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New Zealand Railways publicity photographs

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 1055

Scope and Contents

New Zealand Railways publicity photographs reproduced from negatives. The photographs are: 1. The first Christchurch railway station, ca. 1865 2. Opening of the Waimate branch line, 19 Mar. 1877 3. Rakaia combined road and rail bridge, showing the new road bridge under construction, ca. 1938 4. Rakaia-Methven branch line 5. Boring the Lyttelton railway tunnel from the Lyttelton end, ca. 1865.

Dates

  • Creation: c1865-c1938

Creator

Extent

1 Envelopes (5 Photographic Prints)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Shelf TU K 1a, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives

Arch 1052, 1054-1058 in one box

Former identifier

Formerly Eph 25

Title
New Zealand Railways publicity photographs
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository

Contact:
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand