Diggings on Hokitika River, Kanieri, Westland
Maker
Tensfeld, John
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of a small town in Westland, possibly taken in the 1860s. The caption on the album page indicates that this was a mining town near Lake Kanieri. The Ballarat Hotel is located on the left side of the photograph. A bridge is located in the foreground. Small timber dwellings are visible along the edge of a watercourse, which is located on the right side of the photograph.
From an album titled: A New Zealand Souvenir.
Photographer, John Tensfeld.
From an album titled: A New Zealand Souvenir.
Photographer, John Tensfeld.
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Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph pasted into a leather bound album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Album: Height x Width x Depth/Length: 230 x 306 x 16mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 120 x 166mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 120 x 166mm
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Subject date
1860s
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 271
Other number(s)
Album 1, 271, 83971
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