Dwellings - New Zealand - Chatham Islands

Date: [1873?]

From: Burt, William Beverland, 1912-1992: Photographs, chiefly relating to the Chatham Islands

By: Barker, Samuel Delabere, 1848-1901

Reference: PA1-q-041

Description: Photographs of various areas in the Chatham Islands and the people who lived there in the 1870s. Group photographs include those of the Hunt family, the Gregory family, the Langdale family, the Beamish family, and groups of unnamed Moriori. At least some of the photographs were taken by Samuel Barker who visited the Chatham Islands in 1873. Information from comparison with images in published items. Arrangement: Images are numbered sequentially throughout album At one time this album apparently belonged to the Shand family (also of the Chatham Islands) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Grey covered album, 32 x 27.5 cm Provenance: Donated by W B Burt, Christchurch, 1972

Date: 1932-1933

By: Hayward, Maurice Henry, 1910-1985; Hayward, Shirley, active 2004

Reference: PA1-o-1246

Description: Photographs taken by Maurice Henry Hayward while on a work relief scheme on the Chatham Islands building a new wharf at Waitangi. Included are views of Waitangi and its principle buildings, the Post Office, the hotels and the radio station. Also depicted is race day, bullock teams, horses hauling wool bales on sledges, sheep waiting at Waitangi Wharf, human bones, Tommy Solomon's funeral, a shipwreck, the countryside, and coastal views. Throughout the album are images of the old wharf at Waitangi, and the new one under construction and finally completed. There is a record of a tramping and hunting trip made by three or four men, one of whom was Hayward, and two interior views of the living quarters for the relief workers. Some photographs show the men riding horses, and dressed as cowboys or tough looking seamen. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1884 - 1895

From: [Lysaght, Sophia Augusta], 1862?-1945 :[Three sketchbooks. 1880s to early twentieth century]

Reference: E-045-2-011

Description: View of a two-storeyed house in middle distance, a tall tree with figure standing at the base in the foreground, and the coastline in the distance Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 78 x 200 mm

Date: 1938

Reference: PA1-q-052

Description: Album chiefly shows members of a Lands & Survey team surveying boundaries etc, in the Chatham Islands, and in South Canterbury, circa 1938. Residents of the Chatham Islands, various locations in the islands and activities such as sheep transportation from the islands to Lyttelton and Wellington by ship are shown. Another sequence shows drainage and irrigation procedures in South Canterbury. The photographer is probably Russell Gladstone Dick, later the New Zealand Surveyor-General. Other - Source of descriptive information - Card inserted in album which reads "Ample evidence this is a 1938 Lands and Surveys team surveying boundaries etc ... The photographer is shown in photos 126, 127 and 112, and is probably Mr Dick, later NZ Surveyoe General ..." Signed "Rhys Richards". Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Dark blue cloth-covered album, 35.5 x 22.5 cm

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-33

Description: Unidentified house and family, Chatham Island. George Hough and Bill Carter suggest that this is probably the Moreroa homestead of A J Blackiston, Chatham Island. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-04

Description: The Nairn River, Waitangi, Cahtham Island. The buildings in the view are from the left: Pomare Hall, Hood's House (later Nairn House), Ngati Mutunga house (in the foreground), Seymour's house in bend of the river with Mangape house, Piripari house (right hand side of river). Photographed by Karl Gerstenkorn between 1890 and 1895. Seymour's house was built in 1867 by Sellwood. Mangape house was built by the missionaries, Engst and Baucke in about 1859. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-37

Description: Homestead of Edward Reginald Chudleigh, Wharekauri, Chatham Island. In the paddock in front of the house are men and women mounted on, and standing beside horses. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: [ca 1875-1880]

By: Lysaght family; Lysaght, James Frederic, 1906-1992; Martin, Alfred, 1846?-1906

Reference: PA1-q-147

Description: Photographs of the Chatham Islands circa 1870s and 1880s, taken by Alfred Martin. Images include landscapes, early carvings in caves (Moriori?), and a number of houses and farmsteads. The Shand house, R. Kerr's farm, and Mr Engst's home are all shown. The last photograph shows crew members of the SS Kahu, with Captains Romeril and Hood. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album in brown solander box with leather spine; spine labelled Lysaght; 33 x 26 cm

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-25

Description: View of Te Whakaru and Hanson Bay, Chatham Island. In the middle distance right, is Alexander Shand's house and a patch of native forest. In the foreground is clear pasture and some sheep grazing near a group of trees. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: Dec 1989

From: Binney, Judith Te Tomairangi o te Aroha (Dame), 1940-2011: Collection

Reference: PA12-10713

Description: Transparency strips of images taken on the Chatham Islands in December 1989, including six photographs of the exterior of Nairn House at Waitangi on Chatham Island with an unidentified group. Photographs taken by an unidentified photographer, possibly Binney. Includes unidentified images of: scenes around a coastline, landscapes, a cemetery with graves of Maori and an older man. Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies strips with 21 images.

