| Accession No |
1976.82.3
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Collapse of the East Bank of the Whanganui River during the 1904 flood
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph mounted on green card showing the collapse of part of the east bank of the Whanganui River beneath Durie Hill during the 1904 flood. A house can be seen falling into the river along with the bank. On the left side of the house is the H Coupe coach builder workshop and on the right is the Saddler & Harness Maker and an advertisement board. These underminded buildings were never re-built. The Red Lion Hotel is on the far left.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
F J Denton Photographer (estab. 1899, closed 1928)
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| Primary Prod Date |
26 May 1904
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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 |
25.3 x 29cm
14.8 x 20.3cm
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| Signature/Marks |
N. M. Bruce / 29 Hatrick St / Wanganui N. Z.
Wanganui Regional Museum/ copyright
Carton no. / 41
Acc No. 2643
Wanganui Public Museum/ photograph collection/ no./ reproduction without / acknowledgment / strictly forbidden
1904 Flood. / These undermined buildings were / never re-built - on the river / bank near the town bridge. / The Red Lion hotel is to the far left.
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