| Accession No |
1802.3887
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; The "City of Shanghai" Leaving Castlecliff Wharf
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| Brief Description |
Sepia photo of the "City of Shanghai" leaving Castlecliff Wharf. The ship weighed 5,828 tons. On the wharf a crane is visible and lots of logs stacked on the wharf to be used as power poles. The entrance to the harbour can be seen on the right of the photo.People can be seen on the wharf watching the ship leave. The North Mole can be seen on the right with the South Mole on the left.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
T H Whetton
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| Primary Prod Date |
Circa 1926
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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 |
15.4 x 20.5cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Wanganui Harbour / A scene of the wharf at Castlecliff. / The 'City of Shanghai" (5.828 tons) / leaving the wharf / T.H. Whetton / Wanganui
1926. / poles in foreground / for power bd.
Wanganui Public Museum / photograph collection / no. / reproduction without / acknowledgment / stictly forbidden
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Wanganui Regional Museum / copyright
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