Damaged railway bridge, East Cost Railway Line

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About this object

View of the East Coast Railway Line thought to have been taken in the aftermath of the 1938 flash flood. The photograph shows the damage that was caused by the flood to one of the railway bridges, possibly over the Kopuawhara Stream near Mahia, or in the Esk Valley. In the foreground the force of the water has dislodged one of the concrete piers.

Photographer, unknown.

Production date

1938

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph glued to a piece of card.

Media/Materials

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

Measurements

Photograph: Height x Width: 116 x 69mm
Card: Height x Width: 120 x 72mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit Line

gifted by Dr Harold Berry

Other number(s)

m65/51, 3425 p, 82005

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Subject place

Māhia Wairoa District Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Rail Transport Archive classification Floods Disaster Local history History Bridges Buildings and structures

Subject auto tags

Sky Mountain Wood Black-and-white Tree Landscape Rural area Bridge Building Monochrome photography

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