Also includes photographs of the Hodgkins' rented house in Ravensbourne. Individual views show scenes including a match played between the English cricket team vs Wellington, at the Basin Reserve, March 23-24, 1888 fire that destroyed the offices of Buckley & Co, a legal firm in Wellington, circa 1890s views of a yachting party in Pelorus Sound a house built of punga logs, circa 1858 various houses belonging to the Field and Hodgkins families, including Cranmore Lodge (Dunedin), and the Field house in Everton Terrace (Wellington). Professional photographers include W J P Hodgkins, the Burton Brothers, F Finch and F A Coxhead.

A number of views are of Dunedin taken between 18. Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, title 'New Zealand and Samoa' hand-printed in white ink 30 x 23 cmįrom: Field family :Field and Hodgkins family photographsīy: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.) Coxhead, Frank Arnold, 1851-1908 Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm) Finch, F, active 1878-1900 Hodgkins, William John Parker, 1866-1945ĭescription: Photographs of the Field and Hodgkins families, taken by William Hughes Field and of New Zealand scenes. One photograph taken in the Bounty Islands shows mollymawk and crested penguins. Images of New Zealand include landscapes, Maori children, a hongi with two women, and a collage taken by Josiah Martin of images of Maori chiefs, waka and meeting houses at Parihaka and Ohinemutu. The photographs of Hawai'i include Iolani Palace in Honolulu, and Queen Lili'uokalani Samoan images show children, a waterfall at Falefa near Apia, and a group of dancers in traditional dress.

The list includes places in New Zealand (none of which are in this album), Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, New Caledonia and Fiji (again none of which are shown in this album). Inserted in an envelope is a hand-written list of photos, but these seem to bear no relationship to the album. By: Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916 Morris, John Richard, 1854-1919 Davis, John, -1893 Finch, F, active 1878-1900 Valentine, James, -1880ĭescription: Photographs of Hawai'i, Samoa and New Zealand, taken by various photographers circa 1880s and 1890s, including John Richard Morris, John Davis, F Finch and Josiah Martin.

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