Photograph, Land Acclimatisation Float; Unknown photographer; 1956; WY.0000.84
Photograph, Land Acclimatisation Float
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This is a photograph of The Land Acclimatisation Society float, possibly taken at a parade in Wyndham in 1956.
New Zealand’s first Acclimatisation Society was probably established in Auckland, around 1861. Many others soon followed, and they focused on introducing all manner of new species as long as they were ‘innoxious’.
This float features a moose's head attached to the front. The first attempt to establish moose in New Zealand was in the Hokitika valley in 1900. This failed, but a second attempt was made in 1907, when four bulls and six cows were imported from Canada and released in Dusky Sound. On 9 September 1929 the first moose, a ten-pointer, was shot by E. J. Herrick.
The continued existence of moose in New Zealand remains a subject for debate.
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Date Made1956
Inscription and Marks
Yellow sticker: '396'
Back of photograph written in pencil 'WY.0000.84 FIC'
h 87 mm x w 137 mm
Period1950s
Object Type Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Medium and Materialsprocessed material, organic, vegetal, paper, photographic paper
Object numberWY.0000.84
Copyright LicenceCopyright status unknown - orphaned work
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