Wright, Stephenson & Co Ltd - Auckland Branch: 1959 new wool store, The Strand, Parnell, Auckland
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This image featured in:
'A Century's Challenge: Wright Stephenson & Co. Limited, 1861-1961', p.241.
The Wrightson, Issue 53, No. 4 of 1959, page 4, with the caption:
"Company's new wool store at Auckland: Pictures on this and the following pages show exterior and interior views of the Company's new wool store at Auckland. The expansion in wool production throughout the Auckland Province over recent years has been phenomenal. The new addition to the store at Auckland was erected to meet our responsibilities in the provision of increased storage space to handle the ever-growing clips. The picture above shows the modern frontage of the new structure with accent on the generous admissin of daylight. The floor space of the new store is 66,000 square feet, which, added to that of the two older stores (which adjoin and run off to the right edge of the picture), makes an overall total of 203,500 square feet."
'A Century's Challenge: Wright Stephenson & Co. Limited, 1861-1961', p.241.
The Wrightson, Issue 53, No. 4 of 1959, page 4, with the caption:
"Company's new wool store at Auckland: Pictures on this and the following pages show exterior and interior views of the Company's new wool store at Auckland. The expansion in wool production throughout the Auckland Province over recent years has been phenomenal. The new addition to the store at Auckland was erected to meet our responsibilities in the provision of increased storage space to handle the ever-growing clips. The picture above shows the modern frontage of the new structure with accent on the generous admissin of daylight. The floor space of the new store is 66,000 square feet, which, added to that of the two older stores (which adjoin and run off to the right edge of the picture), makes an overall total of 203,500 square feet."
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1959
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P4003/18
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