| Accession No |
1995.41.6
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Teachers at Wanganui Winter School
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| Brief Description |
Black and white photograph mounted on card, showing a class of school teachers at the Wanganui winter School, June 1904. Image shows a group of men and women doing exercises with a two story building (St Pauls' Church Hall) in the background. The house has a oval shaped window on the second floor and a porch with a covered veranda. Men are dressed in dark long trousers and white long sleeved shirts.
The Winter School was started in 1902 by the Wanganui Education Board for rural teachers who were unable to attend professional development courses during the term. The purpose of the school was to give teachers instruction in the latest methods teaching and class preparation. Winter schools were held for a week in either June or July during the school holidays at St Paul’s Church hall.
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 |
Newham & Brady (closed 1907)
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| Primary Prod Date |
1904
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| Primary Prod Period |
1900 - 1950
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| Primary Prod Place |
Wanganui
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| Measurement Reading |
25 x 30cm
14 x 21cm
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| Signature/Marks |
A class of school teachers Wanganui. Winter School 1904 R.O.Jarrett Instructor
Newham & Brady, Wanganui
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