Slide, Elephants, The Strand, Tauranga
Maker
Robert Gale
Production date
08 Dec 1962
Current rights
© In copyright
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Object detail
Description
A colour slide showing two elephants’ side by side walking down The Strand, Tauranga. The elephants are walking past Hartley’s drapery store. Recorded by photographer as ‘Elephant race. The Strand’. "One of the highlights of the recent visit of Bullens circus was a thrilling elephant race from the Tauranga Hotel to 1ZD radio station in Spring Street. The elephants proved that, even at a trot, they are surprisingly fast-moving animals and we had a hard job to keep up with them! Gaily attired for the occasion, they were ridden by 1ZD's John Forster (the winner), announcer John May and Nigel Lester.' Photo News, 2 February 1963.
The Tauranga Heritage Collection has more than 2000 photographic slides taken by Robert Gale. Robert and his family moved to Tauranga in the early 1960s and he taught at Merivale School until retirement. Robert was a member of the Tauranga Photographic Society for many years. We ask that you publish an acknowledgement, or 'attribution', to Robert Gale when using this image.
The Tauranga Heritage Collection has more than 2000 photographic slides taken by Robert Gale. Robert and his family moved to Tauranga in the early 1960s and he taught at Merivale School until retirement. Robert was a member of the Tauranga Photographic Society for many years. We ask that you publish an acknowledgement, or 'attribution', to Robert Gale when using this image.
Maker
Robert Gale
Production date
08 Dec 1962
Production place
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Measurements
50mm (width), 50mm (height)
Credit line
Gifted by the Gale family and Alf Rendell
Accession number
0005/20/540
Current rights