Napier to Gisborne Railway Line, Kopuawhara
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Public Domain
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About this object
Photograph of the Napier to Gisborne Railway Line at Kopuawhara, thought to have been taken in the aftermath of the 1938 flash flood at Kopuawhara, near Māhia. The photograph records the process of reconstructing part of the line. In the midground, part of the hillside beneath the track has collapsed leaving the line suspended in mid air. A crane and the entrance to a tunnel is visible further down the line.
Photographer, unknown.
Photographer, unknown.
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph glued to a piece of card.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 64 x 92mm
Height x Width: 67 x 95mm
Height x Width: 67 x 95mm
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Subject period
Subject date
1938
Current rights
Credit Line
gifted by Dr Harold Berry
Other number(s)
m65/51, 3425j, 81997
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