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Alfred Warbrick
Photograph of Alfred Warbrick (1860-1940), who saw the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. He assisted with rescue efforts and later went on to become a rugby player and boatbuilder. Warbrick was the son of an English father and...
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The Pink and White Terraces of New Zealand
Photograph showing the famed pink and white terraces of New Zealand and the terraced thermal pools on the edge of Lake Rotomahana. Photograph taken by Burton Bros (1866–1914) of Dunedin. The terraces were...
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Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel
Photograph taken by photographer, George Valentine (1852-1890), showing the destruction wrought by the eruption of the volcano, Mount Tarawera (New Zealand) in June 1886. The image shows what...
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The Phantom Canoe: A Legend of Lake Tarawera
An 1888 painting by Kenneth Watkins (1847-1933) of the 'phantom canoe' seen on Lake Tarawera, New Zealand on May 31, 1886, eleven days before the eruption of Mount Tarawera in June 1886. To the local Maori...
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Cake of Indigo Dye
A cake of dried indigo dye. (Collection of the Technical University of Dresden, Germany)
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Ruins of an Indigo Factory
Ruins of an indigo factory at Mongalganj, near Bangaon in West Bengal, India. Indigo was an important cash crop for the East India Company and during the British Raj.
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Japanese Puppet & Handler
A scene from the 1952 film The Life of Oharu showing a female puppet and handler as used in Japanese puppet theatre.
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Statue of Chikamatsu Monzaemon
A statue of Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), the Japanese playwright. Chikamatsu Park in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.
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Scene from The Battles of Coxinga
A scene from a modern production of Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s most famous historical play, Kikusenya Kassen ('The Battles of Coxinga'), written in 1715.
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Self-portrait by Chikamatsu Monzemon (1653-1725 CE), the Japanese playwright.
