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[Image of Russian visitors to the city being shown Memorial Park.]

This photograph was taken by the Manawatū Evening Standard during a visit by Russian athletes to Palmerston North in January 1966, but was not published. It shows world champion Russian athlete Tamara Press accompanied by Michael Kopytko, a local resident who acted as an interpreter during the athletes' visit.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Relation
2017-20
Date
January 14, 1966
Digitisation ID
2018N_2017-20_MS000748
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Other

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Place
Main Street, Palmerston North

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athletes,
memorial park,
official visitors,
russia,
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