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Harry Lundius (left), J. C. Blythe (right) and Clara Haszard sheltered from the eruption in the hen house after the Haszards’ house and the nearby school building collapsed. The hen house was one of the few buildings in Te Wairoa to survive. Thick debris from the eruption can be seen on the roof.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: B.014246
by Charles Spencer
Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.