While not in the Horowhenua District, the Transmission Gully motorway provides an important link between Horowhenua and Wellington City to the benefit of commuters from both regions.

The road opened to traffic on the 31st of March 2022, and Foxton photographer Jacob Brookie took this photograph in May of that year. Jacob used a c.1948 Mamiya Six folding camera to make this exposure from the rear seat of a Mazda SUV. The Mamiya was an advanced camera for its day and was a popular choice of Allied forces stationed in Japan at the time. Jacob's Mamiya has a worn, somewhat cloudy lens which reduces contrast so is used for 'special effects'.

The photograph was taken travelling southbound over Transmission Gully.

This humorous slide would have been shown during cinema intermission in Foxton. The design may have been a generic one used by many garages (the farmer's language seems more American than local) but the message was loud and clear! 

This slide is in a similar style to another Foxton slide, O'Leary and Sons plumbers. Both feature eye  - catching cartoons which show the social embarrassment of not calling 'an expert' to do the job.

MAVtech cannot find any record of when Evans & Cooper were operating. However, by the looks of the car the 1950s would be a good estimate. 

Although magic lantern slides were most famously used professionally by schools, universities, churches and lobby groups they were also used by amateur photographers. The glass slides, 'masks' for displaying the image and fixing chemicals could be bought from local photography stores. Anyone with darkroom could have a go.

What makes this slide unusual is that it is in colour- by this stage, most amateurs had abandoned magic lantern slides in favour of smaller, 35mm film. The car's number plates are pre-1964 which gives us an idea of the last date this slide could have been made.

Regardless of how it was captured, this photograph is of a wonderful 'Kiwi' caravan holiday. Where it was taken remains a mystery. 

Inscription on reverse reads: “Ronald J Law (Shannon), Josie Law (Mrs Aitchison), Nancy Adkin, Mrs Dora Law (nee Adkin), Mrs Maude Adkin, Clyde Adkin at Levin A & P Show at Levin racecourse, 1928

Members of the Law and Adkin families alongside a car at the Levin Show held at the Levin Racecourse 1928. Those in the photograph are from left to right:- Ronald J Law, Josie Law (later Mrs Aitchison), Nancy Adkin, Mrs Maude Adkin, Mrs Dora Law (nee Adkin), and Jeffrey Law.

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

Written on back with black ballpoint pen - Stan Graems car.

Stamped on back with red ink - Printed … G.F. FRAMJEE, Palmerston North

Stan Graham’s car (Stan shown driving ?), c.1930’s 1 B&W photo print

Shadows indicate photo taken very early in morning or late in afternoon.

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The Weraroa Memorial Gates in Levin. These were opened by the Prime Minister William Massey on Wednesday 21 March, 1923 at 11.30am.

From: http://archivescentral.org.nz/exhibitions/topics/show/120926-ww1-councils-do-their-bit-remembering-the-dead

Car firm on Cambridge St.

what was a specile sports mecca now grassed all oved and silent a view from the now us safe grand stand and i was not able to see any sign of the car track at all (key word ..above racetrack..for a phote above the track

the car lokks good not sure of the wheels