| Accession No |
1995.41.15
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Reclining Male Body Builder
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph mounted on card, of an unidentified male body builder. The man wears a pair of dark briefs, and lies on a rug with one arm supporting his head and the other folded in front of him, one leg bent and the other outstretched.
One of a collection of photographs collected by Richard Jarrett, a well-known exponent of the breathing and exercise regime developed by Eugene Sandow. He was appointed by the Wanganui Education Board as an Honorary Instructor, and was employed to teach breathing exercised to schools within the district. He also ran the Wanganui School of Physical Culture at the Sandow Hall in Lower St Hill Street in the early 20th century and was employed as the Physical Education Instructor at the Winter School in 1904.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
F J Denton Photographer (estab. 1899, closed 1928)
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| Primary Prod Date |
Early 20th Century
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
10 x 20cm
6 x 14cm
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| Signature/Marks |
6
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