item details
NameSouvenir programme, 'Victory Queen Carnival Coronation Ceremony'
ProductionWhitcombe & Tombs Limited; printing firm; 1941; Wellington
George Bannerman Tough; designer
Spencer Digby; photographer
George Bannerman Tough; designer
Spencer Digby; photographer
Classificationtheater programmes, souvenirs
Materialspaper, ink
Materials Summaryprinted booklet
Techniquesprinting
DimensionsOverall: 141mm (width), 231mm (height)
Registration NumberGH012535
Credit lineGift of Marion F. Mackenzie (née Rodie), 2009
Overview
This souvenir programme was created for the Victory Queen Carnival grand finale held in Wellington on 3-5 June 1941. The Carnival was a three-night extravaganza in the Town Hall which entralled guests with a ‘Coronation Ceremony’, a ‘Pageant of Empire’, and a procession of ‘Queens of England’ and their ladies-in-waiting.
Queen carnivals were popular community events to raise money during the Second World War (1939-45). Women competed to raise the most money for patriotic causes, and the winner was crowned queen.