Settlement, West Coast Road
Maker
Coxhead, Frank Arnold
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of a township. The caption identifies the location as: From the Bealy - Hokitika Road. This possibly refers to a small township named Bealey that briefly existed on the road over Arthur's Pass between the Bealey and Waimakariri rivers in the late 1800s. Five weatherboard structures can be seen by the road. Snow capped mountains in the Arthur's Pass National Park are visible in the background of the photograph. The are possibly Mt Oates and Mt Franklin.
Photographer, attributed to Frank Coxhead.
Date, unknown. Possibly 1880s.
Photographer, attributed to Frank Coxhead.
Date, unknown. Possibly 1880s.
Maker
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Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 137 x 182mm
Height x Width: 214 x 257mm
Height x Width: 214 x 257mm
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Subject period
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 1194
Credit Line
gifted by Mr McCormack
Other number(s)
48/75, 1194, Album 6, 79861
Accession number
48/75
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