Group of Maori performing a powhiri for the USS Staten Island

Production date
17 Nov 1958
 Description
A group of Maori performing a powhiri on Moturoa Wharf at New Plymouth Harbour for the crew of the USS Staten Island who are watching from the ship. The USS Staten Island was an American icebreaker ship which docked at New Plymouth in 1958 on its way to the Antarctic for Operation Deepfreeze IV.
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Production date
17 Nov 1958
Production period
1950s
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Classification
Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts
Collection
New Plymouth Harbour Board
Accession number
PHO2010-0207
Collection type
Photographs
Material
4x5" black and white negative
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