Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

Date: ca 1930s-1950s

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

Reference: PAColl-4442

Description: Panorama of the main divide and Mueller Glacier as seen from a point on the Sealy Range, looking due west. The prominent peak on the right is Mount Sefton. Photographer unidentified but possibly W A Kennedy. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [Circa 1900s-1930s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Thiem, Benno, -1934

Reference: PAColl-0959-28

Description: Photographs of the West Coast taken by Hokitika photographer Ben Thiem. Images no. 11-16 have the photographer's official stamp on the back which reads "Ben Thiem, photographer, Hokitika. This photograph must not be copied without the permission of Ben Thiem, photographer, Hokitika". These are stamped with the photographer's own numbers: F1, F26, F29, F31 and F32. The first two images show sunset over water, with lights in the windows of a train in the middle distance. Image no. 3 shows a waterfall at Mitchells, near "Lake Moana" (Lake Brunner); image no. 4 shows houses at Punakaiki. Lake Kanieri (Kaniere) is seen in images 5-10, including no. 10 which shows the road to Lake Kanieri under snow on July 20th, 1931. Photograph number 11 shows the Cook River Flats with the Fox Glacier Hostel visible on the extreme right, followed by close-up views of the Fox Glacier terminal and ice formations on the glacier. Identified places are listed above. Images numbered 10 and 16 are mounted on heavy cardboard. Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints.

Date: [Circa 1890s-1920s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Ewart, Jessie, active 1900-1935; Murrell, John Robert, 1886-1918; Ross, Charles S, active 1890s-1900s; Theomin, Dorothy Michaelis, 1888-1966; Tuff, Alec, active 1920s; Wimperis, Miss, active 1900s

Reference: PAColl-0959-26

Description: Photographs of lakes, mountains and valleys in the Lake Manapouri, Doubtful Sound areas. Various photographers have been identified, some with only their surname. They include C S Ross, Alec Tuff (images 109-111), Miss Theomin [Dorothy Michaelis Theomin] (images 90, 97 and 111), Miss Wimperis (a folder entitled "Miss Wimperis" containing images numbered 86-101), J Murrell (a folder containing images numbered 102-107), J Ewart (image no. 93), D.W.(image no. 112), and probably W A K Kennedy. Several images show individuals (only one of whom has been identified (W. Grave)), and unidentified groups. A number of views show launches and their passengers on Lake Manapouri and in Doubtful Sound. Between images numbered 107 and 108 are three empty folders entitled "Waiau River"; "On the track from Lake Manapouri to the Sd.; "On the Sound (Doubtful Sd) and its arms, Smith, Hall, Crooked, Deep Cove". Most of the places shown are listed above. Quantity: 109 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander." Photographs numbered up to 112, but lack numbers 65, 66 and 69 (therefore 109 images in total)..

Date: [Circa 1917-1932]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Mitchell, John Wesley, 1884-1954; Speight, Robert, 1867-1949; Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983; Frazer, William D, active 1920s-1940s

Reference: PAColl-0959-39

Description: Alpine, bush, valley and mountaineering images taken by various photographers in the South Island. While there is a typescript inventory, many of the sites are unidentified, including images numbered 1-7, 27-141. There are two major sequences, one taken by Edgar Richard Williams (signed ER) when on a trip up the Rakaia River with T.T. Gough in 1917 (information from internet) (image nos. 10-11, 14, 18-26). Some of these have notes on the back added by John Pascoe at a later date. The other main sequence shows an expedition to Mount La Perouse in 1932. This sequence was possibly taken by William D Frazer (from information on internet), although it is possible they were taken by Jack Mitchell (John Wesley Mitchell, Snr). The La Perouse expedition included mountaineers Tom Sheenan, Alex Graham, Marion Scott, Jack Mitchell, Louie Roberts (Mary Louise Roberts), and Anne Stevenson. Images numbered 6-7, show a large group of men, possibly members of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club, or the New Zealand Alpine Club (either the Canterbury or the Otago branch). John Dobree Pascoe is visible standing in the middle row towards the right. Most or the men are seen in front of a mountain hut, while three men are perched on the roof. The last two images are sterescopes from an "Earthquake series" published by W.S. Smith, showing earthquake damage in San Francisco in 1906. They are No. 317 "Northeast from Fifth Street", and No. 318 "Portsmouth Square". Most of the places identified are listed above. Quantity: 150 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [Circa 1910s-1930s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Barker, Clive Studholme, 1899-1994; Frazer, William D, active 1920s-1940s; Frind, Herbert Otto, 1887-1961; Graham, Elizabeth Muriel, -1957; Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942; Kurz, Marcel, 1887-1967; Mannering, George Edward, 1862-1947; Porter, Harold Edward Lionel, 1886-1973; Teichelmann, Ebenezer (Dr), 1859-1938

