| Accession No |
1802.9249
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Lower Victoria Avenue from Ridgeway Street to Taupo Quay, Whanganui
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph looking east down Victoria Avenue from Ridgeway Street to Taupo Quay in Whanganui.
The buildings in this block were: The Bank of Australasia on corner next to the Wanganui Chronicle Office, L Levy (Agent), R C Burn (Chemist + Druggist / Plumber), T Bush (Draper), H Hurley (Boot + Shoemaker), P Bell (Victoria House Draper + Clothier), Bank of New Zealand, J Clark (Saddler), J Hurley (Baker + Grocer), Thomas Powell (Auctioneer), A D Willis (Bookseller), H Fletcher (Cigar Divan), Residence of H Stokes, G Waller (Tobacconist) and Toll House at the approach of the Wanganui Town Bridge. A man can be seen outside the Bank of Australasia and a horse-drawn cart is outside the Wanganui Chronicle office.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Prod Date |
1875
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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 |
16 x 21.2cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Lower Victoria Avenue from Ridgeway Street to Taupo Quay./ The Bank of Australasia on corner next to the Chronicle Office / L. Levy, Agent / R.C. Burn, Chemist + Druggist/ Plumber. / T. Bush, Draper, / H. Hurley, Boot + Shoemaker. / P. Bell, "Victoria House" Draper + Clothier./ Bank of New Zealand. / J. Clark, Saddler./ J. Hurley, Baker + Grocer etc./ Thomas Powell, Auctioneer./ A.D. Willis, Bookseller./ H. Fletcher, Cigar Divan./ Residence of H Stokes./ G. Waller, tabocconist./ Then the Toll house at the approach of the Bridge. / Period 1875
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Wanganui Regional Museum / P. O. Box 352, Wanganui
Carton no. / 30
Wanganui Regional Museum / copyright
[illegible writing]
+83/4 - 20cm
Wanganui Public Museum
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