Hastings Blossom Festival Parade

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About this object

The Hastings Blossom Festival Parade photograph shows a float with a crepe paper pig on the top. The inscription on the side of the float reads: Parkvale Butchery. The float received third prize in its section. Spectators are lining the road edge.

Photographer: Desmond Fear.
Date: unknown. Possibly the 1950s.

Maker

Desmond Fear

Production period

1950s/20th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black & white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 90 x 88mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1950s/20th Century

Current rights

Caption

Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 19442

Credit Line

gifted by Robert Fear

Other number(s)

2015/5/13, 19442, 92038

Accession number

2015/5/13

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Subject place

Hastings Hastings District Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Celebrations Public gatherings Archive classification Contests and competitions Entertainment and recreation Fauna Environment Flora Festivals

Subject auto tags

White Black Sky Black-and-white Style Motor vehicle Monochrome photography Cloud Monochrome City

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