Chevrolet trucks
A New Zealand truck on the way to Azizia - Photograph taken by H Paton
Date: 1943
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Historical Publications Branch : Photographs of North African and Italian campaigns in World War II
By: Paton, Harold Gear, 1919-2010
Reference: PAColl-D-0171
Description: Mounted photograph of a Chevrolet truck driving to Azizia over tracks in the sand in January 1943. Photograph taken by H Paton Inscriptions: Verso - top right - DA2862; Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 300 x 372 mm mounted on card
World War, 1939-1945. New Zealand. Units. Long Range Desert Group
Date: [1940-1941]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: PAColl-4161-01-152
Description: Series, of mainly uncaptioned photographs, of the Long Range Desert Group on surveillance patrols in Chevrolet trucks. Includes a series of individual portraits of the men in the Desert Group (unidentified). Captioned photographs show the surrender of Traghen; member of the Desert Group with women and children in the province of Chad; NZ and Free French Army troops taken beside their trucks during an expedition; L/Cpl L Roderick (NZ Divisional Cavalry) behind a machine gun on a car of the LRDG; Lt-Col J C d'Ornano of the Free French Army with L/Cpl Adams, L/Cpl Roderick and junior French officers; Murzuk Fort (Murzuq) on fire. Quantity: 129 b&w original photographic print(s).
Chevrolet tow truck
Date: 1937
From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives
Reference: 1/2-036746-F
Description: Chevrolet tow truck, probably in Wellington, 1937. Photograph taken by Gordon Onslow Hilbury Burt. Source of descriptive information - File print Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Olympic Youth Club picnic at Paremata Beach
Date: 1959
From: Cyprus Community of Wellington and New Zealand Inc: Photographs of Cypriot life and culture in New Zealand
Reference: 1/2-179525-F
Description: Members of the Olympic Youth Club at a picnic on Paremata Beach. Their Chevrolet van had been damaged on the way to the picnic when a tyre burst and the vehicle overturned, with no injuries. From left: Monty Christopher, Peter George, Andrew Moisas, Denis Soulis, Denis Rasos, Spiros Livtisanos. Photograph taken in 1959 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative 4 x 5 inches
LRDG patrol halted in the desert
Date: [Jan 1941]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: DA-00880-F
Description: Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol halted in the desert on the edge of the Egyptian Sand Sea. Photograph taken in January 1941 by Trooper F Jopling. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Wellington City Council tower wagon, formerly used to repair trolley bus lines
Date: 1975
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: 1/4-022391-F
Description: Wellington City Council tower wagon, owned by the Miramar Bus Museum, formerly used to repair trolley bus lines. Shows the Museum curator, Ian Little, on the top of a 1948 Chevrolet truck. Photograph taken in 1975 by an unidentified staff photographer for the Evening Post. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Army truck being hoisted out of a ship, Pacific area
Date: 1939 - 1945
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: 1/4-019503-F
Description: Army truck being hoisted out of a ship's hold for trans-shipment to a landing craft. Taken in the Pacific area during World War II. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Chevrolet 4x4 truck used by the army
Date: [ca 1940]
From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives
Reference: 1/2-036839-F
Description: Chevrolet 4x4 truck used by the army. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt, circa 1940. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
LRDG patrol halted in the desert, Libya
Date: [Jan 1941]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: DA-00881-F
Description: Trucks of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol halted in the desert on the edge of the Egyptian Sand Sea, Libya. Photograph taken in January 1941 by Trooper F Jopling. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Chevrolet concrete truck being loaded at cement plant
Date: [ca 1940]
From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives
Reference: 1/2-036888-F
Description: 1937 Chevrolet concrete truck being loaded at a cement plant. Signage on side of truck reads 'Certified Concrete Ltd., Grant Rd. [Thorndon, Wellington], Winstone Ltd. Distributors' and 'CERTIFIED CONCRETE FOR STRENGTH'. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt, circa 1940, probably at Grant Road, Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
LRDG column waiting for the surrender of Fort Traghen
Date: [Jan 1941]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: DA-00872-F
Description: Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) column waiting for the surrender of Fort Traghen, Libya. Behind the machine gun is Lance Corporal Clarrie Roderick (Gisborne) who was later taken prisoner. Photograph taken on Fezzan Raid, January 1941 by Trooper F Jopling. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Chevrolet house-truck/caravan
Date: 1927
From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)
Reference: 1/1-021781-F
Description: Chevrolet house-truck/caravan photographed in 1927 by Mark Lampe for Tesla Studios, probably in the Wanganui district, possibly in a camping ground. An unidentified woman sits by the open door of the truck with a book in her lap. Tents are visible. Other - Photograph ordered from Telsa Studios in 1927 for a Mr B Power. Tesla register for 1927 reads: "Power, Mr B". Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print; negative number on negative; and from Tesla register listing for 1927 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - beneath image - Power 18982 [unreadable] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
LRDG on patrol in desert country
Date: [Jan 1941]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: DA-00875-F
Description: Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) on patrol. The second truck was towed for more than a thousand miles over every conceivable type of desert country. Photograph taken on Fezzan Raid, January 1941 by Trooper F Jopling. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Surfers at Mimiwhangata Bay
Date: 1966
From: Rogers, Adrian, fl 1963-2004 :Photographs of surfing in New Zealand
Reference: 1/2-230210-F
Description: Group of surfers with 1945 Ford truck and 1946 Chevrolet truck at Mimiwhangata Bay, photographed 1966, probably by Adrian Rogers. Group comprises: On roof, from left: Hayden Delves, Oscar Somerville Standing, from left: Brian Wade, Dave Crooks, Bruce Kendal, Scott Richardson, Geoff Bonham, Denis Bonham. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative 10 x 12.5 cm
LRDG patrol on the road between Murzuk and Traghen
Date: Jan 1941
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: DA-00879-F
Description: Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol on the road between Murzuk and Traghen, during the Fezzan Raid. Photograph taken in January 1941 by Trooper F Jopling. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative
Man standing next to a Chevrolet truck
Date: [ca 1925]
From: Whitehead, Henry Norford, 1870-1965 :Negatives of Napier, Hastings and district
Reference: 1/1-009666-G
Description: Man, probably Mr J MacLean, standing next to a Chevrolet truck. The truck is parked on a grass verge in front of a house and garage, possibly in Napier. The words "J. MacLean Licensed Carrier" are written above the garage door. Photographed ca 1925 by Henry Norford Whitehead. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - right of image - 1937 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).