Dumbbells

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: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004881

Description: Shows a weightlifter representing 'Power Companies' lifting 'Power Prices' dumbbell weights. He asks for more weights despite the Games being over. Refers to the rising price of power. Also refers to the recent Olympic Games in Athens. Published in The Press, 1 September 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.