Old mine tunnel in the Rotowaro township mine

Maker
David Bramwell Cook
Production date
1999
 Description
This photograph of an old mine tunnel was taken in 1985 by commissioned photographer, David Cook, for the documentary book "Rotowaro: The Last Days of the Waikato Coal Mining Town" and the "Shifting Ground: Stories from Rotowaro" exhibition.
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Maker
Production date
1999
Media/Materials
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, composite of three prints
Measurements
235 x 605mm (image)
381 x 815mm (matt)
Production place
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
2000/2/14

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