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title: Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel
author: Google Cultural Institute
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16644/te-wairoa-mcraes-hotel-sophias-whare-and-terrace-h/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-11-06
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# Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel

_Authored by Google Cultural Institute_

## Image File

[![Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16644.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16644.jpg)

## Image Caption

Photograph taken by photographer, George [Valentine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Valentine_-_Te_Wairoa,_McRae%27s_Hotel,_Sophia%27s_whare_and_Terrace_Hotel_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) by [**Google Cultural Institute**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Valentine_-_Te_Wairoa,_McRae%27s_Hotel,_Sophia%27s_whare_and_Terrace_Hotel_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 04 November 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.