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DescriptionMatamata College (Matamata New Zealand) aerial photo (probably 1940s).tif
English: Aerial photo of Matamata College looking West towards Station Road, probably from the 1940s or maybe early 1950s judging by the housing and the size of the palm trees in front of the school
Date
Estimated to be 1940s or early 1950s
Source
Copy of an old postcard
Author
New Zealand Government
Other information
English: The postcard has no ownership or attribution marks, in my opinion it is a government produced postcard of the 1940s
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
This file is in the public domain because Published as a postcard in the 1940s or early 1950s
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