Wanganui and Rotorua

General views of Wanganui, and a trip on the Whanganui River to Pipiriki and Jerusalem. Three photographs of Whanganui River boats including SS Ohura.

Rotorua and thermal areas. Included are - Government Bath House and grounds. Whakarewarewa. Waimangu. Wairakei. Tikitere Springs. Lake Rotomahana. Lake Tarawera.

Taumuranui. Palmerston North.

34 postcards the subjects of which include - Trains on Rimutaka Incline. North bound mail train leaving Wellington. Trams in Lambton Quay, Wellington. Views of Wellington. Views of christchurch. Views of Nelson. Views of Invercargill. Views of the sounds. Views of the Whanganui River. Views of Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu. Views of Dunedin.

Some prints in this collection have notes on the back in a consistant, neat handwriting. In three cases these are signed E N Webster, who advises that he arrived in Wellington 5 February 1918, and left 15 June 1922. During this period, as well as photographing Wellington and district, he travelled on holiday to New Zealand cities and tourist destinations. The photographs were taken between 1919 and 1921 judging from the prints that have dates. His second name was Norman, and this is the name he used to sign letters on postcards sent from Christchurch in 1919 to his mother, and a friend called May. There is also a note attached to an illustration of Ben Lomond in the collection on which he signs himself Norman Webster. Information on postcards indicate that he came from Australia, and in 1916 lived at Nambour, Queensland.

Quantity: 90 b&w original photographic print(s). 8 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).