| Accession No |
2015.23.2
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Wanganui Boys School, Christmas 1896
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| Brief Description |
This black and white photogaph is of pupils, teachers and possibly school governors of Wanganui Boys School, located in Victoria Avenue, Whanganui.
The photograph was presented to Thomas Spurdle as a 2nd class certificate for regular attendance at school, at Christmas time in 1896.
Two rows of boys kneel or stand in front of two rows of men; several boys hold straw hats and one in the centre holds the collar of a black and white spaniel dog. Fred Spurdle is identified as the sixth from left in the second row and Thomas Spurdle is in the front, near the dog holding a hat.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Partington, William Henry Thomas (b.1855, d.1940)
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| Primary Prod Date |
1896
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| Primary Prod Period |
19th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
24.3 x 30.7cm
15 x 19.6cm
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| Signature/Marks |
WANGANUI BOYS' SCHOOL. / PRESENTED TO ......... / WITH / .....CLASS / CERTIFICATE / OF / REGULAR / ATTENDANCE. / PARTINGTON, PHOTO / CHRISTMAS 1896. / QUIN, PRINT / .....Chairman. / .....Headmaster.
Fred Spurdle - Top row 6th from left / Thomas in front - holding large hat, by dog
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