Exhibitions

Detail: The circus comes to town: circus parade with elephants in St George Street, Papatoetoe, ca 1962.

Footprints of Manukau

The Footprints database originated as an online exhibition for the Auckland Festival of Photography in June 2008. View the first fifty Footprint images selected.
Passing the ball, Ardmore, 1980.

Celebrating our history of rugby

In September/October, Auckland hosted the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
View a selection of grassroots rugby-related images from the region's past.

 

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