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Shown here is the settlement near the bridge on the Woodville side of the Manawatu Gorge, looking back towards Woodville. The photograph is taken after the construction of the telegraph line in 1879-1880. A coach and team of horses are travelling over the bridge to Palmerston North.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2007N_Go5_EPN_0268
Title
Upper Manawatu Gorge bridge and settlement
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
1880s

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
early palmerston north,
photographs,
settlement,
transport,
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