Photograph, 1945 Snow Storm; Unknown Photographer; 1945; ZLB.2599.021
Photograph, 1945 Snow Storm
About this objectThis photograph was taken in the Awarua Radio Station operating room in 1945 when a snow storm took out the telephone lines between Invercargill and Christchurch. With the telephones out of actions, the only way to communicate through much of the South Island was via radio.
Place MadeOceania, New Zealand, South Island, Southland, Awarua
Maker Maker RolePhotographer
Date Made1945
Inscription and MarksHandwritten in pencil on the back of the photograph: '2599.000A'.
Measurementsh 205 mm x w 185 mm
Period1940s
Object Type Subject and Association KeywordsDisasters (including floods and fires)
Subject and Association KeywordsCommunication (including Diaries and Letters)
Medium and Materials
organic, processed material, vegetal, paper, photographic paper
organic, processed material, vegetal, paper, card
ZLB.2599.021
Copyright LicenceCopyright status unknown - orphaned work
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