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.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, J. R. Wall Collection
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1/1-013018; F
Photograph by John Reginald Wall
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