Porirua Harbour and Paremata, Wellington

Porirua Harbour and Paremata, Wellington
Date
[191-?]
Reference
PA1-q-002-02
Description

Porirua Harbour and Paremata. Shows the ruins of the Paremata Redoubt in the distance, just above centre. Photograph taken circa 1910s by G L Adkin.

Album piece is from has been digitised and surrogates are available at Library reference PA1-q-002.

Source of descriptive information - Notes underneath print in album

Other Titles - Porirua Harbour

Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Porirua Harbour. - The correct spelling is Pari-rua - two flowing tides. (High tide flowing into this double-headed inlet, divided, at the Narrows and a tidal "wave" ran up each of the arms, hence the name). The view shows the postition of the Paremata Redoubt - in centre.

Arrangement: In album PA1-q-002, on page 1

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 9.2 x 15.4 cm, on album page

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua / Adkin album 13
Format
1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Landscape photographs, Silver gelatin print, 9.2 x 15.4 cm, on album page, Orientation: Horizontal image
See original record

Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.

Usage

Purchasing this Item

This item is available as a high resolution download. A request to buy an image can take up to 10 working days to approve. It will depend on copyright and how the image is going to be used.

If this item has multiple pages, or is several items attached to a single record, you can use this form to order your copy.

Using this Item

You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the following credit accompanies it:

Porirua Harbour and Paremata, Wellington. Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua. Ref: PA1-q-002-02. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23164605

More information can be found in our terms of use.