Photographs chiefly of scenery and tramping around Franz Josef Glacier, Tongariro National Park, and Rotorua

Date
9 December 1934, January 1937
Reference
PAColl-10262-3
Description

Mounted images with annotations from Albert Armitage Salmon's 1936-1937 trip to New Zealand. The images follow the route of Salmon and his companions' travels tramping and travelling from Franz Josepf Glacier to various locations in the North Island. Photographs taken by Salmon.

- The photographs show aerial images of the South Island including Franz Josef Glacier and snowfields, Fox Glacier and nearby mountains and bush, and a series of images of Bert Salmon and Mary Hansen on the ice at Fox Glacier. Also includes views of Fox River, the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, Buller Gorge, a suspension bridge over the Buller River, and farmland near Nelson.

- Photographs of the North Island show Chateau Tongariro and Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park, views of Mount Ngauruhoe, including a copy of a photograph of the eruption of Ngauruhoe on 9 December 1934, and group portraits of Irene Booth, Mary Hansen, Eric Keehn, and Reg Booth playing in the snow on Mount Ruapehu.

- Other images show views of the Waikato River at Huka Falls, the Aratiatia Rapids, and geothermal activity around Taupo and Rotorua. Images show geysers and mud pools at Wairakei, the Lady Knox Geyser erupting at Waiotapu, the exterior of the Rotorua bathhouse, and views of Whakarewarewa, including hot pools, thermal springs, boiling mud, and steam. One image shows a pataka (store house) at Whakarewarewa and local Maori women washing clothing outdoors in a hot pool. Another photograph shows Maori children bathing. Also includes photographs of the Arapuni Dam and an image of glow worms hanging from the roof of Waitomo Caves.

Quantity: 55 b&w original photographic print(s) on mounts.

Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

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Part of
Salmon, Albert Armitage, 1899-1982: Photographs taken on a trip to New Zealand
Format
55 b&w original photographic print(s) on mounts, Photographs, Gelatin silver prints, Landscape photographs, Aerial views, Group portraits, Silver gelatin prints
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