| Accession No |
1983.98.5
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Unloading the "Port Bowen", Castlecliff Beach
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph of cargo being unloaded from the vessel "Port Bowen", wrecked on Castlecliff Beach in Whangnaui. The photograph was taken from the beach and overlooks a group of men on the sand, surrounded by cargo and ready to catch another crate. The cargo is in the process of being brought to the shore in slings and then taken to cool storage by trucks.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
C F Newham & Co
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| Primary Prod Date |
Jul 1939
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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 |
8.8 x 13.7cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Unloading operations being carried out / on "Port Bowen." Cargo brought / ashore by slings & taken to cool storage / by trucks.
Presented By M R Mephan (File 1) / Sept 1983.
Wanganui Regional Museum / Copyright
C F Newham & Co.
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