[Shearing contest : Godfrey Bowen, world champion shearer, Ashburton circa 1965]

Object detail

Accession number

12-1914

Description

Godfrey Bowen, world champion shearer at Ashburton A. and P. Show, standing back from shorn sheep. Fleece at his feet.Two men in suits to the side and two in white coats either side. The one to the left of photo holding mike. Another man to extreme right in overalls and bending on knees. Sign at front of stage with "Dalgetys agents for Wolsely Shearing Machines". Likely from the 1960's.

Marks

Godfrey Bowen, world champion shearer at Ashburton A & P Show. Pencil
1 col Pencil

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper/Photographic

Physical description

1 photograph : ; 12 x 17 cm.

Credit Line

1965?. [Shearing contest : Godfrey Bowen, world champion shearer, Ashburton circa 1965], 12-1914. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Production place

Ashburton
Ashburton District
Canterbury
New Zealand

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Classification

Photograph Print, Photographic Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject

Competitions Sheep shearing Agriculture file General Collection New Zealand Competitions Sheep-shearing New Zealand Bowen, Godfrey, 1922-1994

Collection type

Pictorial Walsh Memorial Library

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