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Artist unknown :The Canterbury snailways. Definition - Reflection - A train of thought - A narrow gauge, but not an arrow speed. [Christchurch] 4 November 1876.
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- Title
- Artist unknown :The Canterbury snailways. Definition - Reflection - A train of thought - A narrow gauge, but not an arrow speed. [Christchurch] 4 November 1876.
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- Alexander Turnbull Library
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- TAPUHI
- Description
A cartoon of a narrow gauge railway alongside water with hills and New Zealand bush on the far side. A giant snail is crawling along the rails, prodded from behind by a man with a stick. In front of the snail, a man is calmly seated on the rail. The snail's reflection in the water is of a train. Refers to the perception that early trains travelled at a very slow speed Cartoon is signed with monogram CM or CU, lower right Extended Title - From The Makomako. 4 November 1876 (cover)
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- Image
- Date created
- 1876
- URL
- http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22505044
- Related subjects
- Railway trains / New Zealand / Canterbury Region / Snails
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