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Cars lined up outside Post Office square

 Digital Image
Identifier: D27520001_109
Cars lined up outside Post Office square
Cars lined up outside Post Office square

Dates

  • 1912

Summary

West side of Dee Street south, between Tay and Esk. Public Offices Block.

Featuring: K-R-I-T Motor Vehicles

Conditions Governing Use

This item has no known copyright restrictions. Please acknowledge Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, Ref: A0105 S27520001_109, when re-using this image.

Biographical / Historical

Situated outside the Post Office Square, on Dee Street, along from the Crescent. The image shows a demonstration of K-R-I-T motor cars, during the Invercargill Winter Show, 18 June 1912. by the K-R-I-T Motor Car Company. K-R-I-T vehicles were manufactured in Detroit, Michigan from 1909-1916, Shown in the background is the original National Bank building. It was part of a section of buildings on Dee Street constructed by John Henry Smith between 1867 and 1872. The National Bank took over the lease of this particular building from the Bank of Otago in 1872.

Extent

1 digital object : TIFF file.

Existence and Location of Copies

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Physical Description

Black and white photographic print.

Dimensions

H 154mm x W 200mm

Repository Details

Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository

Contact:
50 Dee Street
Invercargill Southland 9810 New Zealand