Laundry - New Zealand - Bay of Plenty Region

Date: [Circa 1890-1910]

From: New Zealand News Ltd :Photographs from the Auckland Star

By: Shepherd, Cromwell, active 1903-1934

Reference: PA1-q-012

Description: Album of photographs of the Rotorua area, including images of everyday life at a Maori pa. Maori whare, meeting houses, Maori men and women wearing various types of cloaks and holding mere or taiaha, poi dances and haka, the use of hot pools for cooking, and for washing clothes, scenes of children bathing in the hot pools, small Maori waka, and war canoes (waka taua). Taken by Auckland Star photographers around the turn of the century. Relationship complexity - Most images are represented by original negatives donated to the Library by the Auckland Star in the 1950s Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black cloth bound album, labelled "This book must be returned to Mr H Brett's room"

Date: 1907

From: Hislop, Harold Stevens, d 1933 :Photograph albums

By: Hislop, Harold Stevens, 1865-1933

Reference: PA1-o-229-23

Description: Scenes from Ohinemutu Pa photographed by Harold Stevens Hislop in 1907 Top left photograph (PA1-o-229-23-1) Women washing clothes in a hot pool Top right photograph (PA1-o-229-23-2) four boys doing a haka for a penny each Bottom left photograph (PA1-o-229-23-3) a boy and a girl (Bessie Darby) photographed on the bank of a river Bottom right photograph (PA1-o-229-23-4) three women preparing to cook dinner over a thermal vent Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Four silver gelatin photographic prints mounted on album page 290 x 225 mm (page size)