| Accession No |
2005.56.27
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Park Place from Somme Parade
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| Brief Description |
One of a collection of black and white photographs of buildings and streets in Whanganui, this print is of Park Place looking towards Queens Park from Somme Parade.
Desirable residences for middle class families had both style and convenience. Large houses were built close to the river, the park and the centre of town. They would have been furnished with the ever-improving technology of household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, radios, record players and telephones.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Bethwaite, Francis Haddow (b.1884, d.1961)
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| Primary Prod Date |
1939
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui
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| Measurement Reading |
25.4cm
20.3cm
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| Collection |
F H Bethwaite Photograph Collection
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