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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 02 September 1960 "This group of railway employees were responsible for the laying of the decking and the track across the new railway bridge at Longburn. Their job is now completed and they will move on to a new construction site next week."

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Date
September 2, 1960
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_015723
Format
B&W negative

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Taxonomy

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construction,
railway bridge,
railway workers,
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Related items

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