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NameRoslyn J Whata, causticising operator's assistant, Tasman pulp and paper mill, Kawerau
ProductionBrian Brake; photographer; 1980s; Kawerau
Classificationgelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, black-and-white film, roll film
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin negative
Registration NumberE.005599/16
Credit lineGift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001
Overview
Brake was commissioned to take a series of photographs at the Tasman pulp and paper mill in Kawerau soon after a period of industrial unrest. However, he recalled, “No one came to me and said ‘No photographs’, and I was allowed to go everywhere.”