Panorama 26/4/36 [Originally hand written on edge of negative ? as it is visible on the print, but must be viewed in a mirror as the printing is reversed]

Panoramic view of the Manawatu River 26 April 1936. This photograph is taken looking east towards the Tararua Range

3 Copies

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Foxton Estuary at the mouth of the Manawatu River with wading birds in the foreground and the Tararua Ranges in the background.

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Black and white photograph.

Written on back – The Long Reach. Whirikino.

The ‘Long Reach’ on the Manawatu River at Whirokino. This photograph has been taken from the wooden bridge looking upstream with Tararua Ranges in background.

Appears to have been taken before flood protection work (stop banks) created.

Black and white photograph.

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Inscription below the photograph reads: “Foxton 1880 Copy of an oil painting J P Murton 1880. Presented to the Socy by Mrs Coyle”.

A photograph of a painting by J P Morton of Foxton from beside Duncan House looking back towards Port of Foxton. A heavily laden boat is on the Manawatu River, and the Tararua Ranges are in the background. In the centre of the picture some ships are tied up at the Foxton wharf.

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