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The Morton collection of Zane grey material, a collection of…
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The Morton collection of Zane grey material, a collection of approximatley 300 original Kodak negatives (glass and plastic) depicting Cyril Morton's adventures with Zane grey signed first edition's of Zane grey publications including the magnificent 'Tales of the Angler's Eldorado New Zealand ' by Zane grey. Harper & Brothers, New York 1926. Dedications in print include: 'To Cyril Montague Morton, cinematographer extraordinarre, who braved the rough seas, day after day, week after week, always on deck with his motion-picture camera, always ready with his cheery call ' 'When do we eat? When do we eat? When do we eat?'. Cyril Morton was one of New Zealand 's great photographer's and film director's (Refer also 'Amakura'). Engaged in the early 1920's by the New Zealand Governments Publicity Department (Aka the tin Shed), Morton was assigned to Zane grey in 1926 to document Zane grey's time in New Zealand, Morton captured some of the most iconic game fishing imagery ever
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Recreations & Pursuits: Photography - Cameras & Equipment