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Printed on frame with white paint (?) above photo - - Mangahao ‘Hydro Electric’ Power Scheme -

Printed on frame with white paint (?) below photo - - Mangaore No.1 Camp - Presented by J.V. Burns

Stamped on back with purple ink (twice) - Shannon Centenary 1887-1987 Committee

“Mangaore No. 1 Camp”, panoramic composite, 1922 3 B&W photo prints, mounted together & framed

View looking “up-valley” shows penstock line (background, left), Manaore ‘village’ on plateau (centre) and boiler-house (?) in centre foreground.

Oak wooden frame with eyelets and string attached for hanging. Plastic has been used in place of glass.

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

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Date
1922

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1922,
j.v. burns,
mangaore (shannon),
shannon centennial collection,
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