| Accession No |
1802.8847
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; R T Batley's Wool Cart Train
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph of R T Batley's wool, baled and loaded onto four large carts, crossing the Wanganui Town Bridge for shipment to London.
Robert Thompson Batley was a sheep farmer and storefront owner from Moawhango. The wool was carted by Batley's own men during a strike. The carts can be seen lining up along Taupo Quay. Shipping masts are visible at the wharf in the background. The Loan and Mercantile building in the background was partly destroyed by fire on 10 August 1902. People can be seen gathering in the lower right corner.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Tesla Studios
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| Primary Prod Date |
Circa 1908
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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 |
14.9 x 21cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Wanganui Public Musuem/ photograph collection/ no./ reproduction without/ acknowledgement/ strictly forbiddn
Wanganui Regional Museum/ copyright
Carton no./ 23
Tesla Studios / Late/ Tesla-Denton studios / 66 Victoria Ave, Wanganui, N.Z. / opp DIC - Phone 2331 / (copyright)
R. T. Batley's wool carted to Wanganui / for shipment to London. / The loan and mercantile building was partly destroyed by fire on 10th Aug 1902
P- 10 - Sat/ enlarge to 5/L +6.5"/ po/2u/ 64149
A shipment of wool bound for England - / Arrived on Taupo Quay from / R.T. Batley (Moawhango). Carted by / Batley's own men during a strike./ circa 1908.
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