Kete Horowhenua

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Mangahao Dam (No.1 ?) camp & construction site, 1920's

Written on back with black felt-tip pen – (3)

Stamped on back with purple ink - Shannon Centenary 1887-1987 Committee

Mangahao Dam (No.1 ?) camp & construction site, 1920’s 1 B&W photo print, mounted

View showing tent-type accommodations built precariously on hillside.

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

No 1 Mangahao dam and terraced campsite, early 1920's

No 1 Mangahao dam and terraced campsite, early 1920’s 1 B&W photo print

Shows dam construction well advanced. Huts precariously perched in tiers on hillside. Steel tower erected to assist with dam construction.

See also – Acc. #s2002.088.0016 (identical photo, sepia, in brown album). & #s2002.086.0023

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

Construction of Main Dam, Mangahao, early 1920's

Construction of Main Dam, Mangahao, early 1920’s 1 B&W photo print

View through ‘gap’ in dam through which flood waters frequently pour. Steel tower (left) erected to assist with dam construction.

See also – Acc. #s2002.088.0017 (identical photo, sepia, in brown album). & #s2002.086.0021

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

Jimmy Burton's 'house', Mangahao

Written on back with blue ballpoint pens - Jimmy Burton’s house Mangahao N. Clayton Shannon.

Jimmy Burton’s ‘house’, Mangahao 1 B&W photo print

Man stands near doorway (centre), and horse (right).

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