Reference: PAColl-0959-34

Description: Alpine views in the South Island, many apparently taken by Marcel Kurz (according the the title on the box), though none have the name Kurz noted. However other photographers are named on the back of many of the photographs including Ebenezer Teichelmann (no. 1); W.D. Frazer (nos. 18-20, 48-58); H.O.F. (Herbert Otto Frind) (nos. 21-26, 40-45); Leslie Hinge (no. 47); H.E.L. Porter (nos. 59-65); Mrs P. Graham (Elizabeth Muriel Graham) (no. 66); C. Barker (no. 67); ? Lewthwaite (nos. 71-72, 75-76); and G.E. Mannering (nos. 77-81, 85-89). Nos. 1-11 show scenes on the route to Alex Knob, with the Franz Josef Glacier and the Divide at its head, and the Waiho Valley; nos. 27-39 are en route to, and views from, Torres Peak; and nos. 40-44 are views from Mt Thomson. Photograph number 47 shows seven guides with a coiled climbing rope and two crossed ice picks in front. The guides are not identified on the image, but are identified from comparison with image at (1/2-035265-G). They are (back row from left) Alf Cowling, Jock Richmond, Jack Lippe, Charlie Milne and Frank Milne; (front row) Darby Thomson and Peter Graham. According to this copy of the photograph it was taken by [Leslie] Hinge. There are a large number of images of native alpine plants, some of which are unidentified. Many have the name of W D Frazer as photographer. (The plant images are nos. 13-17, 51, 53, 55, 57, 67-76, 87). Identified names are listed in the subject field above. Most of the places identified are listed above. Quantity: 94 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [Circa 1907-1911]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Teichelmann, Ebenezer (Dr), 1859-1938

Reference: PAColl-0959-35

Description: Alpine views in the South Island, taken by Dr Ebenezer Teichelmann, circa 1907-1911. For information on mountaineering trips taken by Dr Teichelmann, see internet at http://ebenezerteichelmann.blogspot.com/2007/12/teichelmann.html. In 1911 he took an exploratory trip with Alec Graham and Jack Clarke to the head of the Wanganui River (Westland). Image no. 17 shows their camp in the Wanganui River Valley, and image no. 19 shows Alex Graham trying unsuccesfully to ford the Lambert River. The article also mentions that he took many pictures on this trip. Photographs include views of Franz Josef Glacier, Mount Tasman, Mount Cook and David's Dome, taken from Mount Roon; views of the trip taken with Alec Graham and Jack Clarke showing the Lambert River (tributary of the Wanganui), the Lambert Glacier and Mount Lambert; also the area of the Lord River, Mount Lord, the Lord Glacier and Lord Range with Mount Stoddart, Malcolm Peak, Newton Peak and Mount Tyndall. Several images show close-up views of serac ice and broken ice on the Fox Glacier. Most of the places identified are listed above. Quantity: 75 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box (and printout of internet blog "The Official Ebenezer Teichelmann Blog, December 2007" posted by Bob McKerrow) held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [Between 1914 and 1945]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Graham, Elizabeth Muriel, -1957; Hurley, James Francis, 1885-1962; Lysons, Markham Carthew, 1907-1944; Mercer, James Cuthbert, 1886-1944; Thomson, Jane, 1858-1944; Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983

