Mohaka Viaduct, Hawke's Bay
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About this object
A hand coloured photograph of the Mohaka Viaduct in Hawke's Bay. Part of an album of coloured scenery images.
A description of the scene has been pasted onto the album page. It reads: Highest railway viaduct in the southern hemisphere. The famous Mohaka Viaduct, spanning the Mohaka River 60 miles north of Napier, and forming one of the outstanding sights of the East Coast Railway. The huge steel towers rise 320 feet above the bed of the river.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, 1930s.
A description of the scene has been pasted onto the album page. It reads: Highest railway viaduct in the southern hemisphere. The famous Mohaka Viaduct, spanning the Mohaka River 60 miles north of Napier, and forming one of the outstanding sights of the East Coast Railway. The huge steel towers rise 320 feet above the bed of the river.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, 1930s.
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Media/Materials description
Hand coloured photograph, corner mounted in an album.
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Measurements
Height x Width: 163 x 207mm
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Credit Line
purchased by the Hawke’s Bay Art Gallery and Museum
Other number(s)
Album 36, m90/39, 16144, 81323
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