| Accession No |
1802.10740
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; W. Chesswas on Lakes Road, Waitotara Valley
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph of a small truck being driven on on a grassy gravel road through the bush, in the Waitotara Valley. Two people sit in the front with a large load of multiple bales of hay secured to the flatbed, and the car is turning a corner with steep bushy hillside behind it.
This was a Thronycroft model truck which belonged to W. Chesswas, and was the first vehicle to take wool out of the Waitotara Valley down the Lakes Road.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
Waitotara Valley/South Taranaki/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
8.8 x 13.9cm
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| Signature/Marks |
W Chesswas' Thornycroft solid / tyres U.W.
90%
214
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