Geyser House Hotel, Wairakei :The true wonderland of New Zealand ... Principal sights in the Hot Lakes district ... buggies and saddle horses always on hand. Competent guides accompany visitors to the various places of interest ... Mrs R Graham, proprietor. Published May 1893 [Card]

Date
1893
Reference
Eph-A-HOTEL-Wairakei-1893-01
Description

An arrangement of text on a card describing the attractions of the Wairakei area, whose principle sights were: Tuhuatahi (Great Caldron [sic]), Dragon's Mouth and Cascade Geyser, Lightning Pool, Black Geyser, Eagle's Nest, Devil's Tollgate, Great Wairakei, Prince of Wales' Feathers, The Mirror, Twin Geysers, the Great Blow Hole or Devil's Trumpet, Huka Falls, Arateatea Rapids.

Card is reprinted from page 130 of W T Cunningham's "New Zealand as a tourist & health resort : a handbook to the hot lakes, the cold lakes, sounds, etc." (1893)

Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Black and white print on card 150 x 96 mm.

Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in February 2015

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[Ephemera relating to hotels, motels, hostels and other accommodation in Wairakei. 1893, and 1900s onwards ] / [Ephemera relating to hotels, motels, hostels and other accommodation in Wairakei. 1893, and 1900s onwards ]
Format
1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Offset photomechanical prints, Advertisements, Black and white print on card 150 x 96 mm.
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