PERSONAL RECORD. EDGECOMBE, COURTNEY. STRATFORD PARADE

Year
1955
Reference
F49906
Media type
Moving image
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Year
1955
Reference
F49906
Media type
Moving image
Categories
Amateur
Credits
Photography: Courtney J Edgecombe

Man hitching bullocks to wagon; “Newton King” on parapet in background. Brass band marching along main street below pennant strung across the road. Cavalcade of horse drawn vehicles and shot of children watching from roadside. Woman in white with long hair riding white horse [likely playing Lady Godiva]. Man riding penny-farthing bicycle. Brass band marching towards camera followed by tractor with sign “Stratford [?]” towing float with Maori concert group. Hut made from native materials [ponga, flax etc.]. “The Light of the World” [biblical] float. Large globe of the world on float. Naval ship float. Group of surgeons conducting operation on float.