Crowd at opening of Otira Tunnel

Crowd at opening of Otira Tunnel
Date
4 Aug 1923
Reference
MNZ-1691-1/4-F
Description

Photograph of a crowd standing beside the railroad tracks at the opening of the Otira Tunnel on 4 August 1923. Attendants include: Sir Joseph Ward, 2nd from left; Thomas Wilford, 5th from left; Evan Parry, 6th from left facing William Massey, centre; Gordon Coates, holding coat; George Forbes, far right. Photographer unidentified.

Publication note - Department of Internal Affairs. 1940. `Making New Zealand'. 2(17): 14

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

Physical Description: Film negative

Provenance: Photograph from William Walter Stewart for the Department of Internal Affairs' publication `Making New Zealand' (1939-40).

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 copy negative(s), Negatives, Film negative, Orientation: Horizontal image
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