More Info →"Inter-Island Smallbore Rifle Shooting"

Description

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on May 31 1958, page 10: "This weekend smallbore rifle clubs have gathered at Palmerston North for the North vs. South Island championship shoot. This photograph shows some of the contestants in the first 10-shot shoot of the day. From left are: K. McDowell (Wellington), R. Weston (Christchurch), who is using a Hammill rifle, bolt action (Swiss made), the only one of its kind in the championships, and N. A. Rees (Palmerston North)"

Identification

Object type

Image

Identifier

2017-20

Archive

Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

Date

May 31, 1958

Digitisation ID

2017N_2017-20_014774

Format

B&W negative