Pay Clerk - Claire Tomelty - at the State Coal Mines Office: Rotowaro

Maker
David Bramwell Cook
Production date
1984
 Description
Photograph taken in 1984 by commissioned photographer, David Cook, for the documentary book:"Rotowaro - The Last Days of a Waikato Coal Mining Town" and the exhibition "Shifting Ground: Stories from Rotowaro". Image depicts a young woman - Clair Tomelty - who is seated at a large table. There is an open suitcase, pile of papers and novel (The Daughters of Cameron by Aleen Malcolm) on the table. The remainder of the room is empty.
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Object detail

Maker
Production date
1984
Media/Materials
B/W photo, silver gelatin print mounted on archival, acid-free matting board
Measurements
346x467mm (Image)
460x560mm (Matt Whole)
Production place
Rotowaro, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
Collection
Rotowaro: The Last Days of the Waikato Coal Mining Town/David Cook/Photography Collection/Social History
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Social History
Credit line
Commissioned Photograph by David Cook:
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1989/55/30

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