Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Our "Special Photographer" and the Wairoa Geyser.
Primary Maker
Date
1910s-1920s
Physical Description
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
Content
PH-NEG-A1671
Public Access Text
Captions possibly by Carrie Fitzgerald, Ngaire Morgan's aunt.
Also separate print neg A1672 and slide no. 1423. The caption on the torn original print reads 'What happened to Bourne. Thermal Regions'
A postcard was made of this image by W. Beattie and Company titled 'Beware of the Geysers'
Page No : 11 Item No : 2
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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