Commemorative ribbon, Official Opening of the Napier-Wairoa-Waikokopu Railway

Object detail

Brief Description

A piece of green silk ribbon with: Official Opening of the Napier-Wairoa-Waikokopu Railway 1st July 1939 printed on it. The ribbon was stapled to the front page of the book: Fifty Years On... The Napier-Wairoa-Gisborne Railway.

Production date

01 Jul 1939

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Production technique

Machine Woven/Woven
Printed

Media/Materials description

Green silk ribbon, words printed with black ink.

Media/Materials

Silk/Crépe/Weave/Textile/Man-made Materials
Black/Ink/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 69 x 192mm

Classification terms

Ribbon, Commemorative
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

Jul 1939

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, [39980]

Credit line

gifted by Jean Griffiths

Other number(s)

39980

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Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania Wairoa Wairoa District Gisborne Eastland Region

Subject category

Celebrations Public gatherings Archive classification Rail Transport Social activities Community and people

Subject auto tags

Rectangle Sleeve Font Grass Pattern Triangle Circle Linens Paper product Paper

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