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Description

This photograph shows the assembly of the steam shovel used for building stop banks. Note the hanks of fibre drying in the foreground. This indicates that a flaxmill was operating in the vicinity (perhaps the Tane milling near the Opiki Suspension Bridge).

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Opk 6
Date
circa 1920
Digitisation ID
2011P_Opk6_005987
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

Tags
caterpillar track,
heavy,
machinery,
photographs,
tank tread,
technology,
traction engine,
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