'McRae's Hotel, Interior' table The Studio

The Studio

meets Moti and Kali the two young elephants during his walkabout in the zoo

The scene is rural and the locations of Charleton

Above is the back view with figures outside and below is the front view

'McRae's Hotel, Interior' table The StudioForeground view of the hotel destroyed by volcanic eruption, with its timber structure, corrugated roofing and furniture scattered and under a heavy covering of ash and mud. A group of seven men stand to the right of the image, most facing to camera. A second building is visible beyond the hotel, in a deserted landscape of ash covered ground and defoliated trees. The print is embossed 'Charles Spencer, photographer'. Original: albumen print. 1886