Scene, Great Blowhole, Whakaari

Maker / Kaihanga
W B & CO
 Production date / Rā mahi
1912
 Description / Taipitopito kōrero
View of three men standing on rocks adjacent to the blowhole at Whakaari (White Island), all wearing work clothes and hats. Behind them a large cliff face at left with smaller clouds of steam along the lower side and above, and large white steam cloud to right
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Maker / Kaihanga
W B & CO
Production date / Rā mahi
1912
System Id / Tautuhitanga Pūnaha
15484
Department / Wāhanga
Photography
Object type / Te momo taonga
Loose print
Medium or Materials / Ngā rauemi
Silver Gelatin Print
Dimensions / Ngā Inenga
Dimensions (HxW): 88 x 139mm
Other Id / Tautuhitanga kē
98
2.94
P98
Inscriptions / Pārongo
Recto: "No 120 GREAT BLOWHOLE, WHITE ILd. Pro. 1.9.12..W.B & Co, A." in white text, on negative, bottom edge. Verso: "New Zealand Post Card. / This space may be used for communication / in N.Z. or British Empire / The Address only to be written here" and "Penny / Stamp:" in dotted rectangular stamp box, printed in black ink, upper centre; "Whakatāne & District Historical Society Inc. / LIBRARY" in double circle, stamped in blue ink, centre left; "Lancaster" in pencil, diagonally and upside down, bottom left corner; "P98" in pencil, sideways, lower right
Maker and role / Kaihanga me tōna tūranga
W B & CO: Photographer
Production details
W Beattie & Co., Auakland, Publisher, Auckland/New Zealand
Current rights / Mana taonga
Out of Copyright
Production place / Wāhi mahi
Whakaari (White Island)
New Zealand

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