Inscription on reverse reads: “Poplar Mill Moutoa about 1920. Showing wire rope across river from swamp. Swamp on far side of photo.”

A flying fox bringing cut flax across the Manawatu River to Poplar Mill, Moutoa , from swamp on northern side of river. In the foreground of the photograph are a number of wooden rail fences with similar fences on the far side of the river.

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