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Wyndham St

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  • Description

    Sepia toned image depicting a row of large Victorian style buildings facing onto a steeply inclining street. Smaller weatherboard buildings are visible at the upper end of the street. A small number of figures and a horse pulling a cart can be seen walking on or near the street. To the left of the image is a large building covered in signs advertising a drapery and clothing sale before the business moves to new premeses. A sign at the top of the building reads 'DRESS&

    MANTLE

    MAKING.' Pieces of fabric can be seen hanging from the lower levels. To the right of the image, at the lower level of the first building, is a sign reading 'AUCTION MART' stencilled on the sides of the building. In the second storey windows are signs reading 'HENDERSON ARCHITECT' and 'W. PRITCHARD

    ARCHITECTS'. In the first storey windows are signs reading 'BEVERIDGE

    SOLICITOR'. Signs in the windows and doors of the first floor read 'MCCAUL & RICC

    AUCTIONEERS' and 'W. LEARY

    BARRISTERS

    AND

    SOLICTORS'. A sign above the door of the building to the left reads 'GILLEED AND MANLEY' with various signs in the windows. To the left of this building is another building with the sign 'W. PHILIPPS AND SON' above the window.

  • Place
    Auckland Central/Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
  • Other Id

    236253 (Presto content ID)

    PH-ALB-299-p26-2 (Reference Number)

    52 (Photographer's number)

    PH-CNEG-C86 (Copy negative number)

    PH-CNEG-B10589 (Copy negative number)

  • Department

    Photography

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