Son of John Harding (1819-1899), of Mount Vernon, Hawke's Bay. Died in 1936 aged 81 years [Source: Online historical BDM]
Harding, Maurice, 1855-1936
McCormack album 1
Date: [Between 1860s and 1910s]
From: McCormack, Leonora, 1925-: Albums and photographic prints of the Harding family
By: Mason, Frederick W, active 1899-1915
Reference: PA1-o-285
Description: Album related to the Harding family of Mount Vernon Station near Waipukurau. Family scenes include views of the Mount Vernon Homestead, with individual and group portraits, many taken at the house. Other houses and farms include Raukawa farm, the Sommerville house in Khandallah, Wellington, and W.H. Smith's house in Hastings. Most of the people are identified, but many have only initials with surnames. Holidays at Lake Waikaremoana, New South Wales, Milford track; a drive over the Rimutaka Road. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, maroon spine and corners; 24.5 x 32.5 cm
McCormack album 2
Date: [Circa 1910s]
From: McCormack, Leonora, 1925-: Albums and photographic prints of the Harding family
By: Deighton, Leslie Howard, -1955; Shackelford, Thomas George Sidney, -1946; Winzenberg, Albert Edward, 1865-1931
Reference: PA1-q-151
Description: Album of photographs associated with the Harding family of Mount Vernon Station, Waipukurau. Many of the people are identified, some only by initials; many not dated. A number of portraits are of men in uniform, between 1914 and 1916, from various military companies including the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, the 13th Reinforcements, and the main body of the NZEF. Most of the images are family photos, but professional photographers include [Leslie] Deighton, F W Mason, G Shackelford, and [A E] Winzenberg. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with beige cover, tan spine and corners, entitled `Album'; 27.5 x 37.5 cm