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This souvenir book was published by the Wellington Peace Celebrations Committee on 8 July 1919, and is an example of immediate post-First World War propaganda. The book includes photographs, text and maps on the various campaigns New Zealand was invo...

The "Schools Procession", part of the Peace Day parade on Stafford Street, Timaru on 19 July 1919.Depicts Timaru Boys High School pupils in the procession heading north, about to passthe Beswick Street intersection.

Showing an army officer leading Indian troops past the new cenotaph in Whitehall, London, as part of the World War I victory celebrations.

The peace celebrations parade on Stafford Street, Timaru, 19 July 1919.Taken looking northward along Stafford Street from the Church Street intersection, overlooking a large crowd lining both sides of the street celebrating the end of World War One.

The "Schools Procession", part of the Peace Day parade on Stafford Street, Timaru on 19 July 1919.Depicts Timaru Boys High School pupils in the procession heading north, about to passthe Beswick Street intersection.

Photograph taken by an unidentified photographer employed or contracted by 'The Press' newspaper of Christchurch. Source of descriptive information - Negative registers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass n...

Shows a float in the Peace celebrations parade in Queen Street, Masterton. The float, with a swan's head, is passing the Hugo & Shearer building which included the premises of W.L. Joy, Photographer.

Showing a man leaning against the bonnet of a car that has been decked out as a railway engine in a parade held in Rotorua to celebrate peace at the end of World War I. The sign on the front of the 'engine' relates to problems running the railways in...

Looking down from the Cathedral steps along Trafalgar Street in Nelson at the crowds and parade for the peace celebrations at the end of World War I. In the foreground is a military brass band, followed by children and then ranks of soldiers. Some pe...

Looking across The Square in Palmerston North where crowds line the side of one of the roads for the beginning of the peace celebration parade. The parade is led by a brass band, followed by army officers, then returned servicemen in civilian dress a...

Showing a crowd of children, some of them in costume, in a park at Marton on 21 July 1919, celebrating the official proclamation of peace after World War I.

Showing a float in a procession in Hokitika in July 1919 to mark the official proclamation of peace after World War I. The float consists of a wagon drawn by four horses, with a group of people in costume standing in the wagon.

New Zealand soldier in Victory Parade, Paris, 14 July 1919.

The Peace Day celebrations parade on Stafford Street, Timaru, 19 July 1919. Shows the procession is travelling south past the Old Bank Tavern on the corner of Church St. A Red Cross ambulance appears in the foreground, folowed by a column of nurses a...

The Peace Celebration parade on Stafford Street, Timaru, passing the Old Bank Hotel corner, 19 July 1919. Depicts columns of Girl Scouts, led by Scout Mistress Shears, followed by ex-Guides - the "Way Backs" - travelling south. Large crowds line both...

The Peace Celebration parade on Stafford Street, Timaru, passing the Old Bank Hotel corner, 19 July 1919. Depicts columns of Girl Scouts, led by Scout Mistress Shears, followed by ex-Guides - the "Way Backs" - travelling south. Large crowds line both...

The photograph shows a high angle view of groups of nuns dressed in white marching in a parade down Macquarie Street in Sydney, Australia, during peace celebrations to mark the end of World War One. Flags are flying from buildings along either side o...

Showing returned servicemen in both army uniform and civilian clothes seated at long tables, taking part in a dinner at Cambridge, New Zealand, to celebrate the official proclamation of peace after World War I. The tables are covered in white cloth a...