Ceremony at airport, Hawke's Bay
Maker
Williams, David Godfrey
Production date
Circa 1934
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail
About this object
A photograph thought to have been taken at the opening of the Bridge Pa Aerodrome in the 1930s. A 2ZH reporter holds up a microphone while Sir Andrew Russell, president of the Hawke’s Bay and East Coast Aero Club, welcomes visitors. Former Prime Minister Joseph Gordon Coates is seated on the left side of the stage. A plane is visible in the background.
Photographer, Dave Williams.
Photographer, Dave Williams.
Collection
Production date
Circa 1934
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white copy negative on card with three other photographs.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 86 x 108mm
Height x Width: 205 x 261mm
Height x Width: 205 x 261mm
Signature/Inscription
Presumably opening of Napier Airport., Inscription
Embankment Airport, by the look of it, probably 1930's., Inscription
Embankment Airport, by the look of it, probably 1930's., Inscription
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
Circa 1934
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by H J Williams
Other number(s)
W320 (d), 78566
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