What happened that day?

Home » Media Library » photos » The Cobhams visit the Cook Islands

The Cobhams visit the Cook Islands

The Cobhams visit the Cook Islands

Arrival ceremonies in the Pacific had their own flavour. Here Lord and Lady Cobham (1957–62) are carried ashore at Pukapuka Island in the Northern Cooks in 1959.

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: F-76200-1/2
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.


NZHistory.net.nz is produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.