Clive Flood, Hawke's Bay
Maker
Neal, William Henry
Production date
1897
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Montage of nine portraits entitled: The Drowned Rescue Party circa 1897.
The montage records the appearance of nine men who set out in boats to rescue people stranded in Clive during a flood in April 1897. The party were caught in a river washout, swept out to sea and drowned. The portraits are laid out in three rows of three.
Top row: Mr John Henry Prebble; Mr G Chambers; Mr H G Oborn. Middle row: Mr F Ansell; Constable Stephenson; Mr H Brierly. Bottom row: Mr F Cassin; Sergeant O'Donovan; Mr A McCartney.
Photographer, William Henry Neal.
The montage records the appearance of nine men who set out in boats to rescue people stranded in Clive during a flood in April 1897. The party were caught in a river washout, swept out to sea and drowned. The portraits are laid out in three rows of three.
Top row: Mr John Henry Prebble; Mr G Chambers; Mr H G Oborn. Middle row: Mr F Ansell; Constable Stephenson; Mr H Brierly. Bottom row: Mr F Cassin; Sergeant O'Donovan; Mr A McCartney.
Photographer, William Henry Neal.
Maker
Production date
1897
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph glued onto a piece of card.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Photograph: Height x Width: 147 x 100mm
Card backing: Height x Width: 168 x 109mm
Card backing: Height x Width: 168 x 109mm
Signature/Inscription
W.H. Neal Artist in Photography Napier, Printed, Printed
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Subject period
Subject date
Circa 1897
Current rights
Other number(s)
611b, 82236
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