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Tarawera Eruption 1886

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Tarawera eruption

  • Other Id

    35065 (Presto content ID)

    PH-ALB-57 (Reference Number)

    2464 (DBTextworks system ID)

  • Department

    Photography

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    photograph

  • Name/Title
    Tarawera Eruption 1886
  • Primary Maker

     Percy Smith

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Blythe, J. C., photographer
    Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933, photographer
    Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916, photographer
  • Date
    1886
  • Physical Description

    28 x 38 x 6cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Subject Category

    Tarawera, Mount (N.Z.)--Eruption, 1886

    Volcanic eruptions--New Zealand--Rotorua District

  • Public Access Text

    Album probably compiled by Stephenson Percy Smith. The captions and notes are in his hand. Immediately following the Tarawera eruption of 10th June 1886 as Chief Surveyor for the Auckland Province, assisted by E.C. Goldsmith and H.D.M. Haszard, he made a topographical survey of the country affected by the eruption. The survey party also included C.Turner, E.F. Adams, J.C. Blythe, H. Lundius, C Spencer and Tawhare.

    Edward Phillips Turner (1864-1937) passed as a surveyor in 1887 and joined the staff of the Lands and Survey Dept. in 1894.

    S.P. Smith became Surveyor General in 1889, which position he held until his retirement in October 1900.

  • Subject Notes
    Auckland Museum (Reference?) file states Charles Spencer was born at Sapcoat, Leicestershire on 31 October 1854. Examples of his photographs can be seen in S Percy Smith, 'The Eruption of Tarawera' (1886) and R.F. Keam, Tarawera (1988), including one featuring the photographer himself (p318). The Haszard family album of photographs taken by Charles S Spencer is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum Library.
    http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/photographers/basic_search.htm
  • Copyright
    Collection contains multiple items - rights applied at item level
  • Last Update
    15 Nov 2023

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