The road through the Gorge was built 1871-1872. This photograph, which looks west towards Ashhurst was taken after the construction of the telegraph line in 1879-1880, but prior to rail transport through the Gorge.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Ian Matheson City Archives
- Date
- circa 1890
- Digitisation ID
- 2007N_Go1_EPN_0267
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Burton Bros.
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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