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Date: Circa 1982 to 1984

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA12-8831

Description: Studies of trees, and spring scenes (taken in spring 1984) taken by Rhoda McWhannell, chiefly at the Rozel farm and nursery. The first 11 images are tree studies including fern fronds, the underside of a silver fern, the trunk of a eucalyptus maculosa, a black ponga (mamuku), New Zealand native clematis paniculata, and a twisted maple trunk. The last 10 images were taken in Spring 1984, and include a nandina hedge, kowhai blooms, a red camellia flower, dogwood flowers, a spring landscape, and a rhododendron flower. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: [1970s]

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-q-276

Description: Coloured photographs inserted under plastic; probably taken by Rhoda McWhannell. Most of the images show plants, many of them flowering, including natives such as cabbage trees, karaka berries, kowhai flowers, manuka, and kauri gum on a young kauri. Other plants include red currants, water lilies, wild chicory, lasiandra (or tibouchina), gourds, sedum, scarlet nerines, ginkgo trees, dogwood, fuchsias, passionfruit, wych elms and maple trees. One photograph shows the Penn family (Michael and Helen Peen, with their children James and Sally) taken at Hamilton in 1977; and several show Merta Alford (Harriet Mercy Alford), at her home in Cambridge, NZ. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, cream markings, entitled `PhotoAlbum'; 29.5 x 25.5 cm