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Greville hot air baths treatment

Greville hot air baths treatment

The Greville hot air bath applied hot air to a patient for therapeutic purposes.These men are being treated at the government sanatorium and baths at Rotorua, around 1926. The spa was marketed vigorously in the 1920s, and this photograph was probably part of the promotional effort.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Railways Collection (PAColl-5167)
Reference: PA1-f-051-27-3

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Malcolm McKinnon. 'Volcanic Plateau region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-region/6/3