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Leo White

For much of his life Leo White successfully combined two of his passions, aviation and photography, starting Whites Aviation and finding his photographs decorating hundreds of New Zealand homes.

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  • VE Day crowds at Parliament
    History of New Zealand photography

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Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: WA-08169-G
Photographer: Whites Aviation
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of these images.

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'Leo White', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/leo-white, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-May-2014

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