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On the back of this print was the caption, "opening of W & M Railway" and the handwriting seemed to be that of the donor's grandfather Mr L G West, who was Mayor of Palmerston North 1885-1887. A full account of this event can be found in the Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 146, 4 November 1886, Page 2 (available at Paperspast)

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Rsq2_007894
Title
Opening of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company Line
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Rsq 2
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
November 1886

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
crowd,
early palmerston north,
parasol,
photographs,
railways,
train,
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