Sailors - United States

Date: Between 1890 and 1899

From: Cusack-Smith, Thomas Berry (Sir), 1859-1929 :Photographs of Samoa

By: Davis, John, -1893

Reference: PA1-o-547

Description: Collection of photographs taken during the time Sir Thomas Berry Cusack Smith was British Consul in Samoa. Scenes of Samoan life, including groups of Samoans; one group of men and women holding traditional weapons; three women preparing kava; views of the British Consulate building in Apia; scenic views of coconut palms, taro plantations, and waterfalls; traditional fale (Samoan houses), and canoes; one view of a cemetery, and one scene of sailors on board the USS Mohican. Some of the photographs were taken by J. Davis, but in most cases the photographer is unidentified (possibly Cusack Smith himself). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Dark grey album, with black spine and corners, 25 x 31 cm

Date: 30 November, 1942

From: Paddy, Laurence George Malvern, 1906?-1971: Photographs relating to the Lauri Paddi Band

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955

Reference: PAColl-0089-1-04

Description: Group of United States sailors and their partners at a Fuller dance at the Majestic Cabaret in Willis Street, Wellington, taken on Monday 30 November 1942 by William Hall Raine. Inscriptions: Verso - top left - "Fuller" Dance, Majestic cabaret, Mon. 30th Nov. 1942 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.5 x 21.6 cm

Date: 15 August 1983

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Selkirk, Gail, active 1983

Reference: EP/1983/3169-F

Description: Prime Minister Robert Muldoon on board the USS Texas. He is inspecting William Vance of the guard of honour accompanied by Captain Andress. Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer Gale Selkirk 15 August 1983. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 1908

From: [New Zealand ephemera of quarto size, pamphlets, flyers relating to international politics, conflicts and aid]

Reference: Eph-B-INTERNATIONAL-1908-01-cover

Description: Programme cover spread shows, on the front the title of the booklet, with a kiwi superimposed on the New Zealand coat of arms, a photographic view of Auckland Harbour and the American eagle with the stars and stripes on its chest. The back cover shows illustrations of an American and a New Zealand sailor, each inside an oval frame. Above are the flags of both countries flanking a handshake. Below is a New Zealand tiki and several Maori taiaha. Other Titles - New Zealand Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlet. Physical Description: Colour lithograph on cover spread, 243 x 220 mm.

Date: 1870

Reference: Eph-C-PACIFIC-1870-01

Description: A small broadsheet advertising an upcoming biography of William Diaper (1821?-1891), known as "Cannibal Jack". The small print tells the story of "Jack's" life; and states that he was also known as "Walking Geography" or "Jerry Daily". The lower edge of the broadsheet notes that the story will be found in the New York Weekly, for sale by every news agent and by E J Carpenter of Brattleboro, Vermont. Other Titles - [William Diaper]; Vermont Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on newsprint, 420 x 195 mm. Provenance: Purchased from James Cummins Bookseller, New York, in 2015.

Date: 26 Apr 1960

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1960/1439-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 24 Aug 1902

By: Hale, David Buckley, 1838?-1923

Reference: MS-Papers-11953

Description: Letter to his old sweetheart, Mrs Thomas B Bradley, of Fairfield, Connecticut, from Sydney, New South Wales, describing his life since leaving Connecticut. Describes his journey from England, working for the East India Company in Ceylon [Sri Lanka], trading in the South Seas and seeking refuge in Poverty Bay, New Zealand, from a possible attack by "Confederate cruisers" during the ongoing American Civil War. Describes his capture by "Hau Hau" Maori, cannibalism, his rescue by a British naval vessel and subsequent service with the colonial authorities in the militia, in return for the promise of a land grant. That promise not being fulfilled, he left for New South Wales in 1866. Gives an account of his life there and his eventual settlement in Sydney as a carpenter. As well as a brief account of his imprisonment and rescue, and of his service with the colonial authorities against the Hau Hau. Much of the letter is concerned with his life in, and impressions of, New South Wales. There is some discussion of the fortunes of mutual friends. Includes original envelope and anonymous typed transcription of letter [n.d.] Source of title - Supplied by Library Other - The vendor's title, "First-hand account of "Te Kooti's war", is inaccurate as Hale had returned to New South Wales in 1866, before Te Kooti was imprisoned on the Chatham Islands and subsequently escaped. David Buckley Hale, an American sailor from Connecticut, was captured by Maori while on a trading vessel at Poverty Bay in about 1862 or 1863. After he was rescued by a British ship, he served with the colonial forces until 1866 when he returned to New South Wales. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, Holograph and Typescript

Date: 1944

By: Luxford, Nola, 1895-1994

Reference: A-428-030

Description: Shows a head and shoulders portrait of a man dressed in an American sailor's suit. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - "Peter"; Recto - bottom right - R C Bielenberg / Detroit / Camp Sh[ei]ns, Inc. N.Y. / 1944 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Charcoal drawing, 225 x 278 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dr Jim Johnson, Coronado, California, in 1995.

Date: December 1944

From: Paddy, Laurence George Malvern, 1906?-1971: Photographs relating to the Lauri Paddi Band

Reference: PAColl-0089-1-16

Description: Group of United States sailors and their partners at a dance at the Majestic Cabaret in Willis Street, Wellington, taken December 1944 by Hall-Raine. Includes Mavis Morris on front left of frame. Source of descriptive information - Date and person identified by Library client All American sailors in the photograph were killed on 29 January 1945 when the 'USS Serpens' exploded off Lunga Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Explosion occured when servicemen were loading depth charges. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1982

From: [Posters concerning nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapons testing, nuclear warships visits and protests against nuclear weapons and power. 1980-1982].

By: Brockie, Robert Ellison (Dr), 1932-; Hager, Nicolas Alfred, 1958-

Reference: Eph-C-NUCLEAR-1982-01

Description: Shows a cartoon by Bob Brockie, with three American sailors on the USS "Truxtun" looking down at a flotilla of small craft protesting the presence of the warship. Other Titles - Truxtun Other Titles - They can't all hate us! I hear we've got free tickets to the Hydatid Dosing Strips (Whatever those are) Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Offset print, on sheet 420 x 295 mm. Provenance: Donated by Nicky Hager in 1998.

Date: 1984 - 1986

From: Brockie, Bob, 1932- :[12 photocopies of cartoons on nuclear subjects, 1980s and 1990s]

Reference: A-317-009

Description: Shows David Lange dressed as a female prostitute, nailing closed the door of a night club with "Haeremai", and "NZ R&R" above its entrance. He is apprehensive about the approaching group of American sailors led by Ronald Reagan (the US President), who will be expecting to enter the night club. Appeared in the National Business Review. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopy, 296 x 422 mm.