| Accession No |
1964.222.5
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Last Tram Route in Wellington
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| Brief Description |
A colour photographic postcard of the closing down of the last tram route in New Zealand. The tram, number 257, was en route from Newtown to Thorndon and is photgraphed outside Parliament Building in Wellington, with the Cenotaph seen on the left of the image. The conductor and driver of the tram stand at the open tram doors at each end of the carriage, which is painted red and cream with a banner advertising Methyl Benzine Shell.
Information on the front of the post card states that this tram was to be preserved in the Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Prod Date |
02 May 1964
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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 |
10.6 x 15.9cm
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| Signature/Marks |
May 2nd, 1964 - close down of New Zealand's last tram route, / Newtown to Thorndon, Wellington. This tram is to be preserved / in the Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland
Pres. Mr. / K J Sharpe
Wanganui Public Museum
AC.5844 / 24 Dec 1964
Carton no. / 18X
Wanganui Regional Museum / copyright
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