| Accession No |
1802.3849
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Puffing Billy Steam Tram Engine
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| Brief Description |
Black and white photograph mounted on cream card showing the steam tram engine Puffing Billy pulling two tramcars during the failure of the gas plant in 1923. Five men standi in front of "Puffing Billy" and several passengers are present in the cars. Two power poles and a small hillock visible behind the tram.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Tesla Studios
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| Primary Prod Date |
1923
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
25.6 x 30.5cm
15.1 x 20.6cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Tesla Studios / Wanganui
1923
"Puffing Billy" drawing tramcars to Castlecliff durin the failure of / Gas Power plant. 1923.
Wanganui Public Museum
Carton no. / 18X
Wanganui Regional Museum / copyright
Wanganui Public Museum / photograph collection / no. / reproduction without / acknowledgment / strictly forbidden
Tesla Studios / Late / Tesla - Denton Studios / 66 Victoria Ave, Wanganui, N.Z / Opp D.I.C. - Phone 2381 / (Copyright)
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