Talisman (Ship)

Date: [Between 1930 and 1934]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Mitchell, Lindsay, active 1930-1942

Reference: PA1-f-058

Description: Album of publicity photographs including designs for advertisements for use in the new Zealand Railway Magazine; designs for posters for use in Railways Ticket Offices and one for a large neon lighting sign "Suggested `Claude Neon' Display for New Zealand Railway Publicity Department, Wellington. `Travel by train'". One photograph is entitled "`Post' corner 1880. Now site of King's Chambers". A number of images show a [Labour Day?] parade of marching people, and floats some of which are advertising NZ Railways holiday destinations, with slogans reading `Come to Rotorua', `Come to Waitomo', `Come to The Chateau Tongariro'. There are designs of title pages for the New Zealand Railways Magazine; a view of a commemorative key with a sheaf of corn on the handle in a presentation box; and designs for a programme of events surround the laying of the foundation stone for the new Government Railway Station, Wellington, N.Z. by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, December 17th 1934. These are followed by photographs taken during the Duke's tour of New Zealand, including crowd scenes in Wellington, Maori celebrations of welcome at Ngaruawahia, and scenes in the Rotorua thermal area. There are a few individual and group portraits of the management and administrative staff of New Zealand Railways, most unidentified. Most of the images relate to the 1930s, but there are a few copies of earlier photographs. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, maroon spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book C4'; 42 x 59 cm

Date: 191?-1940

From: Singleton family: Photographs, particularly relating to Wellington signwriting business 'Singleton Signs'

By: Singleton, Claude Edward, 1897-1988

Reference: PAColl-10312

Description: Family photographs taken between ca 1910 and ca 1940, mainly by unknown photographers Photographs of the Bland family, including two group shots of the nine daughters of Hester and Thomas Bland (Ruby, Helen, Florence, Mabel, Lilian, Minnie, Beatrice, Zoe, and Jane). Other images of Florence (Floss) Bland and others. Taken by unknown photographers. One appears to be a studio portrait ca 191? and the other a less formal outdoor portrait, ca 195? Three shots of signs and store fronts ca 1930s. These images were found loose within the album at PA1-o-1892. Photograph taken by Claude Singleton in 1937 of his wife and niece at the Grant Road fountain, Thorndon. Photograph taken by Claude Singleton around 1940 of the ship 'Talisman' in Wellington Harbour Postcard with a picture of a man (possibly Claude Singleton) doing leadlighting, signed from Claude (1918) Accompanying information - Further information about the identity of some of the children filed in the backfile under Singleton Quantity: 2 album pages with 5 b/w original prints. 7 b&w original photographic print(s) and one annotated backing board. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints