This photograph of Gundersen is thought to have been taken prior to his migration to New Zealand in 1872-73. The Gundersen family first went to Christchurch before settling in Mauriceville West where Gundersen was the first Postmaster in 1881. Gundersen was one of the seven local farmers who in August 1889 subscribed £20 each to found the Mauriceville Dairy Co. Ltd., which eventually became the source of the town's small-scale prosperity
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Portrait of Gunder Gundersen
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1878
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_PETERSENMv7_005938
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Wairarapa Region
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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