Places

Date: [1909]

Reference: 1/2-051319-F

Description: Looking east, towards Evans Bay, over streets and houses in Hataitai, Wellington. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1909. Source of descriptive information - Library client provided the date on the basis of a house built in 1909 seen in the photograph newly built, 2009. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Haitaitai [sic]. A1171. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: January - May 2011

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000652

Description: Photographs of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Petone and Upper Hutt street views taken January to May 2011 by Dylan Owen Arrangement: Images were originally in a folder labelled 'AAA Street Views 2011' Quantity: 25 digital photograph(s).

Date: July 2011-July 2012

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000777

Description: Comprises street scenes showing main streets, traffic, shops, businesses, historic buildings and local people in small towns and suburbs of Wellington, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wairarapa, Waikato and Auckland Regions taken between July 2011 and July 2012 by Dylan Owen. Includes views of Riddiford Street, Newtown, Beramphore shops on Adelaide Road, Boulcott Street traffic, Turkish, Taiwanese and Asian restaurants on Courtenay Place, Cuba Street, pedestrians on Lambton Quay, Manners Street, Marion Street, Molesworth Street (shows Wellington Cathedral of St Paul or new St Pauls church), pedestrian crossing and shops on The Parade, Island Bay (including Howard & Tilyard butchery building), people walking along the Terrace, traffic cones and cars parked outside the National Library building on Thorndon Quay, cyclists peloton passing converted warehouses on Thordon Quay, shops on Tinakori Road, buildings on lower Tory Street, buildings on Upper Cuba Street and QBA apartments behind. Includes views taken on Broadway Avenue (shows Commerce Buildings and various shops), Main Street, Maire Street, Rangitikei Street, vehicle testing station on Taonui Street, Palmerston North, a cyclist on Broadway, Marton, the Town Hall and shops on Bruce Street, Hunterville, Main Street, Foxton (shows Foxton Racing Club and Manawatu Print Ltd, shops on Oxford Street and Queen Street, Levin. Includes views of shops along High Street, Lower Hutt (Balcherrie Chambers housing Vic Cycles), Queens Drive and Margaret Street intersection, Lower Hutt, shops, cafes, buses and new apartments on Jackson Street and Kensington Avenue, Petone. Includes views of High Street, North Carterton (shows Mansfield's Building 1919) and Main Street, North Carterton. Includes views taken of pedestrian and cyclist on Parnell Road, Parnell, National Library building on Stanley Street, State Highway 3 as it passes through Onehunga, Auckland, shops on Queen Street, Waiuku. Includes views taken on Rosebery street, Tokoroa, (shows pou carving of Waikato rugby player with ball), view of goods outside dairy on Main Street, Huntly, and youths walking by Regent Theatre on Tuhoro Street, Otorohanga. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "AAA Street views July 2011 to July 2012" Quantity: 63 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1856

By: Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885

Reference: B-139-017

Description: Shows a view along the Wellington shoreline, looking north. Part of Barrett's Hotel is shown on the extreme left, beside a classical revival building. There are shops in the distance. A red-coated soldier leans against the door to Barrett's Hotel. A small rowboat is in the sea to the right of the road Title on engraved plate on frame. Artist attributed because of similarity of subject to Holmes' "Wellington Beach 1856" (A-032-040). The work is not as finished as that one however. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 241 x 343 mm (sight) Provenance: Prior to that in the collection of Mr Charles Levin of Sanson, descendant of W. H. Levin.

Date: [ca July-August] 1934

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/2-122291-F

Description: An aerial view of Wellington in 1934, looking over Mt Cook, Basin Reserve, Newtown (upper centre and right), Hataitai, Kilbirnie and Miramar (upper left). Some of the buildings which can be identified are: National Museum Wellington (being constructed), Carillion War Memorial Monument and Wellington College. Photograph taken by a photographer from the Evening Post. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [1920s]

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 1

Reference: PAColl-5471-043

Description: Looking north west along Courtenay Place, Wellington, with Cambridge Terrace in the foreground. Shows businesses on the left with bushes and mens toilets on the right. Two trams are in the middle ground. Photograph taken in the 1920s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1 Decamber 1951

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-014-275

Description: View of the Tasman Empire Airways Ltd's (TEAL) recamation for a flying boat terminal, Evans Bay, from above the south western side of Rewa Bay. The mooring pontoon for the seaplanes can be seen off the end of the reclamation. Photographed by George Leslie Adkin on the 1st of December 1951. Source of descriptive information - Caption under print in album Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Mooring pontoon in position at TEAL landing, Evans Bay. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 10.7 x 6.2 cm

Date: [1911-1912]

