PERSONAL RECORD. HINGE, LESLIE. [HINGE FAMILY]

The photographer, Leslie Hinge, was a well known stills photographer in Wellington and had worked for the Government Publicity Studios.

The Hinge family at 10 Berry St, St Albans, Christchurch. The family sit on a rug out in the garden. A man [Leslie Hinge, the photographer] sits bouncing his young daughter, Ruby (Lesley) Hinge, on his knee. She wears a wide rimmed frilled hat, white frilly dress, complete with white stockings and black shoes. Her young brother, Philip Hinge, joins them wearing a sailor suit. The children’s mother, [Blanche Ethel Hinge] (nee Mohr), is also present.

Close up shots of mother with her two children, cuddling up around her neck and shoulders.

Other family members. Court Mohr (Depositor’s Uncle), Leslie Hinge, Ruby Tancred, Emily Mohr (Depositor’s Grandmother), Philip Hinge,Philip Mohr (Grandfather).
People diving from wharf [New Brighton beach].

Brief shot of mountain hut tucked away amongst the rock face.