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No 1 Mangahao dam and terraced campsite, early 1920’s 1 B&W photo print

Shows dam construction well advanced. Huts precariously perched in tiers on hillside. Steel tower erected to assist with dam construction.

See also – Acc. #s2002.088.0016 (identical photo, sepia, in brown album). & #s2002.086.0023

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Identification

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mangahao,
mangahao (shannon),
shannon centennial collection,
Community Tags
1920's,
b&w,
black and white,
construction,
early 1920's,
early 20th century,
film,
in the bush,
mangahao,
mangahao camp,
mangahao dam,
mangahao hydro electric works,
photo print,
photographer unknown,
shannon,
under construction,
workers camp,
workers huts,

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