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/1-019576-G

Description: Looking south east on Courtenay Place, Wellington, toward Kent and Cambridge Terraces. Shows cabbage trees and people waiting for trams on the left. In the middle ground, centre left, on Kent Terrace, is a group of 4 businesses including the Cafe Royal with a sign advertising `Oysters'. Houses and other businesses are alongside the Cafe. Photograph taken by Charles Sydney Smith between 1911-1912. A similar image at 1/1-019569 Where the Cafe Royal stands will later be the site of the De Luxe theatre. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1940s]

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-045430-G

Description: Looking east along Oriental Parade, Wellington, showing people on the beach and footpath. Houses and an art deco apartment block are on the hills behind. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith circa 1940s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1950-1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/142/07-F

Description: Street scene probably in the Wellington suburb of Kelburn. Photograph taken in 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: 1920s

By: Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers)

Reference: PAColl-5470

Description: Looking west along Courtenay Place, Wellington, from Kent Terrace. The tram junction is on the left and three trams are close by. On the right are public toilets. Shops on the left include Norman E Aitken's Book Arcade and the N Z Trawling and Fish Supply Co. Photograph taken in the 1920s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Tram Junction, Courtenay Place, Wellington, N Z; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 2566 Appears to be taken by the same photographer as 1/2-139954-F. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 22 Aug 1929

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-7796-54

Description: View of flooding in the Wellington suburb of Miramar, showing flood waters around houses and filling a street. People stand on top of a ditch dug in front of a house. A truck drives down the street. Photograph taken on 22 Aug 1929, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Floods at Miramar; Verso - centre - 22/8/29; Verso - centre - "Evening Post" Photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 20 x 15.5 cm

Date: 7 April 1951

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-014-269

Description: View of Evans Bay, Wellington, from above the reclamation for the Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL) flying boat terminal. The reclamation can be seen in the foreground. Beyond is the bay, Evans Bay Parade, wooden boat sheds, jetties, and tree and house clad hills. Photographed by George Leslie Adkin on the 7th of April 1951. Source of descriptive information - Caption under print in album Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Early stage in construction of TEAL landing reclamation area, from pine tree on hillside opposite. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 10.7 x 6.2 cm

Date: 1925

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-045355-G

Description: Part 1 of a 2 part panorama of Lyall Bay, Wellington, with Sutherland Road in the foreground. Rua Street in centre joining Queen's Drive. Taken by Sydney Charles Smith in 1925. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1925

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-045352-G

Description: Part 2 of a 2 part panorama of Lyall Bay, Wellington, showing Lyall Parade and the beach. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith in 1925. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1888

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: D-032-002

Description: Shows a view of Wellington and Wellington Harbour as far as the Hutt Valley. The view includes the Terrace and Terrace prison, the streets and buildings of Oriental Bay and Te Aro on the flat, including gasometers, chimneys and churches (St John's and St Peter's Willis Street), the houses on Mount Victoria, Somes Island. Three cows and a calf are attended by a man with a staff, in the foreground. The image is similar to that at C-030-025, "[Te Aro and Wellington Harbour]", but extends further on either side. The scale is very similar, but the images of the buildings are not identical. Unlike most other Aubrey works held in the Library, both of these pictures use some gum arabic in the foreground. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - C Aubrey 1888 Very similar to C-030-025, "[Te Aro and Wellington Harbour]", but includes detail on both sides missing in Te Aro and Wellingon Harbour. Unlike most other Aubrey works held by the Library, this work uses some gum arabic in the foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and gum arabic, 531 x 918 mm. Provenance: Possibly owned by Ivan Napier, Greytown, 1970s or early 1980s. In Harnett & Wedde winter antique auction, 1987, purchased Brierley's Ltd, Wellington.

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-046013-G

Description: Part 2 of a 3 part panorama of Newtown, Wellington. Newtown School can be seen in the right foreground. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Forms a panorama with 1/2-046012 and 1/2-046014 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: ca 1904

From: Head, Samuel Heath, 1868-1948 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-007448-G

Description: Photograph by Samuel Heath Head taken ca 1904 of Johnsonville, Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1940

Reference: MapColl-832.4796gbbd/[ca 1940]/Acc.15123

Description: Cadastral map of sections 10-16, Emerson Street, at the corner of Cuba Street, Petone. Shows survey markings and section price. Written in pencil under map: 'Mr Cox, 17 Scarborough Terrace'. Title from reverse of map. Scarborough Terrace is in Mount Victoria, Wellington. Written on reverse: Petone, Cuba St, Emerson St. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, 21.6 x 34.2 cm.

Date: ca 1928

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-045220-G

Description: South end of Muritai Road and beach, Eastbourne, circa 1928. Shows two cars parked on the right. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Muritai Beach South end Wellington NZ S C Smith Photo Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative