Indian clubs

Date: [ca 1920-1938]

By: Clark, W R, active 1930s-1981; K H Shea (Firm); Esquilant, William Charles, 1866-1952

Reference: PAColl-0318

Description: Photographs of acrobatics performed by members of Northey's School of Physical Culture, both indoors and outdoors, and interior photographs of the school itself. The interiors include the dressing room, the bathroom and equipment such as dumbells, boxing gloves, fencing foils and masks, indian clubs, vaulting horse, mats etc. Men are shown using fixed medicine balls for boxing practice. On the walls of the school are inspirational slogans and pictures of strong men such as Sandow. The other photographs are: J P Northey holding a rifle on the Otago Peninsula; W R Clark outside Otago University; and a group of people at De Beche Hut in Mount Cook National Park including a man called Smith who later died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. A lot of the photographs are captioned on the reverse. The only identified photographers are K H Shea and Esquilant. Quantity: 29 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Loose photographic prints, one mounted.

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]

By: Cross Printing Company

Reference: Eph-E-CABOT-VARIETY-1930s-01

Description: Shows an arrangement of text, and a portrait photograph of Alex Blight standing with two striped juggling clubs. There is also a photograph of the equipment he uses, including tumblers, axes, drum-major staff, swords. Alex Blight also performed under the name Captain Alexis. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, navy on white poster, 1015 x 383 mm.

Date: 1908

From: Inglewood Caledonian Society :Come a' th'gither. Inglewood Caledonian Society's second annual games, to be hold on the Domain, Inglewood, on Thursday, January 23rd, 1908. Official programme. Record print [1908]

Reference: Eph-A-HIGHLAND-GAMES-1908-01-09

Description: Page of text shows items 9, 10 and 11 of the sports programme, including the grand club swinging display, the maiden sawing handicap, and the Throwing the 16lb hammer. The names of the winners of the sawing handicap have been filled in. Extended Title - From Inglewood Caledonian Society's second annual games, to be hold on the Domain, Inglewood, on Thursday, January 23rd, 1908. Official programme, page 9. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on page of booklet, 130 x 102 mm.