Hastings Blossom Festival, Festival of Music float

Object detail

About this object

The slide shows a float advertising the Festival of Music sponsored by the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, in the 1958 Hastings Blossom Festival. The float - number 31 - is in the shape of a large guitar, and is towed by a man driving a red vintage tractor.

Maker

Leon Gray

Production date

1958

Production place

Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1950s/20th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Coloured slide

Media/Materials

Photographic/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 50 x 50mm

Classification terms

Transparency, Slide
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1950s/20th Century

Subject date

1958

Current rights

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2017/1/52, 20101

Credit Line

gifted by Owen Exton

Other number(s)

2017/1/52, 20101, 94435

Accession number

2017/1/52

My shortlist

Place made

Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

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

Subject category

Celebrations Public gatherings Archive classification Festivals Entertainment and recreation

Subject auto tags

Tire Wheel Cloud Sky Motor vehicle Vehicle Automotive tire Asphalt Road surface Mode of transport

Explore other objects by colour

Public comments

Sort

Be the first to comment on this object record.

Add comment

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.