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Brown, Charles Hunter, 1826-1898 :Photographs of the Nelson and West Coast districts
- Date
- [ca 1839-1951]
- By
- Brown, Charles Hunter, 1826-1898; Clifford, Henry Herbert, 1872-1949; Dudgeon, Ellis, 1905-1979
- Reference
- PAColl-0741
- Description
Family photographs of the Hunter Brown family including a portrait of Charles Hunter Brown from 1839. Also included are two montages of Church of England clergy with handwritten keys to their names, an individual portrait of Bishop Sadlier, and a view of the station owned by Hunter Brown at Double Corner, Waipara.
Probably linked with album at PA1-o-362, compiled by Lucy Malanta Hunter Brown, in which the handwriting for all the captions is the same as the captions in these four albums.
Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s). 4 album(s).
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 9 b&w original photographic print(s), 4 album(s), Photographs
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Hunter Brown album 2
Date: 1910 to 1913
From: Brown, Charles Hunter, 1826-1898 :Photographs of the Nelson and West Coast districts
Reference: PA1-o-239
Description: Photographs relating to the Hunter Brown family, taken at various locations including Nelson, Motueka, Picton, Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds; one scene shows a car stuck in the sand at Pohara Beach; also a few of Wellington and Christchurch. Another group of images show a women's championship hockey tournament; and a group of women members of the Miramar Golf club, identified by surname. Two photographs show a group of members of the General Synod in 1913. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with embossed black card cover, entitled `Miscellaneous' (hand-lettered in white ink); 16.4 x 22.6 cm
Hunter Brown album 1
Date: Between 1908 and 1915
From: Brown, Charles Hunter, 1826-1898 :Photographs of the Nelson and West Coast districts
Reference: PA1-o-238
Description: The Miscellaneous section contains photographs of the Hunter Brown family and friends at various gatherings including Christmas parties in 1909 and 1910, and New Year's Day in 1911; views of houses; outing to Tahuna Beach; driving in horse and carriage along the Moutere Road; haymaking at Riwaka; the Moutere River; and a scene from the New Zealand Tennis Championships in 1908 The Westland trip was taken in 1911, and includes scenes in Greymouth; the Buller Gorge; Lake Kanieri; Lake Mapourika; several views of the Franz Josef Glacier including some taken close-up near the snout and a section of the terminal face; Mount Rolleston; the railway viaduct at Rolleston Gorge; the Otira Gorge; the mouths of the Otira Tunnel under construction at both the Otira end and the Bealey end; construction works by the Waimakariri River; and coaches arriving at Cass. None of the people are identified, but most of the locations are given. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black card cover, entitled `Miscellaneous and Westland trip' (hand-lettered in white ink); 16.4 x 22.6 cm
Hunter Brown album 4
Date: 1912 to 1917
From: Brown, Charles Hunter, 1826-1898 :Photographs of the Nelson and West Coast districts
Reference: PA1-o-241
Description: Album of photographs relating to the Hunter Brown family, chiefly showing processes involved with starting an orchard in Tasman Bay area. Scenes range from breaking in the land in 1912, ploughing, first year apple trees and pear trees, second year apple trees and pear trees, 3rd year pear trees, and a complete panorama (in two parts) of the orchard taken `from the cottage' in 1917. One photograph shows a group of men with horses and carts collecting gravel for roading. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with embossed grey card cover, entitled `Tasman' (hand-lettered in white ink); 16.4 x 22.6 cm
Hunter Brown album 3
Date: 1908 to 1913
From: Brown, Charles Hunter, 1826-1898 :Photographs of the Nelson and West Coast districts
Reference: PA1-o-240
Description: Album of photographs relating to the Hunter Brown family taken at various locations, chiefly in the Nelson Marlborough area, but also including Days Bay Road (Wellington), and several views of Christchurch with the Domain, the Avon and part of the city. Two photographs show five children, identified as Ivan, Basil, Malcolm, Colin and Marjory. One photograph shows sheds, mobs of sheep, men and dogs at Hawkswood Station, with the Conway River in the background A number of scenes show the planting of apple and pear seedlings at an orchard in Tasman Bay. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with embossed grey card cover, entitled `Miscellaneous' (hand-lettered in white ink); 16.4 x 22.6 cm
Photographs of the Hunter Brown family
Date: 1839-1950s
From: Brown, Charles Hunter, 1826-1898 :Photographs of the Nelson and West Coast districts
By: Bloch, Theodor Thorlacius, 1844-1935; Shankland, Peter, 1876-1963; Clifford, Henry Herbert, 1872-1949
Reference: PAColl-0741-1
Description: Photographs of Charles Hunter Brown, his family and friends, and composite photographs of Church of England bishops and clergymen, assembled for Synods in 1871 and 1877. Copy negatives from photographs in this collection were acquired with the Hunter Brown Papers, and may be found at PAColl-4989 Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s).