More Info →"Ducks Seek Safe Haven Early" - Duck Shooting Season

Description

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 May 1958, page 8: "To whet the appetites of sportsmen for the coming shooting season, and in case many have forgotten since last year what they should aim at, here are some of the many ducks which daily gather at this time of the year in Memorial Park. With the first shots fired on Saturday, many more will take refuge at this sanctuary."

Identification

Object type

Image

Identifier

2017-20

Archive

Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

Date

May 1, 1958

Digitisation ID

2017N_2017-20_014737

Format

B&W negative