View, Post Office and Wharf, Whakatāne
Production date / Rā mahi
Circa 1908
Description / Taipitopito kōrero
View of Whakatāne's first Post Office when it stood by itself, later became the Social Security office. Funnel of a coastal trader in the background, berthed at the town wharf adjoining The Strand. Roads in the foreground
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Object detail
Production date / Rā mahi
Circa 1908
System Id / Tautuhitanga Pūnaha
16183
Department / Wāhanga
Object type / Te momo taonga
Medium or Materials / Ngā rauemi
Silver gelatin print
Dimensions / Ngā Inenga
Dimensions (HxW): 99 x 163mm
Other Id / Tautuhitanga kē
1009
0991-3
4.79
P1009
0991-3
4.79
P1009
Inscriptions / Pārongo
Verso: "When it stood by itself and backed / on to the harbourside; Whakatāne's / first Post Office (now Social Security Office) / taken about 1920. Note funnel of coastal / trader in background birthed at the town wharf, adjoining the Strand" in red ink, centre; "S/S STRAND" in blue ink, lower centre
Current rights / Mana taonga
Production place / Wāhi mahi