IMAGE
Eel drying racks at Lake Forsyth, Canterbury - Photograph taken by K V Bigwood
- Date
- May 1948
- By
- Bigwood, Kenneth Valentine, 1920-1992
- Reference
- 1/2-040042-F
- Description
Eel drying racks at Lake Forsyth, Canterbury, May 1948. Shows a four tier drying rack, loaded with eels, on the banks of Lake Forsyth. An unidentified man with eels over his arm is walking near the racks. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by K V Bigwood.
Caption - Original caption reads: "Every morning the drying eels are hung out and returned indoors at night. Wind is the drying agent."
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative
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- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Tourist and Publicity
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Film negative
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