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The Great Waimangu geyser. Rotorua.

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  • Description

    Vapour and steam. Rock in foreground.

  • Other Id

    14646 (Presto content ID)

    PH-ALB-328-p11-2 (Reference Number)

    33944 (DBTextworks system ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Images

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    The Great Waimangu geyser. Rotorua.
  • Primary Maker

     George Bourne (Photographer)

  • Date
    20th Century
  • Physical Description

    50.4x80cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Grandchild
  • Related Object Notes
    George Bourne Papers MS 793
    Letters MS 89/236
    Albums 327 and 328
    Essay 99/65
  • Is Part Of
  • Media/Materials
  • Technique
  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    Ngaire Morgan,daughter of George Bourne
  • Public Access Text

    Waimangu was the largest geyser in New Zealand. It began erupting in 1900. The eruptions would vary between heights of 150m and 450m. Activity ceased in November 1904 when a landslide altered the local water table.

    Captions possibly by Carrie Fitzgerald, Ngaire Morgan's aunt.

    Page No : 11

  • Subject Notes
    George Bourne was born in Whanganui. In c1902 he started working for the 'Weekly News' as one of their photographic artists and travelled throughout New Zealand for the next twenty years in that capacity. He is well known for his series portraying the Maori prophet, Rua Kenana and his newly built community at Maungapohatu in 1908. He pioneered aerial photography through his friends the Walsh brothers and is also known for his comic photo montages.
  • Copyright
    No known copyright restrictions
  • Last Update
    26 Sep 2023

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