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George Hall collection of glass negatives - P2009-005/1

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Reference NumberP2009-005/1Date1910-[1981]CreatorHall, GeorgeDescriptionTwenty-eight glass plate negatives relating to Hall & Co. Ltd., 'The City Mills', Kensington, Dunedin; the Dunedin Aero Club 1912-1914; and Christchurch taken c.1910.

Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyAviation historian, Errol Martyn, has dated the Dunedin Aero Club negatives to 1912-14. Hall was a member by March 1912.Provenancedd Mrs Rosemary Timmings, 2009. Found amongst possessions of Mrs Timmings father who was a friend of George Hall. George Hall was the owner of 'The City Mills' at Caversham. His father was a miller in Christchurch before they moved to Dunedin.

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