item details
NameMary and Dot Webby at Ōtaki Beach
ProductionLeslie Adkin; photographer; 30 January 1927; Ōtaki
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialsphotographic gelatin, sheet glass, silver, photographic plates
Materials Summarygelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack and white photography
DimensionsOverall: 164mm (width), 120mm (height)
Registration NumberB.022656
Credit lineGift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964
Overview
'Made the acqaintance of two pretty auburn-haired beach girls, Miss Mary & Miss Dot Webby (c/o Box 34, Otaki) by asking them to permit me to photograph them, to which they kindly acquiesced.' – Leslie Adkin diary, 30 January 1927