Last Day of School at Rotowaro

Maker
David Bramwell Cook
Production date
05 Dec 1986
 Description
Photograph taken in 1985 by commissioned photographer, David Cook. Image depicts 34 people: 2 women, 2 men, 1 photographer (rear view) and 30 primary-aged girls and boys. Many of the children are in swimming trunks. They have been grouped together for a formal portrait but are casual and happy whilst the photographer gears up. This depicts the last day at Rotowaro School - 05 12 1986.
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Maker
Production date
05 Dec 1986
Media/Materials
B/W photo, silver gelatin print mounted on archival, acid-free matting board
Measurements
444x320mm (Image)
560x460mm (Matt Whole)
Production place
Rotowaro, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
Collection
Rotowaro: The Last Days of the Waikato Coal Mining Town/David Cook/Photography Collection/Social History
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Social History
Credit line
Commissioned Photograph by David Cook:
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1989/55/42

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