| Accession No |
1960.8.3
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; A Messrs Smith & Hammond truck carrrying bales of wool
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| Brief Description |
A black and white photograph of an early Thornycroft Model A truck, owned by Smith & Hammond. The Large truck has thin tyres and an open-sided cab and is parked on a gravel road with a tree behind. A man stands beside the truck with his arms and legs crossed, and a boy sits in the cab. The flatbed is loaded with bales of wool stamped with "Lismore" and each with a different number, and the bales are stacked two high and five deep on the bed.
Photograph mounted on brown backing card.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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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 |
12.7 x 16.5cm
10.3 x 15.5cm
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| Signature/Marks |
Presented by / Mr A Smith / Taupo Quay / 26
Wanganui Public Museum
[...] model Thornycraft mak / used by messers A. Smith [...] / H. V. Hammond's Lismore Wool [...]
Wanganui Regional Museum / copyright
Wanganui Public Museum / photograph collection / no. / reproduction without / acknowledgment / strictly forbidden
Carton no. / 23
646
3H
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