Title | 'Goshawk' on Waitemata harbour. |
Creator | |
Date of Image | 1938 |
Image ID | N0020 |
Description | An original mounted print of the vehicular ferry 'Goshawk'carrying a load of horses, wagons and passengers on Waitemata Harbour. Please note that reprints of this image made from the original glass plate negative can be ordered from Turnbull Library Pictures(Alexander Turnbull Library). |
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Other Notes | William Price started publishing postcards in the early 1900s. In 1909-1910 he moved from Wanganui to Queen St, Northcote, and in 1911 moved to Ponsonby, where he remained until his death in 1948. During the 1920s, he ran a photographic studio at 300 Ponsonby Rd. The Willliam Price Collection of negatives is held by the Alexander Turnbull Library. |
Historical Notes | Goshawk - vessel ID 1127898 ON 127898. Owned by the Devonport Steam Ferry Company. Built in 1909 by G.Niccol. Ceased service in 1959. http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/izsearchvessels.php retreived 15 Feb, 2009. Also Balderston, David. "The harbour ferries of Auckland" (Wellington: Grantham House, 1986), p.92. |
Copyright Holder | No known copyright restrictions. |
Reproduction Permissions | North Auckland Research Centre, Takapuna Library |
Medium | Photograph; print, black and white; 100 x 145 mm in frame 200 x 250 mm |
Location | Takapuna Library Archives |
Condition of Physical Object | Fading, print is lifting from mount (lower left). Spotting and mould on card frame. |