Photograph, Ron Barassi and Myrtle Ingram, 1997

Historical information

A photo of Ron Barassi and an elderly widow, Mrytle Ingram of Legacy Widows Club, Hastings. The event was a luncheon after Ron's parachute jump with Daryl Somers to promote Legacy in 1997 (see 00853 and The Answer article). Ron Barassi was a Legacy boy after his father died at Tobruk in 1941. He helped promote Legacy in many ways and at many events over many years.

Significance

A record of a way celebrities used their media profile to promote Legacy.

Physical description

Colour photo of Ron Barassi and elderly widow Mrytle Ingram.

Inscriptions & markings

Printed on the back " 595" which is the negative frame and processing number. The same film number as the parachuting photos.

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