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viola

human history
  • Other Name

    Viola sent to Somes Island by German Red Cross, WW2

  • Description

    viola in case

    Viola sent to New Zealand during WW2 by the German Red Cross, for the use of internees on Somes Island in Wellington Harbour. It arrived too late and was sold to Lewis Eadys in Wellington, where it was subsequently purchased in the mid-late 1940s by the vendor.

  • Place
    [Germany]
  • Associated Place

    Somes Island/Wellington/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    2003.13.1
  • Accession Date
    24 Feb 2003
  • Other Id

    7746 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    War History

viola, WW2 [2003.13.1]

Images and documents

Images

  • viola, WW2 [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 [2003.13.1]
  • case, viola
  • case, viola
  • case, viola
  • case, viola
  • viola, WW2 [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 : back view [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 : view of markings [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 : in case [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 : view [2003.13.1]
  • viola, WW2 : case [2003.13.1]

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