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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: [Circa 1890s to 1900s]

From: Goodman, S C (Mr), fl 1975 :Photograph albums and loose prints

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-q-106

Description: Album of postcard photographs from England and Europe, photographs taken by various photographers, including those with the following initials "F.F. & Co", "W", and "J V" One photograph, taken by C Spencer, is of the Waimangu Geyser in New Zealand. Album also contains two watercolours, one entitled "The reservoir near Shenstone, Warwickshire, June 28 at 2 o'clock" signed JEFG[?]. The other has no description, but is likely to be a different view of the reservoir, both with fields and trees around the water. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black leather album with silver corners (Hallmarked CPR, from Birmingham); highly decorated endpapers with small design of gold flowers; 37 x 28 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.

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Walker, George, active 1986

Reference: PAColl-0932

Description: Quantity: 11 b&w original photographic print(s).

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: 1977

Reference: Eph-C-PHOTO-EXHIBITION-1977-1

Description: Includes: Historical Show: [Includes photographs by] J N Crombie, Swan and Wrigglesworth, H Webster, Kinsey, Tyree, Foy Bros, William England, Herbert Deveril, Carlo Ponti, James Bragg, Burton Bros, Charles S Spencer, American Photo Co, William J Harding. Snaps Gallery [Auckland], opening 12 December. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying up to 500 x 350 mm. Provenance: Donated at various times.

Date: 1889-1909

From: Wilson, Joseph Lowthian, 1846-1926 :Photograph albums

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA1-q-1137

Description: News and personal photographs, taken and collected by J L Wilson, featuring North Canterbury 1889-1909, with an emphasis on 1901-1903. Series include: Wilson family portraits of Joseph Lowthian, his wife, son Leonard, daughter Estelle, and mother-in-law Mrs Emma Matthews; various views of Highfield Annan settlement land (including Wandle Valley, farmland) with land ballot at Waiau and Canterbury Land Board meeting relating to settlement; Maori performance group (kapa haka) and various unidentified portraits and group images; opening of the Kaiapoi Swimming Baths with Mayor J Daly and Premiere Richard Seddon; re-opening of Ashley Gorge bridge (between Glentui and Oxford); inspection of North Canterbury Volunteer Mounted Rifles by Colonel Porter [Woodend?], with officers including Captain R W Chaffey and Lieutenant Horne; flooding in Rangiora and Waverley; views of Hamner Springs; Kaiapoi railway station buildings (built 1872 and 1904 respectively) and trains, with J Ward opening new station; massed school display at Lancaster Park, with cadet competition and girls' drill; and Governor Lord Plunket (and Lady Plunket) visiting Kaiapoi and Tuahiwi. Events include general election at Tuahiwi schoolhouse, fire at Hobday's Drapery (Christchurch), Lady Stewart and A W Rutherford opening track at Conical Hill (Hamner), reception for General Booth at Cathedral Square (Christchurch), Amuri sheep sale (Culverden), Amberley South African War Troopers Memorial unveiling (with Sergeant Turner), J Ward laying foundation of Kaiapoi Post Office, Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Show, sheep sale at Rangiora, Mrs Harrison Lee addressing temperance rally at Junction Hotel (Rangiora), and Rangiora New Year's Day sports meeting with crosscut sawing event. Named figures include Charles Luger of West Oxford (with goat), Mr Thomas Leech of Brooklands (with woodcarvings), and G H Blackwell. Group photographs include Brown and Alexander wedding at Riverside, Mr Smith's family of nineteen (Oxford), Claire Parham's wedding party, Kaiapoi Men's Hockey Team in fancy dress (cross-dressing), and Leithead and Blackwell family members at Main Drain. Buildings include Jollie's Pass Hotel (Hamner Springs), R Evans' flour mill (Ohoka), Kaiapoi Borough School, John Sims residence (Kaiapoi), Tuahiwi Town Hall, Waverley Railway Station, Hamner Post Office, Hamner Plains Sanatorium, Blencowe Grammar School (Cumberland, England, 1859), Marston (Kaiapoi), and Cheviot Post Office. Interior of Wanganui Museum (featuring [whale?] skeleton) and Christchurch Cathedral. Miscellaneous images include various coach scenes, Paterson's Creek rail bridge (Otorama), sheep dipping in the high country, first grave and early working-man's cottage (Rangiora), scenic images of farmland and mountains in Canterbury Region, sheep at R W Chapman's estate (Lowland Leas), trees planted by J L Wilson and Inspector Buckley at post office site, cliffs at Summerhill, Waimakariri Water Supply (Brown Rock intake), shingle being carted to Main Drain (Skew Bridge, Flaxton), triumphant arc on Kaiapoi Bridge (coronation of Edward VII), Hereford Street (Christchurch), swans gifted to Kaiapoi Domain by Glenmark Station, R Evans' wheat crop at Clifton (Waikari), Waimakariri Gorge railway and dray bridge, entrance to Riccarton Racecourse, crowd in Runanga Hall courtyard (Tuahiwi), HMS 'Powerful' and HMS 'Challenger' docked at Lyttelton, and riverside camping and the bluff at Cheviot. Collected images by named photographers include Maori portraits and objects by Charles Spencer. Album includes cyanotype of Richard Seddon and a group of unidentified men. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album

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: [188-?], [194-?], 1948

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Dolph, Charles, active 1973

Reference: PAColl-0500

Description: Photographs of thermal activity in the Orakei Korako area ca 1940s with an older photograph of the Pink Terraces (photographer C Spencer). Also includes images of a rafting trip on the Waikato River in 1948 that relates to an enclosed newspaper clipping. Also included is a letter from the donor. Relationship complexity - Film Archive holds a film of the same trip down the Waikato River at F39221. The record for F39221 also has a link to a letter written in 1998 by on the the three men in the boat. Quantity: 37 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: The photographs were owned by Mr and Mrs Hamilton who ran the tourist area of Orakei Korako ca 1947 and donated by Charles Dolph.

From: Creator unknown :Photographs depicting areas of New Zealand

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PA7-21-08

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

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).