Girls And Books

A DigitalNZ Story by Chris McDowall

A collection of photographs of girls reading, holding and handling books.

reading, books, girls

Image: Woman in bed asleep with book

Woman in bed asleep with book

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Girls moving books

Girls moving books

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Topless woman in half slip reading 'Wife' magazine

Topless woman in half slip reading 'Wife' magazine

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Full length portrait of a model for New Zealand Knitted Wear 1940s

Full length portrait of a model for New Zealand Knitted Wear 1940s

Auckland Libraries

Image: Woman at beach with parasol

Woman at beach with parasol

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: McKay Lord

McKay Lord

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Penguin and children's book counter in McKenzies department store

Penguin and children's book counter in McKenzies department store

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified woman holding Wellington City Council electoral roll, Wellington

Unidentified woman holding Wellington City Council electoral roll, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman in slip, reading 'The Snow Goose'

Woman in slip, reading 'The Snow Goose'

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: An unidentified young woman models a new style of reading glasses

An unidentified young woman models a new style of reading glasses

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Young woman [from Wargan family] looking at photograph album

Young woman [from Wargan family] looking at photograph album

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman reading at beach

Woman reading at beach

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Unidentified woman sitting in a chair reading a book

Unidentified woman sitting in a chair reading a book

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Young girl, reading on the grass in front of a school, during a water shortage, Marton, Rangitikei District

Young girl, reading on the grass in front of a school, during a water shortage, Marton, Rangitikei District

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Two unidentified women [librarians?] showing the interior of the new Country Library Service mobile library

Two unidentified women [librarians?] showing the interior of the new Country Library Service mobile library

Alexander Turnbull Library