This photograph was taken during a very cold morning in June 2022 by local photographer Jacob Brookie. It was taken in the Easton Park sportsgrounds at the back of the Foxton Pools, looking towards state highway one. 

Jacob used a 1990s Seagull 4A camera to take this photograph. The Seagull was a copy of the Rolleiflex camera and was basically unchanged since the 1960s and was made well into the 21st century. During the Cultural Revolution, having one of these cameras in China meant that you were a trusted state photographer (very few owned cameras in China at the time). However, Jacob bought his used online for $90.....

Typed on bottom of photo, as caption: “Weraroa Experimental Station : Horticulture Section. The Apple Orchard.”

A tree laden with fruit in the apple orchard, Weraroa Experimental Station.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (with #.0023a)

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