More Info →Lake Papaitonga, c.1900 ?

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Printed on front of mounting board, top left, with black ink: “Papaitonga”

Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 12”

Penciled on back: “13”

Written on back with purple pen: “the original”

Lake Papaitonga, c.1900 ? Two row boats are on the lake. Appear to be 6 people in boat at right, and 2 people in boat at left. Man with child (obscured) sitting in foreground watching activity on the lake. Native bush grows down to the lake, with reeds and rushes growing along the shoreline in most places.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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

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