IMAGE
Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
- Date
- [ca 1890]-1900
- By
- Romeril, George, 1844-1922
- Reference
- PAColl-8947
- Description
Collection comprises:
Album of views of Chatham Islands taken ca 1890s by Karl Gerstenkorn, presented in 1895 to Captain George Romerill of the steamship Kahu.
Framed testimonial to Captain George Romerill from residents of Chatham Islands on the occasion of his retirement in May 1901, on which are mounted 5 photographs.
Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Quantity: 1 album(s). 1 illustrated address with 5 b&w original prints.
Physical Description: Album, framed item
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 album(s), 1 illustrated address with 5 b&w original prints, Photographs, Album, framed item
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Boat Harbour, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands
Date: 1891
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-28
Description: View of Boat Harbour, Pitt Island, which includes a view of Paremata and Cattle Beach (also called Smugglers Cove). (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). According to George Hough and Bill Carter this photograph was taken by Karl Gerstenkorn in 1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
View from Waihere Bay, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-42
Description: View out to sea from Waihere Bay, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands. In the distance can be seen The Castle (a tall rock), The Fort (a small island), and part of Mangere Island. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
Cliffs, Petre Bay, Chatham Island
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-07
Description: Red Bluff and cliffs north of Red Bluff, Chatham Island. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Seymour's house was built in 1867 by Sellwood. Mangape house was built by the missionaries, Engst and Baucke in about 1859. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
Loading wool into a boat, Chatham Island
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-38
Description: Loading wool into a boat from a bullock drawn cart in the surf, Chatham Island. On the right, nearer the shore there is a man on a horse. Beyond, a ship waits to take on the wool. A note with this image suggests that the location might be Taupeka on the north coast of Chatham Island. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
Shipping wool at Te Raki, Chatham Island
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-27
Description: Shipping wool at Te Raki on the north-west coast of Chatham Island. Mrs Thomas Hay is in the foreground beside the horse in centre of view. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Te Raki was owned by the Hay family. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
William and Francis Hunt among nikau Palms, Chatham Islands
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-23
Description: William Hunt of the Bluff, Pitt Island, his two mastifs, wife Frances, daughter Frances Mary, and sons Frederick William and Herbert Alexander. They are standing and seated among nikau palms. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). According to George Hough and Bill Carter this a Karl Gerstenkorn photograph taken in 1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
William and Francis Hunt among nikau Palms, Chatham Islands
Date: 1891
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-40
Description: William Hunt of the Bluff, Pitt Island, one of his two mastifs, wife Frances, daughter Frances Mary, and son Frederick William. They are standing and seated among nikau palms. A horse stands in the background. Photographed by Karl Gerstenkorn in 1891. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). According to George Hough and Bill Carter this a Karl Gerstenkorn photograph taken in 1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
View of Paremata and Cattle Beach, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-29
Description: View of Paremata and Cattle Beach (also called Smugglers Cove) with Mangere Island in the background, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
Sandstone arch, Flower Pot Bay, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-34
Description: View of Flower Pot Bay, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands. In the foreground on the beach can be seen the sandstone arch, and a smaller knob of rock in the water. Beyond are the coastal cliffs and some of the buildings of Flower Pot. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
Unidentified cliff of basalt pillars, Chatham Islands
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-22
Description: People at the base of unidentified cliffs of basalt pillars, Chatham Islands. George Hough and Bill Carter sugest that this cliff is possibly at Manukau Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm