Inscription on front, “cf photo taken by Miss Picken 1977 from same position.” Inscription below photo, “Looking downstream to the home of Hector McDonald Junior, canoe, eel weir, odd houses with ….. (remainder unreadable)”.

Inscription on reverse, “Not this”.

Two photos showing Hokio Stream.

The first photo shows Hector McDonald in a canoe, possibly the Hamaria on the Hokio Stream. Taken from the Te Maai ridge looking west. Eel weir in mid picture and Hector Jnr’s home “Lakeside” in the background. Inscription reads, “cf photo taken by Miss Picken in 1977 from same position”. Also, “Looking downstream to the home of Hector McDonald Junior, canoe, eel weir and odd houses with…..(remainder unreadable)”.

The second photo is also taken from Te Maai ridge, but looking east. Inscription beneath photo, “Not this.”

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Penciled on back – 16 25/4/77 Photo showing the changed mouth of the Hokio Stream in Living Memory. Photo Miss D. Picken 1977.

Hokio Stream/river mouth & beach, 1977 1 B&W photo print (numbered – 16)

Looking south. Kapiti Island (top right).

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Old Coach Route 10/3/35 [Originally hand written on edge of negative ? as faintly visible on the print, but must be viewed in a mirror as the printing is reversed]

Old Coach Route, alongside the Hokio Stream, 10 March 1935.

B&W photo print

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Title on front – Hector at the Crossing Inscription on back – Hector H the 2nd Pencil marks on back – names Rigg & Bowty and pencil lines and numbers (scorekeeping?)

Photo of Hector Hugh McDonald standing in Maori canoe, Hokio Stream, Levin

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