Black and white photograph.
Written on back – Ad feature Shannon Bridge Old & New Shannon bridge.
Written on 2 green papers attached to back – C M/H
Old and new Shannon bridges over the Manawatu River at Moutoa, looking west.
Black and white photograph.
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A small truck crossing the Whirokino Bridge with flood waters on either side, looking north, August 1939
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Opening of Whirokino Trestle bridge April 1939. Cars are parked on the old Main Highway and below the new bridge. Taken looking south, this photograph shows the old Manawatu River bridge in distance.
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Afternoon sightseers at the new Whirokino Bridge, Sunday 27 August 1939. The first flood to cover the old roadway is visable on the left. The new bridge was opened in April 1939. This photograph is taken looking north with motor vehicles and people in foreground.
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Whirokino Trestle bridge during construction. In the background padocks are covered by floodwaters.
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Penciled on back: “Moutoa Bridge over Manawatu River 1924.”
See book – ‘From Bush & Swamp’, pages 74-76. First Shannon bridge over Manawatu River. Built 1908 at the former ferry crossing. Badly damaged by flooding 1924. Replacement built further north 1928.
An oval photograph showing three women crossing the Manawatu River via the Shannon Motoa Bridge in 1919. The three women have been identified as Mary and Jessie Cameron and Margaret Law.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted
See also 1977.031.0006
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Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “(6) First ever car over bridge. Cannot recall whose, but looks like an Essex. (Donated by Tom Kerslake)”
A crowd stands on each side of the road as the first car to officially cross the newly opened Hokio Beach traffic bridge with a young woman standing on the running-board.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted
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Inscription on reverse reads: “Shannon – Moutoa Bridge. Mary – Jessie Cameron, Margaret Law. 1919”
An oval photograph showing three women in a horse drawn gig crossing the Shannon-Moutoa bridge in 1919. The three women have been identified as Mary and Jessie Cameron and Margaret Law.
Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”