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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 March 1958, page 6: "The United Kingdom High Commissioner in New Zealand (Sir George Mallaby) about to fire the shot that sent the first runner away in the 26-mile marathon early last evening. Here W. Kendall, who withdrew from the race at the 15-mile mark, is awaiting the starter's signal."

Identification

Object type
Image
Identifier
2017-20
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Relation
2017-20
Date
March 11, 1958
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_014664
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Other

Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North

Object rights

Taxonomy

Community Tags
marathon,
runners,
uk high commissioner,

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