Snow in Liverpool Street, Whanganui
Frank Denton, Artist
This is one of the
archival photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 04 Jul 1901.
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Object Detail
About the Work
This
photograph
was
taken
by
Frank
Denton
on
the
day
that
his
first
daughter
Mary
was
born
-
4
July
1901.
Snowfall
in
Whanganui
was
rare,
so
it
was
a
remarkable
occurence.
The
house
is
the
Denton's
first
residence
in
Liverpool
Street
before
they
moved
to
Durie
Hill.
Later
on
Frank
moved
back
to
Liverpool
Street
to
a
house
opposite
the
Collegiate
School
gates.
Measurements
Image 142 x 98 mm
Card support 190 x 145 mm
Card support 190 x 145 mm
Media
silver gelatin print on paper
Subject Place
Description
Black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. Image shows a narrow alley between a wooden house and a corrugated iron fence. There is a house window at the end of the alleyway. The image shows snow covering the ground with footprints through it.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Beth Drummond, 2021
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
29 Nov 2021
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Accession Number:
2021/12/5