[Scrapbook of ephemeral items relating to Charles Kingsford Smith]
Maker and role
Unknown, Compiler
Production date
Unknown
Object detail
Accession number
MSS-2017-2.2
Maker
Description
Contains: Invitation to the wedding of Elsie Kathleen St Clair and R. Harold Kingsford Smith. Dated 19 May 1903; photograph of an unidentified child around ten years of age printed onto a postcard that is addressed to "John" from [Doris Elleston?]; photograph by Carl Klein of an unidentified child on a horse at a show jumping event, a crowd of children can be seen in the background, and an inscription on the back of the photograph reads "To Major Charles Kingsford Smith from a little [Auckland?] girl with lots of good luck to [unknown] / hope you... [unknown]... [Jean Stuart?]"; sundry newspaper and magazine clippings related to the flights of Charles Kingsford Smith with mention of Beris Kingsford Smith, John Stannage, Mary Powell, Harry Lyon, Charles T. P. Ulm, James W. Warner. Evert Van Dyk, J. P. Saul, T. Pethybridge, and Harry Purvis with an approximate date range of 1914 - 1935 (mostly 1928-1935).
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 folder ; 36 x 26 cm
Record level
Folder
Credit line
Unknown. Unknown. [Scrapbook of ephemeral items relating to Charles Kingsford Smith], MSS-2017-2.2. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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