[Unaddressed postcard by S. McKay showing Karangahape Road, Auckland]
Maker and role
William Thompson Wilson, Photographer
Production date
[1910s]
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Object detail
Accession number
MSS-2019-64
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Description
Showing Karangahape Road showing businesses W. & J. Peet, Powell Bros, J. Taylors, George Clout & Sons, The British Photographic Studio and J. Clarkson. Showing pedestrians and two carts on the road. Verso includes unaddressed correspondence mentioning arrival in Auckland and start of work; spending a few hours in Whangarei; rough sea travel and sickness on the Ngapuhi ship; no time to visit relatives or friends ("the girls"); mentions visiting Elsie and [Hugh] and asks for recipient to write soon.
Signature/Marks and Type
"Karangahape Rd, Auckland W.T.W." Printed
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 postcard : illustration ; 9 x 14 cm
Record level
Item
Credit line
William Thompson Wilson. [1910s]. [Unaddressed postcard by S. McKay showing Karangahape Road, Auckland], MSS-2019-64. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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