Places

Date: 1886

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PAColl-7232

Description: Photographs of the Haszard family, parents and six children, outside their house before the eruption, the ruins of their house after it, and the ruins of McRae's Hotel. Photographs taken by Charles Spencer. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1868

By: Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-o-094

Description: Views of New Zealand chiefly taken by Daniel Mundy circa 1868, with some taken by Charles S Spencer. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Decorated tan coloured cover "Scraps", 25.5 x 33 cm Provenance: Alexander Turnbull Library donation slip on front page reads: "Scrapbook of old photos collected by Mr Mundy about 1868."

Date: ca 1880s

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PAColl-7271

Description: Photographs of the Rotomahana Terraces prior to the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. 1/2-058357 to 058358 Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-058357 to 058358 Quantity: 2 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negatives

Date: 1886

By: Didsbury, George, 1839-1893; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-q-065

Description: Chiefly photographs of the aftermath of the Tarawera eruption in 1886, many taken by Charles Spencer. Images include Dr Hector's party; views of mud-covered country; damage to buildings at the village of Te Wairoa; Henry Lundius and J C Blythe standing outside the hen-house in which several survivors took refuge; and views of the new lake formed after the eruption. Several views show the area before the eruption. The last two photographs in the album show the Manawatu Gorge bridge under construction, and the engine room at the Government Printing Office in Wellington. Physical Description: Album bound in blue buckram; "Didsbury. Tarawera Eruption 1886" lettered on spine; 28.5 x 20 cm Provenance: No donor or provenance information available for this album.

Date: [1880s]

From: Saxby, Stephen Hector, 1907- :Photograph albums

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-q-212

Description: Photographs taken during the 1880s, chiefly by George Valentine, and Charles Spencer, both of whom visited Mount Tarawera before and after the eruption of June 1886. Inserted in a pocket at the front of the album are images cut from the paper "Newsview", June 1949, showing historic photographs of the eruption, and another double-page from the Weekly News (June 6, 1951) on the "65th Anniversary of the Mount Tarawera catastrophe". The latter article notes that mud, estimated at 75 ft in depth, covered a vast area. The album includes images taken before the eruption, and shows the same areas irreparable damaged. Many show the Pink and White Terraces, the village of Te Wairoa, and the massive rift in the mountain; also a group led by Sir James Hector to study the aftermath and changes wrought by the eruption. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, impressed design in dark brown; 31 x 27 cm

Date: [1890s?]

By: Finch, Olive, 1883-1984; Cowdell, Joseph Tuffley, -1907; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Hawley & Company; Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Verrall, John Miles, 1849-1921; Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893

Reference: PA1-o-172

Description: Photograph album containing views of the South Island, including Christchurch, Diamond Lake, Otira Gorge, Bluff, Skippers Gorge, Waiau River and Hanmer. North Island views include views of Mount Tarawera after the eruption in June 1886, and views of the Pink and White Terraces before they were destroyed in the eruption. Other views show Napier, showing the first ship to berth at the new breakwater, SS Flora, on 22nd October 1895; Marine Parade in Napier; street views in Gisborne and Whangarei; Parihaka; and the Rotorua, Wairakei area with the Huka Falls, Aratiatia Rapids, and the Waimangu Geyser. Photographs taken circa 1890s, by some unidentified photographers, but many by named photographers, including Arthur James Iles (Thames), E Wheeler & Son (Christchurch), Hawley & Co (Napier). All named photographers are listed in the name sequence. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, with ornate gold decoration on spine, 25.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: [Circa 1890s-1900s]

From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster Collection

By: Skeen & Co.; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916

Reference: Pa1-o-517

Description: Album of photographs taken by various photographers many of whom are unidentified. Photographs are seen on pages 1-31, with pages 32-50 unused. Colombo is shown in the first part of the album, and includes street scenes, the "Old Colombo Lighthouse", the Galle Face Hotel(?), views of outrigger fishing canoes, carts drawn by humped cattle, "padda" boats on a canal, and a group of young Sri Lankan women. The second part of the album contains views of New Zealand, chiefly in the thermal regions with views of Ohinemutu, Hamurana Springs, the Poutuhu Geyser, Waimangu Geyser, the "Fairy bath" at Okoroire and the "Okoroire Natural Bridge Rapids". Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, darker red corners and spine; 24.0 x 31.5 cm

Date: 1886

From: Various artists :After the eruptions, July 1886. Supplement to the "Weekly press", July 16th, 1886. Printed and published by Francis Edward Buckland, of 159, North Town Belt, for the Press Co., Limited, at their offices in Cashel Street, Christchurch, July 16, 1886.

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

Reference: C-032-019-3

Description: One of four images on a sheet entitled: "After the eruptions". Shows a mass of fallen timbers, walls and roofs, with a group of about six men standing at the right. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 130 x 203 mm, on sheet 446 x 565 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in December 2002.

Date: [ca 1903]

From: Creator unknown :Photographs depicting areas of New Zealand

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Muir & Moodie (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-D-0828

Description: Photographs arranged on a display board. One panorama of the island. Other views captioned - Cape Cook; Crater Bay; Landing place; Big Blow Hole; The Acid Lake; map showing sulphur deposits; and other general views captioned `White Island'. Most photographs were taken by C Spencer, Auckland and have the numbers - 109, 114, 116, 121, 125, 126, 131. One photo (Getting sulphur) taken taken by Muir & Moodie (protected 7.6.03) Quantity: 11 b&w original photographic print(s) on display board. Physical Description: 10 x 145 x 190 mm; 1 x 150 x 693 mm - on board 1010 x 805 mm

Date: 1886

From: Various artists :After the eruptions, July 1886. Supplement to the "Weekly press", July 16th, 1886. Printed and published by Francis Edward Buckland, of 159, North Town Belt, for the Press Co., Limited, at their offices in Cashel Street, Christchurch, July 16, 1886.

