Air New Zealand temporary transit lounge being lifted into place, mostly over terminal building roof

Object detail

Accession number

10-0376

Production period

1930s

Description

Lockwood building being lifted by cranes to the top of the Auckland International terminal building. This Lockwood building was adapted to become the transit lounge for Air New Zealand in the early 80s. Two banners are visible. One is Lockwood with the logo. The second banner reads Air New Zealand. A small part of the Carlton crane is visible on the left. There are three men in a group around a ladder on the roof. Two are in dark clothing and hard hats to the left of the ladder. To the right of the ladder is one man wearing dark trouser, a light jacket and a hard hat. In the foreground is a metal gas? container and two metal trays.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper/Photographic

Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 21 x 26 cm.

Credit Line

1980s. Air New Zealand temporary transit lounge being lifted into place, mostly over terminal building roof, 10-0376. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Production place

Mangere
Manukau City
Auckland District
Auckland
New Zealand

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Classification

Photograph Print, Photographic Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject

Auckland International Airport Airports file General Collection Auckland New Zealand Airports New Zealand Buildings

Collection type

Pictorial Walsh Memorial Library

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