Photograph of an engraving depicting the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the new Houses of Assembly, Wellington

Photograph of an engraving depicting the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the new Houses of Assembly, Wellington
Date
1857
By
Fox, William, 1812-1893
Reference
MNZ-0717-1/4-F
Description

Photograph of an engraving, from a sketch by William Fox, depicting the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the new Houses of Assembly, Wellington. Reproduced from the Illustrated London News, Vol 31, page 133 (1857).

Note on the back of the file print reads: "Stone laid March 9, 1857, by Isaac Earl Featherston Esq, Superintendent of the Province"

Note on the back of file print reads "Buildings intended for the use of the General & Provincial Legislature of NZ"

Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection
Format
1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Fox, William, 1812-1893. Photograph of an engraving depicting the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the new Houses of Assembly, Wellington. Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection. Ref: MNZ-0717-1/4-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22559603

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