America's First Lady at New Zealand's capital
Mrs Roosevelt inspects the Red Cross Club in the new Zealand area. With her are Mr. David Starry, director of the club, left and Miss Leota Kelly, field director for the district, and Miss Virgina Smith, a hostess.
New Zealand
August 29, 1943
Corp, O. Newcomb, Jr.
America's First Lady at New Zealand's capital
Pictured at the tea party given for her at Parliament House, Mrs Roosevelt is seen chatting with Mrs. raymond E. Cox, wife of the American Charged Affaires at wellington. Mrs Roosevelt adressed the assemblage of dignitaries which included practically every high ranking official, both Americans and New Zealanders in the Dominion. She told them, 'I know we are going to win the war, but this time we must win the peace as well. The people of the U.S. and of N/Z. have much in common. We will work side by side in the future'.
New Zealand
August 28, 1943
Cpl, O. Newcomb, Jr.
America's First Lady at New Zealand's capital
Mrs Roosevelt is pictured on arrival at the home of the New Zealand's Governor-General, where she is a guest during her stay in this area. She is pictured here shaking hands with Sgt. W. Richard hannah (426829), Marine Corps Combat Correspondent whose home is at 200 So. Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, California. She shook hands with each of the half-dozen Marine photographers (motion picture and still)who were present. The motion-picture cameraman in this photo is s/Sgt. John F. Ercole (304171), of 38 Longview Avenue, White Plains, New York. The still-man in the center is Cpl. R.A. Matjasic (461101) of 3047 E. 126 St., Cleveland, Ohio.
New Zealand
August 29, 1943
Corp, O. Newcomb, Jr.
America's First Lady at New Zealand's capital
Mrs Roosevelt on a tour of the Red Cross Club, pauses to say a word to the couples dancing, to the music of a Marine Regimental orchestra.
New Zealand
August 29, 1943
Sgt. R. Olund
America's First Lady at New Zealand's capital
Pictured at the tea party given for her at Parliament House, Mrs Roosevelt is shaking hands with Maj. Gen. Julian C. Smith, commanding Gen. of the U.S. M.C. forces in the Wellington area. Prime Minister Peter Fraser is between them, the First Lady shook hands with each of the several hundred distinguished guests who attended.
New Zealand
August 28, 1943
Corp, O. Newcomb, Jr.
America's First Lady at New Zealand's capital
Mrs Roosevelt arrives by special train at Wellington from Auckland. At left are Miss Marie Coletta Ryan, Red Cross Supervisor for the South pacific, and prime Minister and Mrs. Peter Fraser. At right are His Excellency Sir Cyril Louis Norton Newall, Marshall of the Royal Air force and Governor-General of New Zealand and his Aide de Camp, Major Christofer J. Holland-Martin. Her visit in Wellington area marks one phase of an Extensive aerial junket during which Mrs Roosevelt is seeing America's fighting men in the South and Southwest Pacific. prior to her arrival here from Hawaii, the First Lady had dropped from the clouds at a number of remote islands to surprise thousands of Marines, soldiers and sailors. As the personal representative of American Red Cross Chairman Norman H. Davis, she is wearing the Red Cross uniform throughout the journey.
Caption: Sgt. Richard Hannah
New Zealand
August 28, 1943
Corp, O. Newcomb, Jr.
America's First Lady at New Zealand's capital
Mrs Roosevelt stops at the Red Cross Club and speaks to the dancers at the club.
New Zealand
August 29, 1943
Corp, O. Newcomb, Jr.
Mis Mattie mitchell, a maori girl, presents Mrs Roosevelt with a green stone Tiki (Maori charm) on a pendant at Rotorua, New Zealand's famous health resort, during her visit there.
Rotorua
Sept. 2, 1943
Cpl, O. Newcomb, Jr.
Mrs Roosevelt received a lusty welcome to Rotorua, New Zealand's famous health resort.
Rotorua<br/Sept. 2, 1943
Cpl, O. Newcomb, Jr.
Mrs Roosevelt and the official party outside the main Maori meeting-house at Whakarewarewa, at Rotorua, New Zealand's famous health resort, during her visit there.
Rotorua<br/Sept. 2, 1943
Cpl, O. Newcomb, Jr.