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Photograph album of Longwood Station, Featherston - P2014-022/3

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Reference NumberP2014-022/3Alternative TitleThere are no inscriptions in the album so all titles given to the photographs are devised, apart from those photographs printed with captions of their own (P2014-022/3-034 to 039, 040b and 041).Datec. 1895DescriptionAn album of 44 photographs, mostly taken at Longwood Station, Featherston when it was owned by Charles Pharazyn and his family. It includes numerous photographs of the grounds and house, including interior views of the parlour and study, Dorothy Pharazyn as a young girl on a horse, deer, and two views looking over Featherston. Towards the back of the album, there are six photographs of South Island views by F.A. Coxhead, plus some scenes from overseas including two of Blundell's Preparatory School in Devon and one of St Martin's Cross at Iona in Scotland.History / BiographyThe large wooden house at Longwood Station was destroyed by fire in 1905.InscriptionThe initials 'M.E.P.' are embossed on the album cover.

Front gates of Longwood Station

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NamesPharazyn, Dorothy Helen, 1890-1894PlacesFeatherstonSubjectsPortraitsHouses

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Photograph album of Longwood Station, Featherston - P2014-022/3

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