Hastings Blossom Festival, Furnware float

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About this object

The slide shows the Furnware beehive float in the 1960 Hastings Blossom Festival parade. Spectators are dressed to protect themselves from the rain which forced postponement of the 10am parade until 2pm.

Maker

Leon Gray

Production date

1960

Production place

Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1960s/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

1960s/20th Century

Subject date

1960

Current rights

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2017/1/62, 20111

Credit Line

gifted by Owen Exton

Other number(s)

2017/1/62, 20111, 94446

Accession number

2017/1/62

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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 Local history History

Subject auto tags

Tire Wheel Sky Vehicle Car Automotive tire Vehicle registration plate Motor vehicle Cloud Automotive design

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