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This photograph was taken from the slopes of Ferry Hill (now Seaview Gardens), at the corner of Union and Harbour Streets. Includes Leven & Co’s “Hemp Grading and Wool Stores” (large multi-gabled building in the distance) and NZ shipping Company’s Hemp Grading Store on the corner of Wharf Street and Harbour Street (far right in distance).

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2017P_Fx49_022156
Title
Flax mills on the riverbank at Foxton
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Date
1912

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
boat,
flax,
flax industry,
foxton,
horse,
photographs,
water,
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