item details
NameThe Snow Gate, Trelissick Station, West Coast Road
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 1880s; Dunedin
Classificationgelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesgelatin dry plate process, black-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.015327
Overview
Depicts a man on horse in front of station gate. Another man seated on a horse can be seen further down a track. A number of buildings and structures can be seen beneath the slopes of snow covered mountain peaks.