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Accession No 1958.214
Name/Title PHOTOGRAPH; Wreck of the Barque "Fusileer" on Turakina Beach
Brief Description A black and white photograph of the Barque "Fusileer" which wrecked on Turakina Beach. The vessel has two masts and a flag pole, and is seen at a list on the beach with passengers disembarking and and unloading cargo. The photogra is grainy and has been mounted on brown card.
The 404 tonn barque "Fusilier" went ashore between the Turakina and Rangitikei Rivers at midday on the 16th January 1884, but no lives were lost.
Classification Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker Tesla Studios
Primary Prod Date 16 Jan 1884
Primary Prod Period Late 19th century/19th century
Primary Prod Place Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
Measurement Reading 25.3 x 30.5cm
14.6 x 20.4cm
Signature/Marks - Tesla Studios, Wanganui.
Wreck of the Barque / "Fusileer" / On Turakina Beach, January 16th, 1884
Wanganui Regional Museum / P.O. Box 352, Wanganui.
Carton no./ 39.
Presented by the trustees of the K.W. Dalrymple estate. / 17.3.58
Wanganui Regional Museum / Copyright
Carton no. / 39
Wanganui Public Museum / photograph collection / no. / reproduction without / acknowledgment / strictly forbidden
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