| Accession No |
1995.41.19
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Unknown male body builder
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph mounted on card, of an unidentified male body builder. Image showing a man wearing a pair of dark gymnasium briefs with light trim, standing with his hands held behind his head and his muscles flexed.
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 |
Partington, William Henry Thomas (b.1855, d.1940)
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| Primary Prod Date |
1892-1905
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| Primary Prod Place |
Wanganui
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| Measurement Reading |
16.5 x 11cm
14.5 x 10.5cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Partington Wanganui NZ
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