PERSONAL RECORD. ADAMS, ERNEST. THE BIG DAY OF 1939

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Year
1939
Reference
F21402
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1939
Reference
F21402
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Amateur
Duration
0:02:27

“THE BIG DAY OF 1939”. Father Christmas walks up the hill to a building [possibly Cholmondeley Memorial Children’s Home at Governor’s Bay, Banks Peninsula] . A number of women [mothers?] watch as he distributes presents to children from beneath a tree in the grounds. The Gardener is given a present, then the children take turns dipping into a barrel full of presents They open the presents before being served ice cream. Final brief shot of the children and women relaxing on the verandah in the sunshine.