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Description

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 December 1958: "L. Ward, who was awarded the prize for the best turned out boat and dress, sets out on the first leg of the Foxton Beach river race. The first part of the journey takes the competitors to Shannon, from where they will return to Palmerston North for the night before continuing on to Foxton tomorrow."

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Relation
2017-20
Date
December 26, 1958
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_015066
Format
B&W negative
Held In
"Other"

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Taxonomy

Tags
1950s,
manawatu evening standard,
Community Tags
competitions,
foxton beach,
kayaking,
river race,

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