| Accession No |
1978.75.415
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Wellington Trolley Buses during a poewr failure
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph of a number of Wellington trolley buses. This photograph was taken at the time of a power failure that occured in the early morning of March 20th 1968, immobilising 15 buses on Willis Street in the central city. the photograph was taken from a high vantage point and looks down onto the road where 11 trolley buses are on the road unable to move, and a number of cars are idling around them. Photograph has been mounted on blue backing card.
One of a collection of photographs relating to Auckland and Wellington, collected by D G Hoy.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
The Evening Post (estab. 1865, closed 2002)
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| Primary Prod Date |
20 Mar 1968
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Wellington (Te Ūpoko o te Ika)/Wellington Region/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
17.8 x 22.9cm
16.1 x 10.3cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Wanganui Public Museum / photograph collection / no. / reprodcution without / acknowledgment / strictly forbidden
Carton no. / 57
Received - 7 Jul 1978
Wanganui Regional Museum / copyright
Wellington Trolley Buses: / Power Failure, 15 buses immobilised in Willis Street. / early morning March 20th 1968 / Photo "Evening Post"
D.G. Hoy Collection
Not Duplicate
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| Collection |
D G Hoy Collection
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