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Kinsey album
- Date
- [1890s]
- By
- Harper, Arthur Paul, 1865-1955; Inglis, Charles, active 1894
- Reference
- PA1-q-137
- Description
Album includes scenic photographs of areas in the region of the Southern Alps, including panoramas and closer views of mountains, valleys, rivers and glaciers.
Many photographs show groups of men and women, many of whom are identified, camping and climbing in the Southern Alps area. Also shown are scenes of The Hermitage at Mount Cook (one of which shows a bullock team for transporting stores, and another which shows Frayne's coach leaving Mount Cook); views of the Birch Hill Station; and Ball Hut (with a curtained-off area as a "ladies' compartment").
Many of the photographs were taken by Joseph James Kinsey, some also by Arthur Paul Harper, Charles Inglis, and Kinsey's daughter May.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover; 37.5 x 29.5 cm
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives available at 1/2-C-008382; 1/2-C-016072; 1/2-C-016562 to 1/2-C-16563; 1/2-C-051820; 1/2-C-067937; 1/2-C-071274; and 1/2-C-122525
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Album with blue buckram cover; 37.5 x 29.5 cm
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UnknownGroup, including mountaineer Jack Clarke
Date: [Circa 1895]
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-64-1
Description: Group photographed by Joseph James Kinsey circa 1895, probably in Christchurch. From left to right, unidentified, unidentified, Signor Borsolino, May Kinsey (with a cat in her lap), unidentified, mountaineer Jack Clarke, unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 11.3 x 20.6 cm
Mountain lilies, Jack Clark, and an ice cave.
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
By: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936
Reference: PA1-q-137-12
Description: Left hand photograph (PA1-q-137-12-1) shows a bunch of Mount Cook lilies (Ranunculus Lyalli) in a vase. A note states that this photograph was taken at the Hermitage, Mount Cook Middle photograph (PA1-q-137-12-2) is a portrait of Jack Clark taken just after he, George Graham, and Tom Fyfe had climbed Mount Cook reaching the summit on 12 December, 1895. Right hand photograph (PA1-q-137-12-3) shows the interior of an ice cave looking towards the entrance from inside Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Three silver gelatin photographic prints mounted on album page 360 x 260 mm (page size)
Hooker River and the terminal face of Mueller Glacier
Date: 1896
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-76
Description: Hooker River and the terminal face of Mueller Glacier, 1896. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Hooker River and terminal face of Mueller Glacier Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Zurbriggen and his pet mountain - Sefton
Date: 1896
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-74-2
Description: Zurbriggen standing beside a stretch of water with mount Sefton in the background. the view is also reflected in the water. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1896 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Liebig Range, taken from the top of Mt Ollivier
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
By: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936
Reference: PA1-q-137-21
Description: View from the top of Mount Ollivier, looking west over the Mueller and Hooker Glaciers towards the Liebig Range. The Hermitage is at the bottom of the photograph. Photographed in 1895 by Joseph James Kinsey Inscriptions: Mount recto - above image - Leibig Range; Mount recto - beneath image - Taken from the top of Mt Ollivier (6296); Mount recto - bottom left - J J Kinsey 1895; Mount recto - centre left - Hooker, Mueller; Mount recto - centre right - Hooker Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 322 x 230 mm
Mountaineers on De La Beche peak
Date: ca 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-40-1
Description: Mountaineers in the snow on De La Beche peak, Westland, circa 1895. From left to right: Jack Clarke, Dr Kronecker, Mahler, Mrs Maxwell, Thomas Camperdown Fyfe, Maxwell. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Jack Clarke Dr Kronecker Mahler Mrs Maxwell Fyfe Maxwell On De La Beche with [3?]00 feet of summit Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 10.1 x 15.2 cm, on album page
May Kinsey climbing an ice face
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
By: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936
Reference: PA1-q-137-20-2
Description: May Kinsey climbing an ice face on the Tasman Glacier. Photographed in 1895 by Joseph James Kinsey Inscriptions: Mount recto - bottom left - J J Kinsey; Mount recto - bottom right - May Kinsey; Mount recto - bottom centre - Climbing an ice face on the Tasman Glacier Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 20.5 x 10.5 cm
Mountaineers Mattias Zurbriggen and May Kinsey
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-05-3
Description: Mattias Zurbriggen and May Kinsey at camp, prior to a climb up Mount Sefton. in 1895. Photograph taken by Joseph James Kinsey. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - J.J. Kinsey 1895 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 114 x 160 mm
Mountaineers
Date: 1896
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-78-2
Description: Group of mountaineers photographed by Joseph James Kinsey in 1896, probably in the Canterbury region, possibly in the vicinity of Mount Sealy. From left: Mattias Zurbriggen, Signor Borsalino, and Jack Clarke. Inscriptions: Album page - left of image - Zurbriggen, Borsalino, Jack Clark [sic]; Album page - beneath image - The "Disastre of Sealey" [sic] 1896 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14 x 17.7 cm, on album page
May Kinsey outside her tent near The Hermitage, Mount Cook
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-22-2
Description: May Kinsey, dressed for climbing, seated at the entrance of a tent near The Hermitage, Mount Cook. An ice pick and coil of rope lean on the other side of the tent. Photographed by Joseph James Kinsey in 1895. A cropped version of this photograph is at PA1-q-137-30-2. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - J J Kinsey 1895; Album page - beneath image - May `at home'; Album page - beneath image - Camp near `The Hermitage' Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print