| Accession No |
1805.903
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Wanganui Boys High School
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph of the students of Wanganui Boys High School, taken in December 1899. The studio portrait shows four rows of boys with a male teacher in the centre. The back rows are standing and the front rows are seated, with a fur rug and two potted plants arranged in front.
The photograph has been mounted on cream backing card, and was presented to George Benson as the Second Place Award for Attendance in 1899.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Partington, William Henry Thomas (b.1855, d.1940)
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| Primary Prod Date |
Dec 1899
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| Primary Prod Period |
Late 19th century/19th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
25.3 x 30.3cm
14.7 x 21cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Wanganui Boys School / "Second" class prize for Regular Attendance / Christmas 1899 / My schoolmates / awarded to "George Benson" / George Bond Chairman / James Aitken Headmaster
G A Benson / 16 Church Place / Wanganui
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