Looking east from Queen Street Wharf
1870s image (Burton Brothers - Alfred Burton) - 2023
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Historical image: Auckland, 1870s, by Burton Brothers. Te Papa (C.010935)
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The camera position is on Queen Street Wharf, with Customs Street East at right (as is the Queen Street sewage outlet). Point Britomart is in the process of being levelled in this image; another picture showing it from around this period is here.
