Print, Photographic, Guinness Bros, The Strand, Tauranga
Production date
1920s
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Description
Unmounted vernacular print showing a view of Tauranga township from the Monmouth Redoubt. Guinness Bros 'old bond store' building plus adjacent buildings in Harington Street and Tauranga Post Office are visible. Handwritten on reverse "Guinness Bros donated by Mrs M Turner".
Guinness Brothers Ltd. opened at No.1 The Strand in 1908 and sold a wide variety of products including agricultural equipment, alcohol and insurance. The business and its owners were an important part of the community and contributed towards WW1 and WW2 fundraising (Guinness men were killed in both wars), the Municipal Band, the Fire Brigade, the Tauranga Borough Council, Tauranga Harbour Board and the Orange Festival. The store continued, in some form, until 2011.
Guinness Brothers Ltd. opened at No.1 The Strand in 1908 and sold a wide variety of products including agricultural equipment, alcohol and insurance. The business and its owners were an important part of the community and contributed towards WW1 and WW2 fundraising (Guinness men were killed in both wars), the Municipal Band, the Fire Brigade, the Tauranga Borough Council, Tauranga Harbour Board and the Orange Festival. The store continued, in some form, until 2011.
Production date
1920s
Measurements
45mm (height), 67mm (width)
Accession number
0423/08
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