Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 33”

Penciled on back: ”’Cheslyn Rise’, Queen Street East, Levin, home of W.G. Adkin. Photographed 1901, by F. Denton, Wanganui (brother of Mrs Adkin).”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date

‘Cheslyn Rise’, the Adkin family home Queen Street East, Levin,1901. The two storied house was completed in 1899 and is two years old in this photograph. A horse and gig is at the front of the house, and family members stand on both the upper and lower verandahs.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 1979.134.0007

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

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

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