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WCC, Municipal Electricity Department's photograph album of Centennial Exhibition

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Photograph Album of Centennial Exhibition, 1939-1940

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Record Identifier1Date Range1939-1940DescriptionPage 1; Centennial Avenue at the Centennial Exhibition. : Looking towards the Tower Block across reflecting pool at night, taken from main entrance end. The entrance to General Exhibits court is on the far right. The central fountain is in action and the Kupe Statue can be seen in front of this. [ Photographer : F G Barker ]Page 2; Centennial Avenue at the Centennial Exhibition. : Looking towards the Tower Block across reflecting pool during the day, taken from main entrance end. The General Exhibits court is on the far right and the Kupe Statue can be seen at the end of the pool. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 3; Centennial Avenue from Main Entrance at the Centennial Exhibition. : Full length of Centennial Avenue, looking west towards the Tower Block. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 4; Centennial Avenue from Main Entrance at the Centennial Exhibition. : Full length of Centennial Avenue during the day, looking west towards Tower Block. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 5; Tower Block at the Centennial Exhibition. : Tower Block and Tower at night, showing use of lighting to accentuate architectural detail. The cascade at the foot of the Tower runs into the reflecting pool. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 6; Tower Block at the Centennial Exhibition. : Tower Block and Tower during the day. The tower stood 155 feet high. The decorated frieze represents New Zealand's progress over the previous 100 years. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 7; Sound Shell at the Centennial Exhibition. : The northern Sound Shell at night, with orchestra playing. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 8; Sound Shell at the Centennial Exhibition. : The southern Sound Shell during the day. Entrance to Government Court is on the left and Transportation on the right. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 9; Kupe Statue at the Centennial Exhibition. : Kupe Statue at night by , next to reflecting pool. The entrance to the southern exhibition courts can be seen in background. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 10; Kupe Statue at the Centennial Exhibition. : Kupe Statue during the day, the entrance to the southern exhibition courts can be seen in the background. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 11; United Kingdom Pavilion at the Centennial Exhibition. : The United Kingdom Pavilion at night, reflected in the reflecting pool. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 12; United Kingdom Pavilion at the Centennial Exhibition. : Looking across Centennial Avenue at the entrance to the United Kingdom Pavilion, flanked by flagpoles. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 13; Tower Block and main Reflecting Pool at the Centennial Exhibition. : View at night of the Tower Block from the eastern end of the reflecting pool. The cascade at the foot of the Tower runs into the reflecting pool. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 14; Central Fountain and southern exhibit courts at the Centennial Exhibition. : View at night of fountain in action, demonstrating the use of lighting to accentuate the structure of the southern exhibit courts. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 15; Central Fountain at the Centennial Exhibition. : Central fountain in action at night. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 16; Commonwealth of Australia Pavilion at the Centennial Exhibition. : View of the Commonwealth of Australia Pavilion at night, from western end. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 17; Tower Block and Tower at the Centennial Exhibition. : View of western arm of Centennial Avenue at night, with Tower lit up. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 18; Centennial Avenue at the Centennial Exhibition. : Looking down Centennial Avenue at night, towards the main entrance. Dominion Court is on the right. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 19; Dominion Court at the Centennial Exhibition. : Entrance to Dominion Court at night, viewed across the reflecting pool. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 20; Government Court at the Centennial Exhibition. : Southern entrance to Government Court at night, lighting is used to demonstrate architectural details. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 21; Government Court at the Centennial Exhibition. : Northern entrance to Government House, viewed across reflecting pool at night. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 22; Government Court at the Centennial Exhibition. : Architectural detail of exterior of exhibit court, lit up at night. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 23; Kupe Statue at the Centennial Exhibition. : View of Kupe Statue across pool, Tower can be seen in background. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)Page 24; Centennial Avenue at the Centennial Exhibition. : View along Centennial Avenue from United Kingdom Pavilion, towards the Tower Block. (Photographer: F.G. Barker)MediumPhotograph album

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