Capital Photographs

Photographers in the Majestic Buildings, 102 Willis Street, Wellington, fl 1940s

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Photograph of two women walking along Oriental Parade, Wellington

Date: ca 1940s

From: Webb family :Photographs relating to the Webb family

By: Capital Photographs

Reference: PAColl-7763-1

Description: Photograph of two women walking along Oriental Parade, Wellington, taken by Capital Photographs, ca 1940s. Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - Captial Photographs Majestic Buildings, 102 Willis St., Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14 x 8.8 cm

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Family photographs

Date: 1930-1956

From: Clark, Judith Ann, 1931-2014: Photographs

By: Tesla Denton Studios; Valerie Studios (Wellington, N.Z.); Klix Studio; Leicagraph Studio (Wellington, N.Z.); Capital Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10457-2

Description: Family photographs taken by mainly unidentified photographers between 1930 and 1956. Some with annotations on the reverse. Features wedding portraits of Clark's parents Ivy Ella Martis and Fitzgerald Martin Clark in Wanganui in 1930, Clark as a baby and toddler, many photographs of Clark as a child, and teenager, some in costume, some in a garden, and some in front of a house. Other identified people include Clark's maternal grandmother Harriet Martis, Felicity Martis, and Lola Magee (nee Kench). Some people are unidentified. Also a set of Clark in school uniform and in class photos (1939, [1940?], 1946, 1947, 1948, and [1949?]) some with signatures on the reverse. Many images of Clark and her mother Ivy Clark, including street portraits, both women are often often wearing hats and gloves. Also a photograph of Ivy Clark, holding flowers in a garden (an original black and white print as well as a coloured copy). A note on the reverse of the copy says that the orginal was on Clark's fridge. Notes on the reverse of the original give colouring information. Some images show automobiles and scenery. Photographs from on board the 'Ruahine' [1956?] showing other passengers (some identified on the reverse), a view of the passing 'Rangitata' ship, and the Panama Canal. Also some taken on the island of Curacao. Quantity: 96 b&w original photographic print(s) 2 with hand-colouring. 2 b&w copy photographic print(s). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

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Casely, L K : Family photographs

Date: [ca 1890-1946]

By: Ruddock, J Candlish, active 1900; Dickinson, James, active 1890s; Stringer, G, active 1890s; Capital Photographs; Boyer, Frederick J, active 1914

Reference: PAColl-0313

Description: Family photographs, mostly studio portraits: mothers with their children; a soldier with his medals and the same man in civilian clothes taken in Capetown; a First World War soldier and a woman; and a wedding. Also included are three photographs featuring the same man with a walking stick, one with another man and a dog holding riflesl, two women walking along a street with fur wraps and a shopping basket, and a woman in a car. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Mrs L K Casely in 1980.