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Car Racing Personalities: Surtees, John, 1956-1970

 File
Identifier: Arch 1072/2/3/3/525

Scope and Contents

Photographs of British race car driver John Surtees receiving 'Sports Personality of the Year' Award trophies; photographs of John Surtees with his Fiancée Patricia Burke after receiving the Order of the British Empire; victory photographs after John Surtees' win at the 1963 New Zealand Grand Prix and the Grand Prix of Siracusa; photograph of John Surtees with Bruce McLaren following the Las Vegas Stardust Grand Prix; John Surtees seated in Grand Prix cars. There are three photographs of John Surtees on a motorcycle inside the motor racing envelope. Copyright stamps on the rear of the photographs include Reuters, Paul Popper, Associated Press, London Express, Central Press Photos Ltd.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-1970

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 Envelopes (18 Photographic prints)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Envelope Arch 1072/2/3/3/525-529

Physical Location

ANZC Archives - Box Arch 1072/2/3/3/515-/3/601

Related Materials

See Also: Car racing, Mary Rand Athletics.

Physical Description

Black and white photographs, some with typescript and newspaper clippings.

Source

Repository Details

Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Repository

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