Napier to Gisborne Railway Line, Kopuawhara
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail
About this object
Photograph of the Napier to Gisborne Railway Line thought to have been taken in the aftermath of the 1938 flash flood at Kopuawhara.
The photograph shows a section of the track where the land beneath the lines has been washed away. The rails hang over the edge of the land slip. Sleepers lie on the ground beneath.
Photographer, unknown.
The photograph shows a section of the track where the land beneath the lines has been washed away. The rails hang over the edge of the land slip. Sleepers lie on the ground beneath.
Photographer, unknown.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph glued to a piece of card.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Photograph: Height x Width: 93 x 64mm
Card: Height x Width: 97 x 69mm
Card: Height x Width: 97 x 69mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1938
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 3425 c
Credit Line
gifted by Dr Harold Berry
Other number(s)
m65/51, 3425c, 82011
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