These scenes of New Zealand were taken by George Valentine in the 1880s. He was the son of James Valentine, whose company Valentine & Co. was a leading international publisher of landscape views and postcards. In the 1920s Valentine & Co, published these as a series of miniature views.
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Mt Cook and Hooker Glacier, c.1880s |
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The Drop Scene, Wanganui, c.1880s |
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Buller Gorge, c.1880s |
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Otira Gorge, c.1880s |
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Wairua Falls, c.1880s |
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Arthur River, Milford Sound, c.1880s |
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Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, c.1880s |
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Manawatu Gorge, c.1880s |
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Mt Egmont, Taranaki, c.1880s |
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Oil Bath, Whakarewarewa, c.1880s |
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Pohuto Geyser, Rotorua, c.1880s |
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Mt Ngauruhoe, c.1880s |
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You can smell these dirty hippies through the photos and all the way into the future.
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Interesting piece of history.
Just once I would love to see me in vintage images... I was there! Before the Haight Ashbury, I was older then I am now... during I was ageless!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a horrible time in American history.
ReplyDeleteThe generation that killed America
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