IMAGE
Kirk album
- Date
- [1880s]
- 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
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives are available at 1/2-C-017200 to 1/2-C-017212; 1/2-C-020859; 1/2-C-043274; and 1/2-C-049043
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, 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
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UnknownTrading Station, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: 1887
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-072
Description: View of the Trading Station on Rarotonga, a wooden European style building. Possibly house bought by Charles Wells Banks at the Vaikapuangi Stream. Palm trees are growing among the buildings, and a mountain can be seen in the background. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine between 13 July and 4 August 1887 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Trading station. Rarotonga. 180. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print Processing information: Possible identification of building added 19 April 2024 following information provided by a researcher.
Thermal pool, Waiotapu Valley - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: 1887
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-003
Description: View of a hot pool in the Waiotapu Valley with scrub land and hills in the background. The ground is covered with a layer of volcanic ash and mud from the Tarawera eruption of 1886. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine in late 1887 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Te Huinga. Wai-o-tapu Valley. 199. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
The Eagle's Nest, Wairakei - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: [1887]
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
Reference: PA1-q-138-018
Description: View of the hole of the Eagles Nest Geyser at Wairakei. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine late 1887 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - The Eagles Nest Wairakei. 202. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
The Blanket, Waitomo Caves - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: 1889
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-045
Description: "The Blanket", a stalactite formation in the Waitomo Caves photographed by George Dobson Valentine in mid-1889; one of a series of Waitomo photographs taken at this time Identical image at PA7-54-06 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - centre left - The Blanket Waitomo Caves Otorohanga. 246. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
The rent in Rotomahana from the Black Crater - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: 1886
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-006
Description: View of the rent in Rotomahana from the Black Crater looking across the ash and mud covered countryside after the Tarawera eruption of June 1886. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine between late Nov and Dec 1886 Source of descriptive information - Historical notes from Library client, 2007. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Soon after the eruption; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - The rent in Rotomahana from the Black Crater. 138. G.V. The Black Crater was named by James Stewart (of civil engineers James Stewart & Ashley Hunter engineers) when he led an expedition to Waimangu after the Tarawera eruption. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
Rotomahana showing the site of the White Terraces - Photograph taken by George Dobson V...
Date: 1886
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-008
Description: View from above Lake Rotomahana showing the site of the White Terraces burried under volcanic ash and mud. The surrounding countryside is also covered with volcanic ash and mud. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine in Oct 1886 Inscriptions: Album page - bottom left - Soon after eruption of 1886; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Rotomahana showing site of White Terrace. 135. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
Wharf, Papeete, Tahiti - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: 1887
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-083
Description: View of the wharf, Papeete, Tahiti, photographed by George Dobson Valentine between 13 July and 4 August 1887 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - The wharf papeete, Tahiti. 158. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
White Terraces and Lake Rotomahana - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: [Jan 1885]
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-009
Description: View of the White Terraces on Lake Rotomahana before the Tarawera eruption of 1886. Photographed by George Dobson Valentine in January 1885 Inscriptions: Album page - bottom left - Before the eruption; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - White Terrace and Lake Rotomahana. 15. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
Coconut palms, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: 1887
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-075
Description: View of coconut palms, Rarotonga, Cook Islands photographed between 13 July and 4 August 1887 by George Dobson Valentine Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Cocoanut Palms. Rarotonga. 157. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
Pink Terraces on Lake Rotomahana - Photograph taken by George Dobson Valentine
Date: [Jan 1885]
From: Kirk, Thomas William, 1856-1936: Photograph album
By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890
Reference: PA1-q-138-011
Description: View of the Pink Terraces on Lake Rotomahana photographed by George Dobson Valentine in January 1885 Inscriptions: Album page - bottom left - Pink Terrace; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Pink Terrace, L. Rotomahana. 34. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print