item details
NameCity from the Terrace showing Kaiwarawara
ProductionJames Bragge; photographer; 1877; Wellington
Classificationwet collodion negatives, black-and-white negatives, documentary photographs, cityscapes
Materialscollodion, sheet glass, silver, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white collodion glass negative
Techniqueswet collodion process, black and white photography
DimensionsPlate:
Registration NumberD.000004
Credit linePurchased 1955
Overview
View of Wellington including Saint Mary's Church at far left and Government Buildings at right. Also shows newly reclaimed land around and behind Government Buildings, and the beginnings of the construction of the High Court building.