Sunset in the Southern Alps
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "New Zealands only misfortune is that she is so far from the centers of population on our glove. But, undoubtedly as wealth increases in the world, and our glove trotters tire of the more common and convenient places, New Zealand will attract increasing numbers and eventually will become a great Mecca, particularly for the more hardy and appreciative of the tourists and adventurers.
The higher parts of the Southern Alps of New Zealand challenge caparison with the Alps of Switzerland, for although they fall short by two or three thousand feet, the lower snow-line of the New Zealand Alps more than compensates for their lesser altitude.
Mt. Cook, 12,350 feet, is the highest point not only in the Southern Alps, but in new Zealand. Its Maori name, Aorangi, means "Cloud in the Heavens.""
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 039 057
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Sunset in the Southern Alps
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "New Zealands only misfortune is that she is so far from the centers of population on our glove. But, undoubtedly as wealth increases in the world, and our glove trotters tire of the more common and convenient places, New Zealand will attract increasing numbers and eventually will become a great Mecca, particularly for the more hardy and appreciative of the tourists and adventurers.
The higher parts of the Southern Alps of New Zealand challenge caparison with the Alps of Switzerland, for although they fall short by two or three thousand feet, the lower snow-line of the New Zealand Alps more than compensates for their lesser altitude.
Mt. Cook, 12,350 feet, is the highest point not only in the Southern Alps, but in new Zealand. Its Maori name, Aorangi, means "Cloud in the Heavens.""
Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides
Item Number: P217:set 039 057
You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here.
Want more? You can find more digital resources online.
We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons; however, certain restrictions on high quality reproductions of the original physical version may apply. To read more about what “no known restrictions” means, please visit the Special Collections & Archives website, or contact staff at the OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center for details.