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Mr Louis Seifert was a member of the well-known flax-milling family of the Manawatu. He was associated with mills in Rangitikei and also at Rangitāne (Opiki), where he operated the two-stripper "River" mill and the one-stripper mill "Rangitāne" mill. In 1907, he and his brother Alfred were the principal shareholders in the A. & L. Seifert's Flax-milling Company limited, which erected the seven stripper "Miranui" mill, the largest in New Zealand.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2013N_Pi96_007467
Title
Mr Louis Seifert (1882-1951)
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pi 96
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1907

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
business,
flax,
industry,
moustache,
people,
photographs,
portrait,
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