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New Zealand officers Hart, Russell, Melvill, Symon and Young, during the occupation of Germany during World War 1

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  • Dai777 said:
    Might that be Following the First World War (there was an armistice in November 1918)

Crowd of people around a De Havilland DH89 Rapide plane, ca 1930s-1940s

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  • Robert Foster said:
    Health and safety would have a heart attack now.
  • Dai777 said:
    MORE INFO →DH89 Dragon Rapide ZK ACO "Tainui", The aircraft was named the “Tainui” after one of the canoes in the Maori migration to New Zealand. It carried the first all-through air mail from England to New Zealand, with covers being stamped at Mildenhall, Melbourne and Palmerston North. Squadron Leader J D Hewitt, Flying Officer C E Kay and Frank Steward were the first to fly between Great Britain and New Zealand. The official time for the flight was 12hrs 9min, and the average speed was about 130mph. (Manawatu Heritage)

Group in the garden of William and Lydia Williams, Carlyle Street, Napier, ca 1890

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  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    Information from Timeframes:
    "... Lydia Williams is in the centre, playing the banjo. Seated at the right is her sister, Amy Devereux. The man with the camera is Russell Duncan. The other man's identity is unknown but it is possible he was a member of a group such as the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a troupe of Negro singers and musicians who toured New Zealand in the late 1880s. Photograph taken by Lydia's husband William Williams. "Historical note: "Russell James Duncan (1855-1946) was later to become a well known photographer and historian of Napier."
  • John Wattie said:
    19th century photographers were skilled at stereoscopic photography and have a lot to teach modern exponents of the art
  • josefnovak33 said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage Musicians, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Lovely scene.
  • Peppin ANAGLYPHE said:
    A stereo negative must always be reversed, which is finally quite logical.... www.flickr.com/photos/187371730@N02/52263361705/in/datepo... Great stereo!

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