The structure in the middle of the photograph is the depth gauge. Two people can be seen swimming underneath it. This photograph illustrates the dramatic change in the landscape around the Manawatu River as this section shows what is currently known as the Manawatu River Walkway.

Swimming in the Manawatu River
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2012P_P118_006551
- Title
- Swimming in the Manawatu River
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Manawatu River, Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1950
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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