Photograph [Mataura Paper Mill, Mataura Falls, Mataura Freezing Works taken from...
![Photograph [Mataura Paper Mill, Mataura Falls, Mataura Freezing Works taken from an aerial view]; Whites Aviation Limited (Auckland); 1940-1970; MT2011.185.34](https://images.ehive.com/accounts/4033/objects/images/1mm7hof_1e3h_l.jpg?revision=1 "Photograph [Mataura Paper Mill, Mataura Falls, Mataura Freezing Works taken from an aerial view]; Whites Aviation Limited (Auckland); 1940-1970; MT2011.185.34")
Photograph [Mataura Paper Mill, Mataura Falls, Mataura Freezing Works taken from an aerial view]
About this object
Photograph; a black and white aerial view prominently featuring the Mataura Paper Mill and the Mataura Falls, with the Mataura Freezing Works, Mataura River and peripheral township also in view.
The photograph also depicts a stretch of Kana Street running past the Mataura Paper Mill. This is an interesting shot which highlights the expansiveness of the Mataura Paper Mill one does not get to see from the ground, and how the Mill and the Mataura Freezing Works have developed alongside the Mataura Falls from a northern aspect instead of a more often seen southern aspect.
The aerial photograph was taken by an Auckland-based company, Whites Aviation Limited, established in 1945 by Leo White (1906-1967). The company produced thousands of aerial photographs taken across New Zealand (and beyond), and these photographs have become a valuable tool for researchers, historians and others.
New Zealand, South Island, Southland, Mataura
MakerWhites Aviation Limited (Auckland)
Maker RolePhotographer
Date Made1940-1970
Inscription and Marks
On reverse:
Stamped: 'COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY / WHEN RE-ORDERING PLEASE QUOTE / No. 21009 / WHITES AVIATION LIMITED / DILWORTH BUILDINGS, AUCKLAND, N.Z / AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS: TOWNS, / SCENIC RESORTS, FARMS, BUILDINGS / AIR TRAVEL: BOOKING AGENTS FOR / PRINCIPAL [?] AIRLINES / AERONAUTICAL [?] WHITES / AVIATION" - [?] / FLYING" - A [?] / POPULAR [?]'
Sticker on reverse: a basic compass diagram depicted by two crossed lines, initials 'N / E / S / W' at each point.
Pen: above sticker 'KANA ST'; in top left corner is written 'E27-20'.
Pencil: top right corner 'p [?]'
printed
Measurements
h 107mm x w 164mm
small
photograph, black and white
Object Type Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywordsindustry/mataura freezing works
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Medium and Materialsprocessed material, paper
Credit LineFrom the collection of the Mataura and Districts Historical Society Incorporated.
Object numberMT2011.185.34
RightsThis object is from
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