Accession No |
1953.29.29
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Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Whanganui River flooding Victoria Avenue
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Brief Description |
Sepia photograph mounted on card of the Whanganui River flooding lower Victoria Avenue and Taupo Quay in Whanganui. Photograph was taken on 13 February 1891 while the river was experiencing a flood. A large crowd of people stand at the west end of the Wanganui Town Bridge, some of them wading in floodwater. Other groups of people, mainly men but with a few women present, stand on the road and footpaths above the floodline in Victoria Avenue.
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Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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Primary Maker |
Martin, Alfred (b.1847, d.1906)
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Primary Prod Date |
13 Feb 1891
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Primary Prod Period |
Late 19th century/19th century
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Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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Measurement Reading |
20.6 x 16cm 19.5 x 14.5cm
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Signature/Marks |
13th February 1891 Wanganui Regional Museum/ copyright A. Martin / Photographer / Victoria Avenue / Wanganui N.Z Carton no. / 41 11 13.2.1891
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Collection |
Miss Laura Harper Collection
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