Index card: OPAWA (1876).

Maker
Laxon, William Allan (b.1936, d.2004)
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Description
From the Bill Laxon Collection, a collection of around 250,000 index cards focussed mainly on 20th century shipping. Each ship's card gives details such as build date, any alternative names and references to the ship found in serials and books. Each card has a photograph which Bill Laxon collected from a variety of sources. The collection took volunteers nine years to alphabetise.
Image credt: Sailing ship "Opawa" berthed at Port Chalmers. Ref: 1/1-002526-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
Accession number
2005.352.431
Museum System ID
37162
Collection type
Objects
Collection
Bill Laxon
Classification
B&W print
Documentary Card
Maker and role
Laxon, William Allan (b.1936, d.2004): Compiler
Media/Material details
Photograph mounted on card
Media/Materials
Cardboard: 0 - Whole
Black and White Print
Measurement details
Height (mm): 100mm (5/16ft): 0 - Whole
Width: 165mm (9/16ft): 0 - Whole
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Not on display

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