Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
New Zealand Kauri Forest
Primary Maker
Date
Circa 1900
Physical Description
8 3/8 x 6 3/8 : 21.5 x 16.5 cm. Whole plate
Level of Current Record
Single Item
Related Object Notes
PH-CNEG-C6106
Is Part Of
Media/Materials
Technique
Subject Category
Public Access Text
Text on plate "New Zealand Kauri Forest. 224 C. Spencer"
Subject Notes
Auckland Museum (Reference?) file states he 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
No known copyright restrictions
Last Update
12 May 2023
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