Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel

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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 was left of the Rotomahana Hotel owned by Joseph McRae (1849-1938), a whare or Maori hut, and the Terrace Hotel. From the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongawera.

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Institute, G. C. (2022, November 04). Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16644/te-wairoa-mcraes-hotel-sophias-whare-and-terrace-h/

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Institute, Google Cultural. "Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel." World History Encyclopedia, November 04, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16644/te-wairoa-mcraes-hotel-sophias-whare-and-terrace-h/.

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Institute, Google Cultural. "Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel." World History Encyclopedia, 04 Nov 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16644/te-wairoa-mcraes-hotel-sophias-whare-and-terrace-h/.

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