[Jean Batten presents Governor General Sir Keith Holyoake with a first day cover marking the 40th anniversary of her 1936 flight from England to New Zealand]
Maker and role
Evening Post, Photographer
Production date
05 Dec 1980
Object detail
Accession number
PHO-0192-1.63
Maker
Description
Showing the two at Government House posing as Batten hands Holyoake the cover.
Marks
"Copyright photo / Evening Post / - - Jan 1980 / P.O. Box 3740 / Wellington, New Zealand" -on verso. Stamped
"4270-70" -negative number. Hand-written
"Pioneer Aviator Miss Jean Batten presents a first day cover from Britain marking the anniversary of her famous flight in 1936 to the Governor General Sir Keith Holyoake during an audience at Gov. House Wellington Dec. 5th 1979" -on verso. Hand-written
"4270-70" -negative number. Hand-written
"Pioneer Aviator Miss Jean Batten presents a first day cover from Britain marking the anniversary of her famous flight in 1936 to the Governor General Sir Keith Holyoake during an audience at Gov. House Wellington Dec. 5th 1979" -on verso. Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 photograph : black and white ; 19 x 24.5 cm
Credit Line
Evening Post. 05 Dec 1980. [Jean Batten presents Governor General Sir Keith Holyoake with a first day cover marking the 40th anniversary of her 1936 flight from England to New Zealand], PHO-0192-1.63. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
Wellington District
Wellington
New Zealand
Wellington
New Zealand
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