A popular competitive event in the 1950s, a Deaf Marching team from Sumner School for the Deaf competes in Auckland in 1958. The leader gives visual signals to coordinate the team’s marching.
Sumner School for the Deaf Marching Girls
1959 •
- Deaf Education
- Other
The Deaf Sumner School for the Deaf marching team participate in a marching competition in Auckland, 1958.
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Taonga source:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Produced by:
Leslie Barratt
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, NZFA03-03-OTH58
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