| Accession No |
1985.79
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH: The "Stormbird" on the Whanganui River
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| Brief Description |
A sepia photo mounted on card of the "Stormbird" near the mouth of the Whanganui River. The photograph was taken from the river bank and looks towards the vessel sailing down the centre of the river. The tops of flax bushes are visible in the foreground with houses on the opposite riverbank
The "Stormbird" was built in Clyde in 1854 and wrecked in Whanganui in 1916.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Prod Date |
03 Sep 1916
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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 |
11.6 x 14.8cm
5.3 x 8cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Stormbird
'Stormbird' near the mouth / of the Wanganui River, 3 Sept / 1916. Built Clyde 1854 - / wrecked Wanganui 1916. / Received from Kaikohe Hist / Society, July 1985.
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