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Poster of Milford Sound (2nd of 2)

Poster of Milford Sound

By the 1930s Milford Sound was an international tourist drawcard. The Government Tourist Department (established in 1901) used it in this poster by Leonard Mitchell to promote the country abroad.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1936-01
Photolithograph by Leonard Mitchell

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips. 'Perceptions of the landscape', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/perceptions-of-the-landscape/5/1/2