IMAGE
Creator unknown : Photograph of Reefton, West Coast
- Date
- [ca 1888]
- Reference
- 1/2-025255-b-F
- Description
Photograph of Reefton, West Coast, circa 1888. Shows a roadway that joins a bridge over the Inangahua River. The township is in the background. Power lines are just visible in the foreground. Photographer unidentified.
In 1888 Reefton became the first town in the country to be lit by hydro-electric power. (Information from (1979) Wises New Zealand Guide: A gazetteer of New Zealand. Auckland: Wises Publications Ltd)
Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w copy negative(s), Negatives, Film negatives, Film negative, Orientation: Horizontal image
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