Mount Cook Air Services Ltd

Date: 1955

By: Mount Cook & Southern Lakes Tourist Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-AVIATION-MC-1955-01

Description: Cover shows an illustration of a yellow aeroplane with a face, speaking in a speech bubble - "Come 'flight seeing' with Mount Cook Air Services". It flies in a mountain landscape. The inside spread shows seven photographs of scenery visible during the flight, and text elaborating on the places to see. The back cover shows a map of the Fiordland area. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on folded pamphlet. Physical Description: Photolithograph on folded pamphlet 230 x 110 mm (folded)

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Riddiford family: Harold Earle Riddiford papers relating to Garhwal Himalaya and Everest Reconnaissance

Reference: MS-Papers-12631-37

Description: Contains correspondence largely relating to Harold Earle Riddiford's attempts to buy land in Westland, 1950s to 1960s. Much of the correspondence relates to John Cron Estate. Also includes a newspaper clipping about a hopicopter and its use by a farmer. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Material arrived at the Library in box "4" in a brown manila folder labelled "Haast-Landsborough". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript Processing information: Not all names associated with this item are indexed.

Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Hare, Evelyn Nina, 1911-1989: Collection

Reference: PA12-12161

Description: Transparencies of holiday scenes in the North Island and commercial tourist photographs of South Island tourist sights and accommodation, circa 1960s. Taken by commercial photographers (most of whom are identified) and Evelyn Hare. Most slides have captions. South Island photographs are commercial slides. They show a Mount Cook Air Services plane on a snow field; the Hochstetter Icefall [glacier]; a convoy of [tourist?] busses on the road to Ball Hutt; the Hermitage exterior [and view from room?]; Skyline Gondola, Queenstown; view of Southern Alps from Franz Josef Hotel; Waiau River; and Hamner Lodge pool. Commercial photographers include Robin Smith, R Warburton, and John Dimble. Two of the photographs are published by Avon. Taupo scenes show the AC Baths (with Joan and Eve identified), Edgewater Hotel, and scenes from lake shore including moored boats. Further images taken in the Central Plateau area show a paddock of cows with mountains Tongariro, Ruapehu, and Ngauruhoe in the background and Desert Road scenes. Also includes a photograph of Hare standing in the garden behind 'Willowbank' in Ōhau. Hare identified by photograph where she is named in PA12-12160. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 19 colour original transparency/ies mounted in card with captions. Physical Description: Colour transparencies mounted in card.

Date: [ca 1860s-1880s, ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Newcomb, Stanley Peter, 1934-2008 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-9453-6

Description: Scenic photographs taken for New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department Quantity: 86 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: Aug 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-42016-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: Aug 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-42021-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57441-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57438-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57439-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57442-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57968-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57440-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57981-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57980-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 20 Aug 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-41949-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 20 Aug 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-41935-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 5 Sept 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-42127-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic ¼ film negative

Date: 20 Aug 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-41950a-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 20 Aug 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-41943-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 20 Aug 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-41970-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate