Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
[Roadworkers] in Vauxhall Rd, south of Albert Rd junction.
Primary Maker
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Child
Related Object Notes
MS 1278
MS 2005/35
MS 2002/110
Photograph Albums 292, 466 and 490.
Griffiths collection (photographic)
Is Part Of
Media/Materials
Technique
Subject Category
Provenance Details
This group of negatives (A2148-A2174) were donated by Griffiths' son, and most are thought to have been taken by A.T. Griffiths in the 1930s. Several seem to be too early for him to have taken them, but were in his collection.
Public Access Text
Re-grading of Lake Rd Hill by the Wilson Home and the consequent lowering the 12 cast iron watermain to provide a better grade for the subsequent layering rails for the steam trains. The 12th main supplied water from Devonport Pumping Station, Lake Pupuke to Mt Victoria. We date this work would be done is about 1908.
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Last Update
01 Dec 2023
The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.