Comments on: Te Papa Picture Library digitisation – Natural disasters http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/06/07/te-papa-picture-library-digitisation-natural-disasters/ Our place, our voices Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Te Papa Picture Library http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/06/07/te-papa-picture-library-digitisation-natural-disasters/#comment-20976 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:09:52 +0000 http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=16026#comment-20976 Thanks for your comment Daniel, I am glad you enjoyed them.

We had little photographs of droughts, but I did get the following two scanned, so do check them out at the following links:

http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=121885&term=A.005590

http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=644605&term=CT.053371

Kind regards

Becky Masters
Te Papa Picture Library Manager

]]> By: Daniel Collins http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/06/07/te-papa-picture-library-digitisation-natural-disasters/#comment-20963 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:10:12 +0000 http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=16026#comment-20963 Historical photos like these are great for making rare, natural disasters more tangible, complementing historical accounts and scientific measurements. I’d be inclined to add pictures of droughts to the list too, creeping though they are, like low rivers, parched fields or extensive tree die-back. Thanks for sharing!

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