CANBERRA in Auckland harbour

Photographer Gervaise Churchill Purcell (1919-1999)

Dateafter 1960

Object numberANMS1404[082]

NameTransparency

MediumTransparency

DimensionsOverall: 100 x 125 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Leigh Purcell

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DescriptionMedium format colour photographic transparency taken by commercial photographer Gervaise Purcell after 1960, showing the passenger ship CANBERRA cruising past wharf buildings in Auckland harbour, New Zealand.SignificanceThese photographic negatives were taken by Australian commercial photographer Gervaise Purcell from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. They represent his work for clients such as swimwear manufacturer Jantzen, as well as retail giants David Jones and Hordern Brothers, cruise ship operators the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), radio technology manufacturer Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) and tourism operator Ansett Airways. Many of the images were taken with a Graflex Crown Graphic camera in the 1950s.