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Baron Alzdorf's on the Hutt, Wellington

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Date

[Between 1842 and 1845]

Artist

Samuel Charles Brees (1810-1865)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22668237

Description

Wide stretch of the Hutt river with two boats, a dog on the shore in the right foreground and Baron Alzdorf's homestead and farm with fence and tall trees in the left background

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

441 Riverside Drive, Fairfield, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Country

Tags

Boats
Rivers
Trees

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

According to the book “Little Criminals" by David Cohen; Baron Alzdorf's homestead in Lower Hutt would later become site of Epuni Boys Home at 441 Riverside Dr in Lower Hutt. see: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/125181742/life-inside-epuni-the-dark-history-of-the-boys-home-and-the-men-who-carry-its-scars

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