Makohine viaduct recently completed, c 1908
Production date
1908?
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Accession number
12-4090
Description
view from above
Marks
Mr Riley father of donor was in charge when it was built. When completed it was the third highest in the world. Mrs Grant as a child walked across before it was opened. There was only one fatality during its construction when a man fell from the superstructure. The photo was taken by the stationmaster of Ohingaiti Mr W H Jarman. The small boy standing on the viaduct was Keith Monk.
Bertha Grant Hand-written
Bertha Grant Hand-written
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Physical description
1 photograph : black and white ; 12 x 10 cm.
Credit Line
1908?. Makohine viaduct recently completed, c 1908, 12-4090. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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