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#13775 - Cotter River dam construction

Resource ID
Location
13775
Photograph 72
Title/subtitle
Cotter River dam construction
Author/Creator
Howard and Shearsby
Picture
Cotter River dam construction
Format
Photograph
Identifier
Cotter Dam; Howard & Shearsby (postcard 143)
Publisher
Howard & Shearsby
Physical description
Black & white postcard; 10cm x 6cm
Summary
Cotter River dam under construction showing the diversion channel. Dated 20/10/13.
Availability
Not for loan. Copies available for purchase.
Notes
Charles Norman Howard and Alfred James Shearsby were partners in the photography business of Howard & Shearsby of Yass. They took numerous photos of the Canberra district shortly after its selection as the site for the national capital, producing a series of numbered postcards.