Photograph [Mataura coal/lignite pit]; unknown photographer; 1905; MT2014.1.1

Photograph [Mataura coal/lignite pit]; unknown photographer; 1905; MT2014.1.1
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Mataura Museum

Name/Title

Photograph [Mataura coal/lignite pit]

About this object

A black and white photograph of nine workmen at an open face coal/lignite pit in Mataura c.1905.

Place Made

New Zealand, South Island, Southland, Mataura

Maker

unknown photographer

Maker Role

Photographer

Format

photograph, black and white

Date Made

1905

Period

1900s

Medium and Materials

processed material, paper

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten in green ink on reverse: 'Coal pit Mataura about 1905.'

Technique

printed

Measurements

h 107mm x w 152mm

Subject and Association Keywords

industry

Subject and Association Keywords

industry/mataura/coal/lignite/mining

Credit Line

From the collection of the Mataura and Districts Historical Society Incorporated.

Object Type

photograph

Object number

MT2014.1.1

Copyright Licence  

Public Domain - No rights reserved - no known copyright restrictions No rights reserved - no known copyright restrictions

This object is from
Mataura Museum   Mataura Museum
Tags

1900s

coal lignite

Natural Resources and Mining

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