Story: Perceptions of the landscape

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.

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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 Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'Perceptions of the landscape - Scenic New Zealand', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/14403/poster-of-milford-sound (accessed 23 April 2024)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 24 Sep 2007