Crinrod, Lizzie, -1894

Date: [Between 1890s and 1900s]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-297

Description: Album of South Island scenes (except for a few taken en route to Wellington showing The Brothers, Pencarrow Head, and one of a group having a picnic at Muritai). Probably mostly photographed by George William Barltrop. The first section shows the Nelson and Marlborough areas, and several photographs of ships at sea, one shipwreck (the Antiocco Accame in 1901), and one aground (the Elginshire, 1902). People who are identified are: the Reverend Bennett (Frederick Augustus Bennett (later Bishop), with his first wife Hana Te Unuhi Mere Bennett, and young daughter, Rawinia Bennett (circa 1900); Abe Wells, photographed as an older man outside his cob house at Richmond (circa 1890s); and Isla Reid, photographed as a young girl, probably in the Dunedin area. Three scenes in cemeteries have clearly identified headstones, and include those for the Reverend Samuel Poole, Frank Churchill Simmons; and a group memorial for Charlotte McDonald, Annie McQuaid and Lizzie Crinrod, stewardesses who were drowned in the wreck of the SS Wairarapa, Great Barrier Island, 29th October 1894. This was erected by the stewardesses of the Union Steam Ship Company. Inscriptions: Album page - Geo W Barltrop Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark green cover, entitled `Photographs'; 16.0 x 22.5 cm

Date: 1894

From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives

Reference: 1/2-016394-G

Description: Photograph taken by David Alexander De Maus, of a painting by E B Hayward, depicting the SS Wairarapa, wrecked on Great Barrier Island, 29 October 1894. Date and location of the original painting are unknown. The photograph is in the form of a montage created by De Maus, with photographs of three stewardesses who died, a photograph of the monument erected by the stewardesses of the Union Steam Ship Company, and his own titles, inserted around the painting. The signature of the artist is obscured by the inserted picture of the monument. For a more complete photograph of the painting see Negative 1/2-016634 (File print: 387. Wairarapa. 1/2-016634) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - "Wairarapa" Wrecked on Gt. Barrier Oct 29. 1894.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Monument in Dunedin erected by stewardesses of U.S.S.& Coy.; Photographer's title on negative - top centre - Miss Macquaid Mrs McDonald. Chief Sss Miss Grinrod. Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches