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Media at work – TV, press and more
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a crowd of anti-Springbok tour protesters assembling on the sports field at Fowlds Park. Protesters are wearing protective helmets and holding hand-made wooden shields displaying a punching fist or reading "unite against racism". Several photographers are in front of the crowd taking photos.
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- Title: Media at work – TV, press and more
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Mount Albert (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Mount Albert (Auckland, N.Z.), Racism in sports, Eden Park (Auckland, N.Z. : Stadium), New Zealand Police, Springboks (Rugby team)
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Notes provided by John Mercer June-July 2021: Photographers, journalists, reporters, media work hard to get the images, words that will sell tomorrow's newspapers or make tonight's TV news.
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