinton in 1957 in Newtown, Wellington. The women in the black and white bikini worked for Eglinton Plastics Ltd. Quantity: 2 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: Eglinton Plastics Ltd product brochures at Eph-B-PRODUCT-Eglinton.

Date: 1971, 1975

From: Hancock, Kathleen Montagu, 1915-2004: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10670-275

Description: Black and white photographic prints, dated October 1971, (and contact prints dated 1975). Some prints have caption information inscribed verso, includes: - "Champagne for guests departing from 'Turtle Club' Ile Ouen, New Caledonia" - "Boat loads of weekenders from Noumea greet each other on arrival at 'Turtle Club', Ile Ouen, New Caledonia" - "Boats arriving from Noumea for weekend at Turtle Club, Ile Ouen, New Caledonia". Title transcribed from original enclosure. Quantity: 22 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 b&w original photographic print(s) contact prints (total of 10 frames/images). Physical Description: Black and white photographic prints and contact prints.

Date: 7 October 1998

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1998/3193-F

Description: Five pregnant women wearing bikinis, crossing Lambton Quay as part of a radio promotion, photographed 7 October 1998 by an Evening Post staff photographer. A trolley bus of Stagecoach Wellington may be seen in the background. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: 1974

From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s

Reference: A-297-199

Description: A beauty contest with three young women in bikinis. 'Miss Labour', a cross elderly woman, threatens them from the side Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 151 x 191 mm

Date: 2007

From: Various cartoonists :[Cartoons in response to complaints submitted to the Advertising Standards Authority. 1999-2007]

By: Hubbard, James, 1949-

Reference: A-466-013

Description: Shows a member of the Advertising Standards Authority telling a Burger King executive that the company can keep the ad featuring bikini-clad women that generated public complaint, but must replace the slim model with a grossly overweight one, suggesting that this is how people who eat burgers tend to look The Complaints Board originally ruled to uphold the public complaints about the Burger King Texas Bacon Double Whopper advertisement, after a meeting in May 2007. In August 2007, Burger King appealed this decision, based on the fact that this was one of a series of advertisements featuring bikini-clad women (about which there had also been complaints, but those had not been upheld). The company maintained that the intention of the advertisement was to be light-hearted and not at all offensive, especially to women. The final decision was to partly dismiss and partly allow the appeal Other Titles - Burger King to appeal against bikini ad ban Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Jim Hubbard [in ink] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and marker pen on paper, 230 x 310 mm (image)

Date: 1986-1992

From: Kirkcaldie & Stains Ltd: Papers and records

Reference: B-203-372/390

Description: Group of 19 fashion drawings and advertising proof prints featuring women's swimwear, and photomechanical prints of photographic portraits of models wearing swimwear. Includes promotional image for Jantzen "Swimwear Preview 1986-87" catalogue. Features promotions and slogans, including: "Made in N.Z." and "N.Z. Made" Drawings prepared mainly for illustration of Wellington 'Evening Post' newspaper advertisements, for publication on the following dates: - 5 September 1987 - 3 September 1988 - 18 September 1989 - 11 September 1990 - 25 September 1990 - 2 May 1991 - 3 November 1992 Includes items from the following fashion labels: - Reebok - Jantzen - Ken Done Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 19 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on paper, advertising proof prints and photomechanical prints, sizes vary.

Date: 1951 - 1960

From: Tasman Empire Airways Limited: [Ephemera, pamphlets, menus, advertising, published in the 1950s]

By: Tasman Empire Airways Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-AVIATION-TEAL-1950s-09

Description: Gummed label shows a woman in a bikini lying beneath a striped awning. TEAL's flying bird logo is shown in the centre. The design is possibly by Linwood Lipanovic. The Coral Route operated around 1951-1960. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print on gummed label, 63 x 96 mm. Provenance: Donated by Hamish Thompson, Wellington, in 2017.

Date: 1957

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1957/0690-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1969

From: K E Niven and Co :Commercial negatives

Reference: 35mm-60301-F

Description: woman in bikini on rocks, photographed by K E Niven and Co of Wellington. Description from negative envelope and studio card index. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with three images. Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative Finding Aids: Photographer's ref no: 736/69 F.

Date: 1970 - 1985

From: [Posters of around A3 size about industrial safety, safety in the workplace. ca 1950-1979]

Reference: Eph-C-SAFETY-Work-1970s-01

Description: Shows a young woman in a bikini reclining in the foreground. At top right a sighted man smiles as he beholds her, whereas a blind man with dark glasses is looking the other way, unaware or unappreciative of her presence. The title references the speech by Hamlet "To be or not to be", in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". The poster, which would have been hung in the workplace, is a variation on the custom of having female pin-ups in male workplaces. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 430 x 307 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2007.

Date: 1946 - 1952

By: W T Rawleigh Company Ltd; Nyal Company (NZ) Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-PHARMACY-1949-01

Description: Double-sided card. One side shows an illustration of woman with hair tied back with a red bow, and a two-piece skirted swimming costume, sitting on the edge of a swimming pool and holding a bottle of Nyal Kwik Tan. The other side shows an illustration of the head and shoulders of a young baby in a singlet, holding up a sign for Nyal baby cough syrup, which cost 1 shilling and 11 pence. Dated from the styles worn by the woman. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph on both sides of card, 198 x 241 mm.

Date: 1951 - 1960

From: [Airline stickers and labels purchased. 1945-1970?]

By: Tasman Empire Airways Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-AVIATION-Labels-06

Description: Gummed label shows a woman in a bikini lying beneath a striped awning. TEAL's flying bird logo is shown in the centre. The design is possibly by Linwood Lipanovic. The Coral Route operated around 1951-1960. Another copy is held at Eph-A-AVIATION-TEAL-1950s-09 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print on gummed label, 63 x 96 mm.

Date: 31 Dec 1959

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1959/4416-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 2014

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0027412

Description: Cartoon depicts a giant woman wearing a bikini straddling an Air New Zealand airplane as it flies through the sky. Text reads, 'Air New Zealand - flying you into the past', and the woman says, "To a time before feminism. To a time before women got the vote. Why? Because if the plane goes tits up we want you to know what to do!" Accompanying note from the cartoonist states, "Air New Zealand produces an in flight safety video, teaming up with Sport Illustrated Swimwear issue. Ran in Christchurch Press, Wednesday 12 February 2014." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0028841

Description: Cartoon shows the Air New Zealand marketing office, where three pubescent boys oogle a woman in a bikini on a screen. A woman in a business suit enters the room and is told by a male colleague that she should wait outside, as "the consultants are brainstorming". Cartoon references a new air safety video celebrating the anniversary of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which plays on Air New Zealand flights. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).