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Workers are shovelling (possibly) blood and bone into sacks, marked as 'Longburn'. Note the dog looking over one of the sacks.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2007N_Lo25_WOR_0113
Title
Workers at Longburn Freezing Works
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Lo 25
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1910 to circa 1920

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
apron,
dog,
hat,
industry,
labour,
overalls,
shovel,
work,
workers,
workmen,
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