Slide, Golden Lotus, Tauranga Harbour

Maker
Robert Gale
Production date
13 Oct 1962
Current rights
© In copyright
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Object detail

Description
A colour slide showing a harbour scene with boats on the water. Identified as Tauranga harbour. Recorded by the photographer as 'Golden Lotus'. The 'Golden Lotus' was a Chinese Junk that came to New Zealand in 1962 and travelled around the country. "Brian Clifford's "Golden Lotus" which he and four friends recently sailed to New Zealand from Hong Kong heads into Tauranga harbour." Tauranga Photo News, 17 November 1962

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
13 Oct 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
0005/20/1211
Current rights

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