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Ship Sailing from Port of Foxton
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Inscription on reverse of original photograph reads: ” Lucy Gotty”
Inscription on reverse of print reads: “After 1923 Note water tower on left”.
A small two masted ship, with a stack indicating steam as an alternative source of power, is sailing downstream from the Port of Foxton in this photograph taken from the northern bank of the Manawatu River. In the background to the right is the Foxton water tower. A second water tower (at Woolpack and Textiles) is on the left. This section of the Manawatu River is now known as “The Loop”.
Small original print and one 7” x 5” copy
Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”
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