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Accession No	1805.377
Name/Title	PAINTING; The Last Spike
Brief Description	This framed painting in acrylics on canvas shows the last spike of the North Island Main Trunk Railway being driven by Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, on 6 November 1908. The ceremony took place 11 miles north of Ohakune at Pokaka.
Classification	Painting/Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker	Unknown
Primary Prod Date	1958
Primary Prod Period	20th century
Primary Prod Place	Aotearoa/New Zealand
Production Notes	Painting comissioned and produced in 1958 by the NZ Railways to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the joining-up of the North Island Main Trunk Line in 1908.
Measurement Reading	194 x 118 x 5cm

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