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Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
- Date
- 1899-1946
- By
- Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949
- Reference
- PA-Group-00048
- Description
Photographs taken ca 1899-1946 by Albert Percy Godber (1875-1949), railway employee and amateur photographer. The collection comprises photographs of railways, timber industry, Maori art, and general views throughout New Zealand. It features a considerable number of views of Petone, where the Godber family lived for many years, and of the railway workshops at Petone and Hillside.
Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Arrangement: Prints housed at PAColl-3039-1, PAColl-0912, PAColl-4380, PA7-14-09. Other prints dispersed in sequences. Negatives housed at APG-0001 to 2115, 1/4-002920 to 002921, 1/4-002739 to 002740, 008767 to 008771, 008777, 008780 to 008781, 009010, 009012, 009028, 009254 to 009256, 015153 to 015154, 015317 to 015326, 015446, 015449 to 015452, 015305 to 015313, 015317 to 015326, 018619, 018620, 021690, 038846 to 039809, 050273 to 050338, 050344 to 051277, 051762 to 052187, 057748 to 057745, 057757 to 057795, 091523 to 091535, 105708 to 105744, 105746 to 105748, 106038, 106040; 1/2-003136, 003137, 003171, 003264, 003279, 003302, 003707, 003758, 0003792, 003869, 003872, 003873, 03988 to 004012, 004139, 008032 sequence, 011868 to 011905, 021518, 104701 to 104746. Lantern slides housed at PA11-028 to PA11-030.
Photographs taken and collected by Albert Percy Godber.
Quantity: 13 album(s) Album(s). 2060 b&w original negative(s) approx..
Finding Aids: Negative listing with correspondence file TL6/1/15, negative registers held by Photographic Archive..
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-0078.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Format
- 13 album(s) Album(s), 2060 b&w original negative(s) approx., Photographs
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Ub class steam locomotive 335, 4-6-0 type.
Date: Circa 1901
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-038951-G
Description: "Ub" 335; a Ub class steam locomotive, type 4-6-0, built by Baldwin. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1901 at Timaru. \"Ub\" 335 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia (maker's no 18581/01), entered service on the 20th of June 1901 and was written off in June 1953. (Information from the 'Register of New Zealand Steam Locomotives 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd, 1974.) See also 'Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives' by A N Palmer & W W Stewart. Date and location identified from Godber's own index at TL 6/1/15, 1/4 plate sequence, under L. Loco Ub 335. Timaru. 1901. Box 5. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches
Persian oil well circa 1910s
Date: Circa 1910s
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
By: Jenkins, Tom, active 1910s
Reference: APG-1940-1/2-F
Description: Closeup view of an oil well in Persia (Iran). Photographed by Tom Jenkins, circa 1910s. This image is a film copy negative filed in Godber's sequence of film negatives. Photographer and location identified from note in Accessions Register held in Photographic Archives. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 13.75 x 9.0 cm
M class steam locomotive No 90, 2-4-4T type, at Napier
Date: 1922
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-038958-G
Description: "M" 90; an M class steam locomotive, type 0-6-0T. This image is a glass copy negative made by Albert Percy Godber from his own original print in an album. Godber's son William Albert Godber is standing on the far right. There is another inscription above this image which relates to another photograph in the Godber album. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - centre right - W.A.G. Napier. 1922 "M" 90 was originally built as 0-6-0T type by Hunslet (maker's no 141/75), went into service in December 1875. It was modified to the 2-4-4T type in 1890 at the Addington Workshops, and was written off in October 1928. (Information from the 'Register of New Zealand Steam Locomotives 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd, 1974.) See also 'Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives' by A N Palmer & W W Stewart. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches
Colin and Norman Hartwig blowing bubbles, circa 1940?
Date: 1940
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-038950-G
Description: The photographer's grandsons, Colin and Norman Hartwig, blowing bubbles. Norman is sitting on a step-ladder, with Colin standing behind. This image is a glass copy negative made from his own original, by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches
The Godber family at their house in Silverstream
Date: ca 1920
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/2-005078-G
Description: Albert, Laura and Phyllis sitting on the steps to their verandah at Silverstream with William standing next to them. Photographer was Albert Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Half plate glass negative
Samoan houses
Date: Circa 1900s
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
By: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951
Reference: 1/4-039137-G
Description: Two traditional Samoan thatched houses, photographed by Alfred James Tattersall. This image is a copy negative made by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches
"Glimpses on the railway". Item in the form of a greetings card with illustrations rela...
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-0033-1/2-G
Description: Photograph in the style of a greetings card decorated with fern leaves, with a montage of images relating to railways, and in particular the Wellington railway line. Images include from top left: A Baldwin locomotive (Class Wa, 1901); Leaving Wellington (Manawatu Railway Company); Rounding Pipitea, Interior of the North Signal Cabin); Points rods and signals (Wellington); Thorndon Railway Station; Front of Royal engine; South Signal Cabin (Wellington); Thorndon Railway Yard; An American car. Photograph by Albert Percy Godber. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - centre - Glimpses on the railway. With the seasons greetings.; Photographer's title on negative - top left - A Baldwin locomotive.; Photographer's title on negative - top left - Leaving Wellington. Manawatu Rly Coy.; Photographer's title on negative - top right - Rounding Pipitea.; Photographer's title on negative - top right - Interior of signal cabin.; Photographer's title on negative - centre left - Points rods and signals.; Photographer's title on negative - centre - Thorndon Railway Station.; Photographer's title on negative - centre right - Front of Royal engine.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Signal cabin Wellington; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Thorndon Railway Yard.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - An American car. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative
Map of Te Kuiti area published in Radiant Youth, showing areas of work with Maori, circ...
Date: Circa 1930s
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-039142-G
Description: Map, originally published in journal Radiant Youth, showing Maori schools in the Te Kuiti, Waitomo area. This image is a copy negative made by Albert Percy Godber. For another image from the same publication see 1/4-039141, with a map of the East Cape area. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches
Steam locomotive with passenger carriages, crossing a wooden bridge
Date: Circa 1900s
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-038995-G
Description: View of a passenger train with steam locomotive, crossing a wooden bridge, possibly in the Wellington Region. On the right of the train is another railway bridge which finishes at a small hut; railway line possibly under construction. This image is a glass copy negative taken from a print by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches
Colin and Norman Hartwig, the photographer's grandsons, circa 1939
Date: 1939
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-038947-G
Description: The photographer's grandsons, Colin and Norman Hartwig, sitting outside in front of a house, by a lawn, with toys. Both the boys are wearing sun-hats, and light-coloured shirts, while Colin is wearing shorts, and Norman is wearing shorts with braces. This image is a glass copy negative made from his own original, by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches