"Sending Out the First Competitor" Foxton Beach River Race
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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 December 1958: "The Mayor of Palmerston North (Mr. W.B. Tennent, M.P.) sends off the first competitor in the annual Fitzherbert Bridge to Foxton Beach river race. N. Longman was the first off, and had a 20min lead over the next starter."
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- 2017-20
- Date
- December 27, 1958
- Digitisation id
- 2017N_2017-20_015068
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held in
- Other
Creation
- Created By
- Manawatu Evening Standard
- Place
- Manawatu River, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
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Taxonomy
- Community Tags
- competitions
- foxton beach
- kayaking
- river race