More Info →"Pole Sitter Returns To Earth"

Description

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th April 1963. "After 71.5 hours the Massey University College of the Manawatu pole sitter returned to earth to the cheers of a large crowd. He was immediately surrounded by small boys with autograph books."

Identification

Object type

Image

Archive

Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

Date

April 4, 1963

Digitisation ID

2017N_2017-20_017614

Format

B&W negative