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Royal Society of South Australia :Photographs of Whakarewarewa, Waimangu and Rotorua
- Date
- [187-?, 1911-1940s]
- By
- Birks, Lawrence, 1874-1924
- Reference
- PAColl-0890
- Description
Two photographs of thermal activity at Whakarewarewa, one showing the Maori village in the background; people watching the Ngauruhoe eruption of 1926; looking over the thermal area at Waimangu; the crater of Wahanga in 1911 with Mount Edgecumbe in the distance taken by L Birks; men watching the volcano on White Island; the grounds of the Sanatorium at Rotorua; a crowd watching the Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa
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Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Photographic prints
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives at 1/2-043204, 090774, 122552, 151901 and 151902
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 9 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Photographic prints
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UnknownCrowd watching the Pohutu geyser, Whakarewarewa
Date: [190-?]
From: Royal Society of South Australia :Photographs of Whakarewarewa, Waimangu and Rotorua
Reference: PAColl-0890-01
Description: Crowd watching the Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa, circa 1900-1909. Photographer unidentified. Source of descriptive information - Notes on print and print mount Inscriptions: Verso - 4 Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa New Zealand Spouts 60 to 80 feet at best of its performances. After a good rest it may be arranged to perform specially by throwing a large number of bars of soap into its crater. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.9 x 10.2 cm