| Accession No |
2015.9.5
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Puffing Billy in Procession in Victoria Avenue, Whanganui
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| Brief Description |
Small black and white photograph of the rear of a procession headed by Puffing Billy. Image taken on Victoria Avenue in Whanganui following a float with two people in costume on the back wearing over-sized papier mache heads and waving to the crowds that line the street. Puffing Billy was the name given to the tram engine that maintained the Castlecliff tram service when the tramway broke down.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Unknown
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| Primary Prod Date |
20th Century
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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 |
8.7 x 6.2cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Part of the procession
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