Print, Photographic, Tauranga Gas Works
Production date
1909
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Description
An unmounted print, probably enlargement from a postcard, shows the main building of the Tauranga Gas Works, which was made of corrugated iron and joined to a one storey building. Adjacent stands the large gas tank. Several men are standing in front. Picket fence on street boundary. Printed on image is 'Tauranga Gas Works 1909". The main streets of the town were lit with gas lighting. Electricity was introduced in Tauranga in 1915.
Production date
1909
Production place
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Measurements
155mm (height), 110mm (width)
Accession number
0475/08
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