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Description

Taken outside H Richardson’s house, possibly on Albert Street, during the big flood of 5th May 1941. People in the canoe are unidentified.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Fl 2
Date
May 1941
Digitisation ID
2007N_Fl2_BRW_1214
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
bridges and waterways,
disaster,
palmerston north,
photographs,
Community Tags
canoe,
flood,
natural disaster,
water,

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