Mirror ball

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Title

Mirror ball

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This mirror ball glittered above dances in the Regent Ballroom, Cuba Street, Wellington, from the 1930s to 50s. Dancing Saturday night dances were held during World War II, including a 'welcome home' dance club for servicemen. The Regent Ballroom was one of the 12 or so clubs in Wellington that catered for servicemen during the war. American glamour Between 1942 and 1944, many of the servicemen going to dances at the Regent Ballroom would have been American.Local women welcomed them as atte...

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Format

Image

Date created

1930s

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/714504

Related subjects

glass / lead alloy / convex mirrors / Dance / Lighting / Art Deco / World War, 1939-1945 / New Zealand

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