item details
NameTe Aro House
ProductionJames Bragge; photographer; 1879; Wellington
Classificationwet collodion negatives, documentary photographs, black-and-white negatives
Materialscollodion, silver, photographic plates, sheet glass
Materials Summarycollodion glass negative
Techniqueswet collodion process, black and white photography
DimensionsPlate:
Registration NumberD.000025
Credit linePurchased 1955
Overview
Reconstruction of the scene at James Smith Limited during the Imperial Opera House fire. Staff are hanging blankets out of windows and in the foreground a fireman is connecting a hose to the mains supply.