Accession No |
1965.87.3
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Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Vessel 'Middleham Castle' at Castlecliff Wharf, Whanganui
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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.
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Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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Primary Maker |
Whetton, Thomas Henry (b.1880, d.1959)
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Primary Prod Date |
19 Aug 1925
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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 13.4cm
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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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