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A DigitalNZ Story by ducklingmonster

SET for the humidity in Auckland this week: tropical gardens, Barry Linton's Ponsonby, Claudia Pond-Eyley's Mt. Eden, fruit, BIG HAIR.

Humidity, Summer, hairstyles, Auckland

Image: Big hair and tight jeans, 1964

Big hair and tight jeans, 1964

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Newspaper

BEES IN THE HAIR (Evening Post, 25 October 1933)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Thames Star, 03 September 1907)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Habitat

Habitat

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: "I Knelt Down on the Humid Soil"

"I Knelt Down on the Humid Soil"

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Smartly-dressed Dominion soldiers march past for an inspection in a New Zealand South Pacific camp

Smartly-dressed Dominion soldiers march past for an inspection in a New Zealand South Pacific camp

Auckland Libraries

Image: "It's the humidity." 16 January, 2007

"It's the humidity." 16 January, 2007

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sub-tropical environment

Sub-tropical environment

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Caught in the rain

Caught in the rain

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Newspaper

SUB-TROPICAL INDUSTRIES. (Star, 10 June 1884)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Waiata Tropical Gardens, Birkenhead, Auckland

Waiata Tropical Gardens, Birkenhead, Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Waiata Tropical Gardens, Birkenhead, Auckland

Waiata Tropical Gardens, Birkenhead, Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 'Tropical Garden' (art quilt)

'Tropical Garden' (art quilt)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: A DELIGHTFUL MODEL.—Upstanding pleated frills are a striking feature of this delightful model suitable for garden parties and race meetings. It is expressed in wax-finished chiffon in white, with a pattern of tropical foliage in shades of orange, yellow, and black. The design is from the model house of Baroque, London. (Evening Post, 25 August 1934)

A DELIGHTFUL MODEL.—Upstanding pleated frills are a striking feature of this delightful model suitable for garden parties and race meetings. It is ...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Pt Chevalier, 1964

Pt Chevalier, 1964

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: The Comics Show

The Comics Show

NZ On Screen

Image: Pigeonwood fruit

Pigeonwood fruit

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Bowl, Fruit

Bowl, Fruit

Puke Ariki

Image: Fruit, Plastic

Fruit, Plastic

Puke Ariki

Image: Fruit market, Ludd.

Fruit market, Ludd.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Woman picking fruit...

Woman picking fruit...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Fruit in schools

Fruit in schools

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Fruit bowl float

Fruit bowl float

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Tawapou foliage and fruit

Tawapou foliage and fruit

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Garden 5 Pomegranate fruit

Garden 5 Pomegranate fruit

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Long-haired woman

Long-haired woman

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Advertisement for Hair Magic hair dyes

Advertisement for Hair Magic hair dyes

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Fern-haired Samoan woman

Fern-haired Samoan woman

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Floral hair ornament

Floral hair ornament

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hair

Hair

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Gum wig

Gum wig

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hairstyles of Spanish dancers

Hairstyles of Spanish dancers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Photograph showing woman's hairstyle for Maeder Salon, Queen Street (Spanjer Advertising)

Photograph showing woman's hairstyle for Maeder Salon, Queen Street (Spanjer Advertising)

Auckland Libraries

Image: A :floral'tfteme is co-ordinated with many smart and original coiffures, as witness Helen Hunt's hairstyle posed by loan Perry, Columbia star. Severely drawn back, sculptured curls are set off ivith a spray of chrysanthemums, rolls on the temples and pin curls to the centre back. (Evening Post, 11 May 1940)

A :floral'tfteme is co-ordinated with many smart and original coiffures, as witness Helen Hunt's hairstyle posed by loan Perry, Columbia star. Seve...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Window with banana trees

Window with banana trees

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Studio garden

Studio garden

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Couple on a couch

Couple on a couch

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Water

Water

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Bottle, Perfume

Bottle, Perfume

Puke Ariki

Image: Set, Condiment

Set, Condiment

Puke Ariki

Image: Elena Gee frame 11

Elena Gee frame 11

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Queen Street, Auckland

Queen Street, Auckland

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Jacqueline Fahey and friend, Parnell, Auckland

Jacqueline Fahey and friend, Parnell, Auckland

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Newspaper

Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (West Coast Times, 14 March 1891)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Wairoa, 1964

Wairoa, 1964

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Rural scene with kitten in the garden

Rural scene with kitten in the garden

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman in garden

Woman in garden

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Rigid fan

Rigid fan

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kew

Kew

Gus Fisher Gallery

Image: [Back Lawn]

[Back Lawn]

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: View-Master reel, [Back Lawn]

View-Master reel, [Back Lawn]

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa