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Date: [1880s]

From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: PA1-q-138

Description: Photograph album of New Zealand and Pacific Island scenes. Most were taken by George Dobson Valentine, in the North Island of New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti; a few were taken by the Burton Brothers in the South Island. Within the New Zealand scenes there are a large number of views inside and out of the Waitomo Caves; and another group show the area around Lake Rotomahana with the Pink and White Terraces before and after the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. Pages 88 to 150 are blank. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown cover, mottled brown corners and spine, with gold lettering on black panel on spine `Kirk. Prints of New Zealand'; a bookplate inside the front cover reads `Thomas William Kirk'; 35.0 x 26.5 cm

Date: [After 10 Jun 1886]

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: PA7-39-29

Description: Photograph of steam rising from the crater. Photograph taken by Alfred Burton shortly after the eruption of Mount Tarawera, 10 Jun 1886. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 4120 - Rotomahana crater - after eruption June 10 86; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Burton Bros, Dunedin; Backing board recto - beneath image - Site of terraces Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 14.5 x 20 cm on mount 22.8 x 29 cm

Date: [1858-1886, 1934, 1941]

From: Cowan family: Collection

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: MSX-9414

Description: Published by A. H. and A. W. Reed, Dunedin, 1934. Contains a preface by James Cowan. Loose material laid in to the volume comprises: a newspaper clipping about the Tarawera eruption; a postcard of the Mission Church, Wairoa, before the Tarawera eruption; a photograph of a painting of the Mount Tarawera eruption mounted on card which has a cartoon pasted on the back called 'Native auction' that shows a group of Māori people auctioning off missionaries' bones while standing on a platform in front of what looks like a pātaka (food store); a photograph of Rewiri, sitting in front of a small hut covered in mud and ash after the Tarawera eruption; a photograph of a sketch by S. Percy Smith of Puwai Island (Lake Rotomahana) dated 1858; and a typescript of an annotated draft article titled 'Manx Memories: The mermaid's 400' dated Oct 1941 by Cowan, relating to the migration of his mother's father James Qualtrough, from the Isle of Man to New Zealand, in the 1850s. The photograph of Rewiri is taken by the Burton Brothers at Te Wairoa, 1886, and is wrongly attributed as being a photograph of 'Tuhoto the tohunga' on an inscription on the back. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Printed volume, loose papers, and photographs Photograph, cartoon and a photograph of a painting.

Date: [1880s-1910s?]

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

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Ferrez, Marc, 1843-1923; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-q-260

Description: Collection of photographs taken by various photographers including the Burton Brothers, George Valentine, Josiah Martin and Marc Ferrez. On page [67] there is a hand-traced map of the world with a route marked on it from London, to Plymouth, Canary Islands, Cape Town, Tasmania, Wellington, Lyttelton, Cape Horn, Rio de Janeiro, Canary Islands and back to Plymouth and London. The distance travelled out was 12,948 miles, and distance home was 11,915 miles. The photographs cover most of these places, with more detailed travel through Tasmania, and especially New Zealand. Scenes in New Zealand were mostly taken by the Burton Brothers and Josiah Martin. They include views of the main cities, and a large number in the thermal area around Lake Rotorua and Mount Tarawera, showing the area around the Pink and White Terraces before and after the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. Photographs by Josiah Martin include portraits of Maori, and one entitled "The old order changeth" with Maori artifacts, shrunken heads, and a portrait of Tawhiao. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark brown cover, black leather coners and spine; 27.5 x 37.5 cm

Date: 1886

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: 1/4-009358

Description: A view from the crater of Mt Tarawera looking towards Lake Rotomahana after the eruption on June 10th 1886. Burton Bros photograph with print number 4123. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative