Workers on steps of Wellington Town Hall, during Depression, [ca 1932-1933]
Reference Number: 1/2-084822-G
Workers protesting on the steps of the Wellington Town Hall, with policemen looking on. Some of the men carry signs, including one that reads "Workers of the world UNITE", and a coffin is being carried with slogans painted on. Taken during the Depression by an unidentified photographer, probably in 1932 or 1933.
Key terms:
1 image, related to Wellington City, Work, Depressions - 1929, Demonstrations and Labour.
Part of:
Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper, Reference Number PAColl-0614-1 (5390 digitised items)
Evening Post :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper, Reference Number PA-Group-00287 (5802 digitised items)
Extent: 1 b&w original negative(s)Glass negative. Horizontal imageSingle negative
Conditions governing access to original: Not restricted
Other copies available: File print available in Turnbull Library Pictures331. Labour conditions. 1930s(PFP-029728)
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