"Relaxing Before (Starting) Gun" - Marathon

Description

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

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