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Accession No 1965.87.3
Name/Title PHOTOGRAPH; Vessel 'Middleham Castle' at Castlecliff Wharf, Whanganui
Brief Description A black and white photograph of the "Middleham Castle" leaving Castlecliff Wharf in Whanganui. The view was taken from the shore and looks towards the large ship heading towards the ocean. The mole stretches out from the right with the two halves of the wrecked vessel "Cyrena" are seen on the right and a train loaded with large rocks in the foreground.
The "Middleham Castle" weighed 4534 tons.
Classification Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker Whetton, Thomas Henry (b.1880, d.1959)
Primary Prod Date 19 Aug 1925
Primary Prod Period 20th century
Primary Prod Place Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
Measurement Reading 8.8 x 13.4cm
Signature/Marks Wanganui Public Museum
AC 5933
Carton no. / 39
Wanganui Public Museum / photograph collection / no. / reproduction without / acknowledgment / strictly forbidden
Wanganui Regional Museum / Copyright
Carton no. / 42B
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