Hastings Blossom Festival, New Zealand Railways float

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About this object

The slide shows the New Zealand Railways (NZR) Travel by Rail float - number 15 - in the 1961 Hastings Blossom Festival parade. Spectators line the streets. Signs for Kelts and Thompson's Suits are visible on the left.

Maker

Leon Gray

Production date

1961

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

1961

Current rights

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2017/1/69, 20118

Credit Line

gifted by Owen Exton

Other number(s)

2017/1/69, 20118, 94452

Accession number

2017/1/69

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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

Subject auto tags

Train Sky Bus Cloud Vehicle Automotive lighting Rolling stock Motor vehicle Track Double-decker bus

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