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This photograph was taken in the McGiffert Street depot of Child Brothers. Child Brothers Ltd, Carriers and Fuel Merchants, was established in 1919 by Edward G Child and his sons, W J Child & E W H Child. They opened the metal crushing depot and plant at the end of Albert Street near the Manawatu River c.1927. The business later became known as Child Metal Ltd.

When this photo was later reproduced in a newspaper, the caption noted: "Missing from this photograph is a five-horse team. The truck on the left is a Denbigh, while the other five are all Dennis vehicles" (unsourced news clipping, c.1950s).

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 52
Date
1927
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc52_BUI_2353
Held In
"Coolstore"

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business,
cart,
horse,
photographs,
trucks,
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