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Railways poster for New Zealand centennial

Railways poster for New Zealand centennial

The New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington attracted more than 2.6 million visitors, including tens of thousands of rail travellers from all over the country, during its six-month run from 1939 to 1940.

Alexander Turnbull Library/Archives New Zealand 
Reference: ATL, NON-ATL-0154 / ANZ, AAOK, W3241, 36
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa and Archives New Zealand, Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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