Soda by Leslie Adkin
Ice-cream sodas , 06 March 1914, Hastings, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964. Te Papa (A.006526)
One of a superb selection from the Te Papa Collection. A reprint (A4 size) reproduction of a photo from one of New Zealand’s finest early photographers.
Leslie Adkin (1888–1964) was a Levin farmer, photographer, geologist, ethnologist and explorer, a gifted amateur and renaissance man, of sorts, who used photography to document his scholarly interests, farming activities and family life. His much-loved and stunning photographs taken between 1900 and the 1930s are one of the highlights of Te Papa’s historical photography collection.
Printed on silver metallic paper with a backing card. *Note print excludes the black border seen in the image provided.