Sale Day, Sheep, Waipukurau

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About this object

A photograph of a stockyard filled with sheep on sale day, Waipukurau, circa 1935. The back of the auctioneer is visible in the centre of the photograph. He holds up one hand as a group of men stand around the fence line of the pen examining the sheep.

Photograph, attributed to H S Cottrell.

Maker

Horace Spence Cottrell; 21 Aug 1886; 20 Oct 1960

Production date

Circa 1935

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 133 x 208mm

Signature/Inscription

H.B. Art Gallery & Museum, Stamp, Stamped

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1930s/20th Century

Subject date

1930-1940?

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit Line

from the estate of Mrs Violet May Cottrell

Other number(s)

4490 d, m71/36, 82228

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Subject place

Waipukurau Central Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Sheep farming Agriculture Archive classification Stock and Station Agents Buildings and structures Community and people

Subject auto tags

Photograph White Vertebrate Mammal Hat People Working animal Event Snapshot Monochrome

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