item details
NameWairarapa Plains and Waipoua River from the Opaki Ridge, Masterton, NZ
ProductionJames Bragge; photographer; circa 1875; Masterton
Classificationwet collodion negatives, documentary photographs, black-and-white negatives
Materialscollodion, silver, photographic plates, sheet glass
Materials Summaryblack and white collodion glass negative
Techniqueswet collodion process, black and white photography
DimensionsPlate:
Registration NumberD.000105
Overview
View across a river to flat plains. Flax and cabbage trees grow on both sides of the riverbed. Over pasture, a small settlement (Masterton) of houses is visible in the distance.