item details
NameGlen Allen Bridge, Waiau River
ProductionJames Crowe Richmond; artist; 5th February 1864; Canterbury
Classificationwatercolours, works on paper
Materialswatercolour
Materials Summarywatercolour
DimensionsImage: 344mm (width), 230mm (height)
Registration Number1935-0005-22
Credit lineGift of EA Atkinson, 1935, on behalf of the artist's daughter, DK Richmond
Overview
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18641018.2.14?query=Handyside (accessed 13th October 2016): A helpful article that discusses the provincial council's outline for the bridge's design, as well as the elusive Handyside, who worked alongside Mr. Blackett, (the provincial engineer) to construct the bridge. The article also opens with a discussion of the travel dates of Richmond's expedition, along with information regarding the general purpose of the trip.