Manawatu Gorge Bridge

Object detail

About this object

View of the Manawatu Gorge Bridge looking north. The photograph was possibly taken soon after the completion of the bridge in 1875. A group of people are visible on the bridge. A small cluster of buildings is located to the north of the bridge.

Photographer, possibly F W Williams.

Maker

F W Williams

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph mounted in an album.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Card/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Album (closed): Height x Width x Depth/Length: 287 x 240 x 42mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 164 x 108mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Album, Photograph
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1870s/19th Century

Subject date

1875?

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 278

Other number(s)

Album 2, 278, 78023

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Subject place

Manawatu North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Bridges Social activities Community and people Rivers and Lakes Environment

Subject auto tags

Water Water resources Sky Tied-arch bridge Body of water Black-and-white Style Truss bridge Girder bridge Bank

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