Massey Ferguson tractor in Antarctica display
Object detail
Accession number
03-1713
Description
Two men (John Malcolm and Harold Stone) standing in front of tractor with 2 mannequins dressed in Antarctic clothing representing Sir Edmund Hillary and Peter Mulgrew.
Marks
Occasion of presentation of the clothes Ed Hillary and Mulgrave (sic) wore. Peter Mulgrew, Harold Stone, Ed Hillary, J.H. Malcolm original trustee. Hand-written
WARNING - COPYRIGHT
The reproduction rights of this photograph are strictly reserved by the N.Z. Herald and the Weekly News. Ink Stamp
There was nothing formal (sic) about this photograph! - I had just completed dressing the two mannequins (sic) when John Malcolm (Chairman of the Management Committee) called in with a camera. Later I took the mannequins over to the Hillary home in Remuera where Ed's (1st) wife went into the house - found and presented to me that scarf! - (I hope it hasn't been lost - or stolen. In time it ill; be priceless!) she knitted (sic) it while he was traversing the ice! H.W. Stone (signed) Label
WARNING - COPYRIGHT
The reproduction rights of this photograph are strictly reserved by the N.Z. Herald and the Weekly News. Ink Stamp
There was nothing formal (sic) about this photograph! - I had just completed dressing the two mannequins (sic) when John Malcolm (Chairman of the Management Committee) called in with a camera. Later I took the mannequins over to the Hillary home in Remuera where Ed's (1st) wife went into the house - found and presented to me that scarf! - (I hope it hasn't been lost - or stolen. In time it ill; be priceless!) she knitted (sic) it while he was traversing the ice! H.W. Stone (signed) Label
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 photograph : black and white ; 16 x 22 cm
Credit Line
Massey Ferguson tractor in Antarctica display, 03-1713. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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