New Napier Carnival
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A photograph of Sheila Williams the New Napier Carnival Queen and G Williams, at the right, walking down a Napier street.
The New Napier Carnival, held from 21 to 28 January 1933, celebrated the opening of Napier after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. Sheila Williams is wearing a long pale dress covered in a fur trim cloak. The tassels of the cloak are tied at the front. She is wearing a crown. Her gloved left hand is raising the cloak at her left hip. G Williams who walks at her side is wearing a large pale brimmed hat, gloves and a short sleeved dress. The pair seem to be walking under a shop awning.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, 1933.
The New Napier Carnival, held from 21 to 28 January 1933, celebrated the opening of Napier after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. Sheila Williams is wearing a long pale dress covered in a fur trim cloak. The tassels of the cloak are tied at the front. She is wearing a crown. Her gloved left hand is raising the cloak at her left hip. G Williams who walks at her side is wearing a large pale brimmed hat, gloves and a short sleeved dress. The pair seem to be walking under a shop awning.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, 1933.
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Black and white photograph.
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Measurements
Height x Width: 133 x 78mm
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Subject period
Subject date
Jan 1933
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 13052
Credit Line
from the estate of Miss Shiela Williams
Other number(s)
13052, m82/36, 78479
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