Douglas cheese factory, 1983

Production date
1983
 Description
Colour photograph of the original cheese factory building in Douglas, east Taranaki, taken in 1983. The building is white with pale blue doors and a brown corrugated iron roof. There is a sign for "Eric Darrah Ltd / Heavy Haulage / General Carriers" on the front of the building.

The Douglas cheese factory (a branch of the Stratford Farmers' Co-Op) replaced the original creamery that was built in the 1890s and that burnt down in 1918. The building in this photograph was erected in approximately 1919. The factory was closed down in 1958.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Photographer
Production date
1983
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/Douglas
Classification
Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts
Accession number
PHO2014-0191
Collection type
Photographs
Material
Colour print
Photographic Print

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