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A drawing by J T Stewart who was the District Engineer of the Public Works Department. Sketch shows the construction of the Upper Gorge Bridge (at Woodville end) over the Manawatu River. Entitled "Road Bridge Manawatu Gorge building 1874" and signed by J T Stewart. The drawing is in pencil and water colour. Drawn on paper measuring 26 x 17.5 cm, and held in narrow black frame.

Identification

Object type
Object Image
Archive
J T Stewart
Relation
J T Stewart Series 2
Date
1874
Digitisation ID
2018Pa_Stewart-S2-I8_025454
Format
Paper
Held In
"Community Archives"

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bridges,
drawings,
engineering,
engineers,
manawatū gorge,
roading,
stewart, john tiffin,
surveyors,
te āpiti,
transport,
waka,
water,
watercolours,
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