Kirk album

Date
[1880s]
By
Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)
Reference
PA1-q-138
Description

Photograph album of New Zealand and Pacific Island scenes. Most were taken by George Dobson Valentine, in the North Island of New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti; a few were taken by the Burton Brothers in the South Island.

Within the New Zealand scenes there are a large number of views inside and out of the Waitomo Caves; and another group show the area around Lake Rotomahana with the Pink and White Terraces before and after the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.

Pages 88 to 150 are blank.

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Photograph album with brown cover, mottled brown corners and spine, with gold lettering on black panel on spine `Kirk. Prints of New Zealand'; a bookplate inside the front cover reads `Thomas William Kirk'; 35.0 x 26.5 cm

Additional description

Alternative form available: Copy negatives are available at 1/2-C-017200 to 1/2-C-017212; 1/2-C-020859; 1/2-C-043274; and 1/2-C-049043

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Part of
Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
Format
1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Photograph album with brown cover, mottled brown corners and spine, with gold lettering on black panel on spine `Kirk. Prints of New Zealand'; a bookplate inside the front cover reads `Thomas William Kirk'; 35.0 x 26.5 cm
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Fataua Avenue, Tahiti - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: 1887

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-079

Description: View of Fataua Avenue, Tahiti photographed by George Dobson Valentine between 13 July and 4 August 1887 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Fataua Avenue. Tahiti. 162. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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Sophia Hinerangi on the Terraces at Rotomahana - Photograph taken by George Dobson Vale...

Date: [1885]

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-021

Description: Sophia Hinerangi on the Terraces by Te Tarata's hot baths not far from geyser cauldron, Rotomahana. Photograph taken by G D Valentine in January 1885 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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Fairy Grotto, Waitomo Caves, Otorohanga - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: 1889

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-043

Description: View of the "Fairy Grotto" in the Waitomo Caves. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine in mid-1889 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Fairy Grotto Waitomo Caves Otorohanga. 231. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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White Terraces and Lake Rotomahana - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: [Jan 1885]

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-009

Description: View of the White Terraces on Lake Rotomahana before the Tarawera eruption of 1886. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine in January 1885 Inscriptions: Album page - bottom left - Before the eruption; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - White Terrace and Lake Rotomahana. 15. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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New Zealand bush scenery - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: [Jan 1885]

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-031

Description: View of native forest with river photographed by George Dobson Valentine in January 1885 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - New Zealand bush scenery. 79. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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Wharf, Papeete, Tahiti - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: 1887

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-083

Description: View of the wharf, Papeete, Tahiti, photographed by George Dobson Valentine between 13 July and 4 August 1887 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - The wharf papeete, Tahiti. 158. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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Coconut palms, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: 1887

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-075

Description: View of coconut palms, Rarotonga, Cook Islands photographed between 13 July and 4 August 1887 by George Dobson Valentine Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Cocoanut Palms. Rarotonga. 157. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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Echo Lake and Hole in the Wall Crater, Rotomahana - Photograph taken by George Dobson V...

Date: 1886

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-007

Description: View of echo Lake [probably Lake Rotomahana] and the Hole in the Wall Crater. The rift through Mount Tarawera can be seen in the background and the countryside is covered wity volcanic ash and mud. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine in 1886 Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Soon after eruption of 1886; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Echo Lake and Hole in the Wall Crater. Rotomahana. 140. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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The Blanket, Waitomo Caves - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: 1889

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-138-045

Description: "The Blanket", a stalactite formation in the Waitomo Caves photographed by George Dobson Valentine in mid-1889; one of a series of Waitomo photographs taken at this time Identical image at PA7-54-06 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - centre left - The Blanket Waitomo Caves Otorohanga. 246. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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The Eagle's Nest, Wairakei - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine

Date: [1887]

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

Reference: PA1-q-138-018

Description: View of the hole of the Eagles Nest Geyser at Wairakei. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine late 1887 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - The Eagles Nest Wairakei. 202. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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