Reference: PAColl-0959-03

Description: Scenic photographs of the Southern Alps, taken between about 1914 and the 1940s by various unidentified and identified photographers including William Alexander Kennedy, Markham Cardew Lysons, Jane Thomson, Frank Hurley and James Cuthbert Mercer, and possibly Elizabeth Graham (Mrs P Graham). Includes views of "Turner Hooker Expedition" in which Samuel Turner was the first man to climb Mount Hooker (in 1929), probably with guide Peter Graham (images 001-007); view no. 14 of the high peak of Mt Cook, taken by Mrs Thomson (Jane Thomson); numbers of unidentified images; views of glaciers and crevasses, mountains, and mountain huts; cutting round the schrund? below the Tasman Saddle showing the steepness of the snow slopes; the dining room of The Hermitage Hotel at Mt Cook; various expeditions including a Callery Valley Expedition and a goldminer's camp in Waikukupa Valley; aerial photographs taken by James Cuthbert Mercer including a campsite and landing site in the Arawata Valley; four views of Antarctica, including one of the end of the Shackleton Expedition ship Endurance, taken in 1915 by Frank Hurley (image no. 087), and one of Campbell Island; the foot of the Unser Fritz Falls; Copland Valley; Mt Ngaruahoe, and Tama Lake (Mt Tongariro); the road over Mt Hercules; Cascade Point; Mounts Cook and Tasman; aerial view of tree ferns ("palm trees") at Waiho; plane over Otako branch of Paringa looking north; Mount Hooker; five views of a group of men carrying planks up the Haast Ridge from the Tasman Glacier, probably in 1915 for the building of the King Memorial Hut; Mt Elie de Beaumont from the Upper Callery Valley; cloud reflections in Mapourika; the Fox Moth plane ZK-ADH by the camp and landing strip at Arawata. Quantity: 122 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [190-?]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

Reference: PAColl-0959-02

Description: Scenic photographs of Castle Hill, taken ca 1900s by unidentified photographer/s Includes views of rock formations, most of which have one or more people to show the scale of huge boulders with the effects of weathering, including a huge channel cut by a stream flowing through a cliff. Others show a group of four men with laden bicycles; a group of men and women in a large horse-drawn coach with the boulder-strewn hill behind; the Waimakariri River; and a farm building in an area of tussock. Quantity: 83 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [Circa 1910s-1940s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Mitchell, John Wesley, 1884-1954; Frind, Herbert Otto, 1887-1961

Reference: PAColl-0959-04

Description: Scenic photographs of the Southern Alps, Lake Matheson and Lake Kanieri, Punakaiki and a bush railway near Hokitika, taken between circa 1910s to 1940s by various unidentified photographers, except one (no. 38) by John Wesley Mitchell which has an inscription on the back "Wishing you the compliments of the season, 1940, Lake Kanieri" signed J.W. Mitchell. There are many unidentified views; those identified include several taken from the Annette Plateau with the snowfield on the Sealey Range, McKenzie Plains, Liebig Range, various peaks including Isabel, Eric, Maungama, Eagle, and the Mueller Glacier, Mt Sealey; other views are taken from Mount Conrad in the Liebig Range and include the Murchison and Mannering Glaciers, the Malte Brun Range, Mounts Cooper, Elie de Beaumont and the Hochstetter Dome. Photograph no. 39 shows an unidentified light-coloured ship with three funnels (possibly the Empress of Britain), at sea, and a number of small ships drawn up alongside, in an unidentified location. Photograph no. 45, is inscribed on the back: "Mt Mannering from the south west ridge of the unnamed peak. Wataroa Pass upper right. Apperley & Sweney[?] photo". Many of the identified images have pencilled information in the top left hand corner which reads "H.O.F." and a series of numbers. Quantity: 51 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [Circa 1860s-1940s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Beken, Charles Albert, 1859-1944; Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Tomlinson, Francis Ernest, 1864-1944; Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: PAColl-0959-05

Description: Scenic photographs of Cass & Craigieburn, Midland Railway, Waimakariri Gorge taken between circa 1860s and 1940s by various unidentified and identified photographers. Photograph (no. 13) shows the hut owned by the Canterbury Coleege Mountain Biological Station; photograph (no. 25) of the old Benmore Station (no. 25) was taken by D L Lundy circa 1860s, and view (no. 26) shows the same site much later with fully grown macrocarpa trees, and the house in poorer condition; the views of the Midland Railway Line including when under construction, with the line, tunnels, and viaducts seen over a number of years were possibly taken by William Williams who was a photographer and who worked for the Railways Department; other images were probably taken by Charles Beken including one of "the meeting of the Arthur's Pass tunnel headings" with two men and a woman beside the dark opening. Quantity: 44 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".