Fire in Storage Tanks at Taranaki Petroleum No. 2, February 17 1909

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17 Feb 1909
Description
Copy negative of a halftone newspaper reproduction showing a fire in the storage tank at Taranaki Petroleum No.2, Moturoa. The fire can be seen on the left with a huge plume of smoke rising. There are several people watching the fire. A derrick is partially visible on the left. There are wire fences in the foreground.

The original photograph was published in the Auckland Weekly News on March 4 1909.
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Production date
17 Feb 1909
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PHO2015-0164
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