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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 101”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “P. 101. Trench for Tokomaru Dam showing flume carrying stream over foundations. A.T.L.”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Trench for Tokomaru Dam, showing flume carrying stream over foundations. G.L. Adkin photo. HHS Acc. 95.2”

Tokomaru (Arapeti) Dam, constructing foundation, 1920’s. This photograph shows the process of preparing the dam foundation with a flume carrying the stream over the foundation site.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.560.0001 (original sepia photo).

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

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1920,
construction site hydro-electric dam,
hhs mounted photograph collection,
hydro-electric scheme - mangahoe,
mangahao (shannon),
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