Workers putting up power lines in Hastings

Object detail

About this object

Photograph of workers on the corner of Queen Street East, Hastings, installing overhead electric power lines. Two men are standing on a ladder that rests against a power pole. A trailer supports a large wooden cable reel.

Production place

Hastings/Hastings District/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Media/Materials description

Black and white negative

Media/Materials

Nitrate/Plastic/Photographic/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 160 x 211mm

Classification terms

Nitrate
Negative

Subject period

1920s/20th Century

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 7649

Other number(s)

7649, 97627

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Place made

Hastings Hastings District Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Hastings Hastings District Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Infrastructure Archive classification

Subject auto tags

Wheel Sky Building Electricity Overhead power line Black-and-white Electrical supply Monochrome Monochrome photography Public utility

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