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

Reference: C-032-019-2

Description: One of four images on a sheet entitled: "After the eruptions". ash-covered flat land with hills in the distance. There are remains of some tree trunks, and there are several lines of footprints through the ash. A painted version of this scene is at A-355-017. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 130 x 203 mm, on sheet 446 x 565 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in December 2002.

Date: [1880s]

From: Sarney, H F (Mr), fl 1959 :Photograph albums of New Zealand scenes

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-q-211

Description: Album of photographs, all taken by Charles Spencer, in the Rotorua District around Mount Tarawera before and after the volcanic eruption of June 1886; except the last photograph in the album. This was taken by an unidentified photographer, showing "Waitangi Falls where Treaty with Maoris was signed". The views of Mount Tarawera showed the area before the eruption, including the village of Te Ariki, at the head of Lake Tarawera, the Pink and White Terraces, Lake Tarawera and Rotomahana. Views after the eruption showed the first group to ascend Tarawera. This was Percy Smith's party, of which Charles Spencer was a member. These images show the damage done to the village of Te Wairoa, the Pink and White Terraces, and showed the enormous changes to the landscape, including the rift which developed between Mount Tarawera and Rotomahana. Inscriptions: Album page - "Presented to J.F.L. Jetter by his Te Puke Friends. Te Puke, 12th August 1886" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black leather cover, impressed gold bands on spine; 31.0 x 27.5 cm

Date: [1886]

From: Various artists :After the eruptions, July 1886. Supplement to the "Weekly press", July 16th, 1886. Printed and published by Francis Edward Buckland, of 159, North Town Belt, for the Press Co., Limited, at their offices in Cashel Street, Christchurch, July 16, 1886.

By: D. M. L. (Artist), active 1885-1886; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

Reference: C-032-019-1

Description: One of four images on a sheet entitled: "After the eruptions". Shows steam rising from behind foreground hills. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 130 x 203 mm, on sheet 446 x 565 mm.

Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]

From: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933- :Photographs of Tauranga settlers

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-o-107

Description: Photographs of a range of places and subjects taken in New Zealand. Includes some of the Pink and White Terraces, some of White Island, some family groups, and (1?) photograph by Charles S Spencer. Also includes newspaper cuttings relating to World War I, dated 15 June 1915 to 31 July 1915. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown cover embossed with black geometric pattern, 31 x 27 cm

From: Creator unknown :Photographs depicting areas of New Zealand

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA7-21-09

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1870s-ca 1910

By: Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Muir & Moodie (Firm); Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Ring, James, 1856-1939; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Valentine, James, -1880; Cottier, Charles Percy, -1950; Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925; Ross & Sons (Firm); New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: PAColl-0195

Description: Tourist photographs of the major scenic places in New Zealand Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 container(s) 214 photoprints. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: ca 1903-1930

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PAColl-4255

Description: Photographs of tourists next to the waterfall at Te Wairoa; the Pink Terraces; and two of White Island. Photographer was C Spencer. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1886]

From: New Zealand Railways: Photographs

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: 1/1-003887-G

Description: Remains of Te Mu mission church at Te Wairoa after the 1886 Tarawera eruption. Shows footprints leading up to two structures covered in volcanic debris and a lake in the background. Photograph taken by Charles Spencer, circa 1886. Inscriptions: Embossed on original, bottom centre: Charles Spencer Photographer Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1886]

From: Crompton-Smith, Annie Marian, 1901-1996:Photographs of New Zealand scenes

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PAColl-4072-02

Description: Photograph taken by Charles S Spencer, showing the site of Te Wairoa Pa and surrounding environ, covered in ash following the eruption of Tarawera in 1886. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 20.1 x 13.8 cm

Date: [Circa 1930s]

By: New Zealand Railways; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-f-051

Description: Publicity photographs taken by various unidentified photographers for New Zealand Railways Department. The first sequence shows Napier before the 1931 earthquake, and after. Photographs include various buildings seriously damaged, including the hospital, the Masonic Hotel, Public Trust offices in Napier and in Hastings, the Hastings Post Office, and a view of the Napier Park Refugee Camp. Further sequences show areas of interest in New Zealand, including an early photograph of the Pink and White Terraces taken by Charles S Spencer (before the Tarawera eruption in 1886); the Government Sanatorium in Rotorua showing various therapeutic facilities and treatments including diathermy treatment, the private slipper bath, the auxiliary massage douche and the cooling room; a group of men working on carvings at the Rotorua School of Maori Arts and Crafts; members of the Rotorua Hunt Club riding out; Chateau Tongariro interior and exterior views; the Blue Baths in Rotorua; Akitio Homestead and Maunsell's Homestead (Tinui); the Hermitage and Tasman Chalet at Mount Cook (Aoraki); and the Government Accomodation House at Waitomo. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, red spine, entitled `Tours Book B2'; 36.5 x 49.5 cm

Date: [ca 1880-1886]

From: Scheltus, Hermanus Willem, 1951- : Photographs, chiefly of Wairakei geysers, Maketu Pā, and the Pink and White Terraces at Rotomahana

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: 1/2-139876-F

Description: View of waka in front of the Pink Terraces from the shore of Lake Rotomahana, circa 1880 to 1886. Taken by Charles Spencer. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Copy negative from loaned print Processing information: Photographer identified 2 May 2024 following information provided by a staff member.