Date: [ca 1900]-1993

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004 : Photographs relating to Maori

Reference: PA12-10603

Description: Two moden Moriori, and an historical photograph of Moriori in the porch of a house. The rest of the images are views of Chatham Island, its geological formations, countryside, forest, birds, and an unidentified house. These slides were used by Michael King for a lecture on the Chatham Islands. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. 1 b&w copy transparency/ies b&W copy transparency/ies.

Date: 1886-1999

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004 : Photographs relating to Maori

By: Mattner, Joachim, active 1985-2001

Reference: PA1-o-1830

Description: Album compiled by Joe Mattner in 2001 for Michael King. The photographs all relate to the stone house built by German missionary, Johannes Gottfried Engst, below Maunganui basalt outcrop on Chatham Island. Most are exterior views that include details showing the exterior condition of the structure. There is one interior view of the cellar and the ladder giving access to and from it. There are also views of the house and the surrounding countryside. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [ca 1880s]-1993

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004 : Photographs relating to Maori

Reference: PA12-10602

Description: Some views of the Catham islands dating from 1993. These include shell middens in sand cliffs, modern Moriori flanking a statue of Tommy Solomon, unidentified township, unidentified island (possibly Mangere), and people gathered at an unidentified event. The rest are copies of historical photographs of Moriori dating from ca 1880s to 1930s. These slides were used by Michael King for a lecture on the Chatham Islands. Quantity: 12 colour original transparency/ies. 12 b&w copy transparency/ies b&W copy transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1880s]-1993

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004 : Photographs relating to Maori

Reference: PA12-10601

Description: Views of the Chatham Island from the air and from the ground. Includes exterior and interior views of the Nairn house, and two views of the German mission's stone house below Maunganui. There are also photographs of a dendroglyph, rock carvings, a wooden figure, a canoe, and a patu (stone club). These slides were used by Michael King for a lecture on the Chatham Islands. Quantity: 18 colour original transparency/ies. 6 b&w original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1890-1930]

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004 : Photographs relating to Maori

Reference: PA12-10606

Description: Portaits of Moriori, their houses and artifacts. Quantity: 20 b&w copy transparency/ies b&W copy transparency/ies.

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-14

Description: View of the Tahuhu family home at Mairangi, on the north-west coast of Chatham Island. There are two cottages, one thatched, a thatched and shingle-roofed cookhouse, and a thatched shed. A two wheeled cart can be seen, and a stand of native forest fills the background. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: 1995

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 :Photographs relating to the career of Lawrence Samuel Dennis

Reference: PA1-f-309

Description: Views of Chatham Island include - Pastoral landscapes. Coastal views. Fishing boats. St Barnabas Anglican church, Te One. Whakamaharatanga Marae Hall of Memories, Te One. Trees with Moriori dendroglyphs. Houses. Dead forest. Unidentified church and cemetery. Statue of Tommy Solomon. Moriori petroglyphs. Basalt columns. Mission house at the foot of Maunganui Knoll. Maunganui Beach. Native forest with emergent nikau palms. Source of title - Title supplied by the Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-01

Description: View of Waitangi, Chatham Island, showing the town, beach, and immediate hinterland. Photographed by Karl Gerstenkorn between 1890 and 1895. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-16

Description: View of an unidentified house, Chatham Island. The building may be constructed of tree fern logs, but is completely covered with ivy. A group of men, boys, and dogs, and another of women and girls, stand outside the house. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: [1873?-1957?]

From: Guest, Ernest Matthias Capewell, 1873?-1957: Photographs of the Chatham Islands

Reference: PAColl-4872-1

Description: One print at PA2-0254. Copy negatives housed at 1/2-092054 to 092061, 092063, 154543; 1/4-021445; and C24827, C24088, and C3476. Title supplied by Library, Quantity: 22 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Description enhanced 1 March 2023.