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Workers for building contractor J. W. Alderton pose on the scaffolding of a brick building they are constructing, probably in Taranaki, around the start of the 20th century. Wooden scaffolding, pipes, suits and hats (not hard hats) were the order of the day.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Alexander Turnbull Library, J. R. Wall Collection
Reference: 1/1-013018; F
by John Reginald Wall
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