The Mary Humphreys Photograph Albums

Date1880-1925Collection SummaryAlbum 1: Includes photographs of local social gatherings, photographs of Tauranga, Nelson, Ngawaro, White Island, Mission Cemetery, Strand, Cameron Road etc. Also includes photographs of local marae (unidentified) and tangata whenua.

Album 2: Includes photographs of Ōhinemutu, Pink Terraces (Rotomahana), White Terraces, Tauranga Government Buildings/Post Office before and after the fire, Mission Cemetery, Blenheim, Strand, Ngawaro, Cameron Road, Star Hotel, Elms, , postcard photographs from UK, gannet colony (Cape Kidnappers). Many of the photographs in this album can also be found in Album 1.Description "Mary Humphreys was born in London in 1868, and immigrated to New Zealand with her wealthy aunt, Mrs Adair. She and her husband, barrister Thomas Mace Humphreys, moved to Tauranga from Auckland in 1891. Widowed in 1896, Mary was left to bring up three children, turning her Wharf Street home "Westcliff" into a boarding house to support her family ..." -- Mana Wahine p. 7CreatorHumphreys, Mary née Henderson, 1865-1946

Photograph Series, Photographs

Mary Humphreys Album One photographs

Mary Humphreys Album Two (for context)

Asset Location

RoomClimate controlled room - offsite

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, Mary Humphreys Albums

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PeopleHumphreys, Mary née Henderson, 1865-1946 (Person)

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The Mary Humphreys Photograph Albums