Removal of tram shelter in Dundas street, Seatoun, Wellington

Removal of tram shelter in Dundas street, Seatoun, Wellington
Date
Jun 1958
Reference
PAColl-7796-44
Description

Road construction workers removing the old tram shelter in Dundas Street, Seatoun, to clear the way for trolley-buses. The shops of Seatoun village are visible in the background and houses can be seen on the hill. Photograph taken in June 1958, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post.

Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Evening Post / Wellington, N Z / Jun 1958 / Copyright Photograph [Evening Post stamp]; Verso - centre left - A FEATURE of Seatoun for about half a century, the well known tram shelter in Dundas Street is making way (right) for another form of transport, trolley-buses. The old shelter was right in the track of the new bus route, which terminates in another way by encompassing the two blocks in a roundabout. [Glued-on clipping from original publication].; Verso - top left - Published 16 Jun 1958 p 20 [date stamp with pencil inserts]; Verso - centre - Seatoun / d/e x 3 1/4 BP2 Mon; Verso - top right - 53

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

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 19.2 x 16 cm

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Part of
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper / Evening Post original photographic prints and postcards, from file print collection, Box 4
Format
1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Silver gelatin print 19.2 x 16 cm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Removal of tram shelter in Dundas street, Seatoun, Wellington. Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: PAColl-7796-44. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23228607

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