Life preservers

Date: 1917, [ca 1917]

Reference: PA-Group-01008

Description: Photograph album and accompanying loose prints, of images chiefly relating to World War 1. Images taken 1917 and circa 1917. Photographer(s), and compiler of album, are unidentified. Includes images of: troops and nurses and of naval ships. Also some family pictures. Some images have captions on the backs, in at least two different hands. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 12 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: World War 1 album handed into Hataitai Salvation Army Op Shop approximately 2005. Not required by shop so retrieved by donor.

Date: 1917-1918

From: Hurst, Percy Cecil, 1884-1960: Photographs and album relating to World War One

Reference: PA1-o-2014

Description: Photographs collected by Percy Cecil Hurst during his service in World War One, 1917-1918, and compiled in an album by his wife Margery Hurst in 1918. Photographer(s) unidentified. Most images relate to the voyage from Wellington to Britain on board the troopship 'Ulimaroa' with the 34th Reinforcements. Photographs featuring the Panama Canal, in particular locks and related machinery. Other views taken from on board the ship identify coastal barracks near New York, Hampton Roads, Balboa, and Pedro Miguel. Also photographed are soldiers seated on deck, an alarm parade, and other military transport ships travelling in convoy, Hurst appears in a number of shipboard photographs including wearing light-coloured clothing with a dark belt (standing between Lieutenant Gow and Lieutenant Peace), in a photograph of the gun crew where he is the only one wearing a lemon squeezer hat, and wearing a life jacket with the text "FRONT. ADULT OR CHILD'S LIFEJACKET". Also identified are Lieutenant Cock, Lieutenant De Maus, Captain Anderson, Chef Officer Jones, Lieutenant Blomfield, Lieutenant Toon, Lieutenant Crawford, Lieutenant Peat, and Captain Ward. Album also contains a photograph of a Wellington wharf as the ship departs, views of Liverpool and the River Mersey, and two photographs of Ewshot Camp, England, 1918. Inscriptions: Album page - top centre - Margery Hurst. Nelson 1918. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 60 b&w original photographic prints. Physical Description: Off-white card photograph album with "Photographs" embossed on cover in maroon, 17.3 x 25 cm

Date: 1990 - 1994

By: Clark, Laurence, 1949-

Reference: A-295-107

Description: Shows the off-ramp of the ship "Germany" with leader leaning over the rails to watch four disembarking figures: General de Gaulle, Josef Stalin, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. Loaned for exhibit to the Haus der beschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Bonn, for an exhibition entitled: :Das vereingte Deutschland in der Karikatur des Ausland". (Germany since the fall of the wall, in the eyes of the foreign political cartoonist). This exhibition was on display from June 1994 to June 1995. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash, 215 x 314 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist.

Date: 1936 - 1940

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to ships and shipping companies, mainly on voyages to and around New Zealand. 1936]

By: Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1936-03

Description: Matchbook containing two matches inscribed "Union Line", shows two illustrative panels: Front shows an illustration of the green-hulled steamship "Awatea" (1936-1942) with a small tugboat at lower left. The back panel shows the red flag of the Union Line inside a white lifesaver. The matchbook, beautifully coloured, probably dates from 1936-1940 when the ship was being used a a passenger ship, rather than from the time it was painted grey for use as a troop ship in the Second World War. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, on folded matchbook, 60 x 40 mm, containing striking strip and two matches Provenance: Donated by Derek Leask, Wellington, in 2013.

Date: 8 November 1971

From: Skinner, Thomas Edward (Sir), 1909-1991: Cartoons collected by Sir Thomas Skinner

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: C-179-090

Description: Skinner throws a life preserver labelled "F.O.L. offer" to a man in a small boat labelled "Seamen's union". Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone, and chinese white on paper, 390 x 485 mm.

Date: 8 March 1973

From: Skinner, Thomas Edward (Sir), 1909-1991: Cartoons collected by Sir Thomas Skinner

Reference: C-179-145

Description: Norman Kirk is on a throne with a crown on his head up to his neck in water labelled "prices". Robert Muldoon and Jack Marshall sit under a beach umbrella on the shore. Skinner, Hugh Watt, Bill Rowling, and Arthur Faulkner watch. Watt holds a lifesaver. The caption reads ""I am not going to sit here and say that prices are not increasing because they are, but I can say that we are very concerned about it" - Mr Kirk". Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 385 x 500 mm.

Date: 5 January 1977

From: Skinner, Thomas Edward (Sir), 1909-1991: Cartoons collected by Sir Thomas Skinner

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: C-179-207

Description: Skinner is seen riding a surfboard labelled "Unions" on a wave labelled "Wages". Another man on a board labelled "Commerce" is waiting to catch a wave. A man labelled "Public" clings to Rob Muldoon who is depicted as a rubber ring. A small splash is labelled "Fixed income", large waves labelled "Prices" and "1977" are coming. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone, and chinese white on paper, 385 x 485 mm.

Date: 1917

From: Calman, Gordon Jamieson, b 1893 :Tiki-talk ; epistles of the Corinthians ; souvenir, Left Wing, 23rd Rfmts ; [original drawings] / G J Calman. [1917]

Reference: A-224-018

Description: Shows a caricature of the Officer Commanding Troops. He wears a military cap, and an inflated padding around his middle. On the padding are the words: "Warranted to pass Marine Dept test". Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 290 x 196 mm.

Date: 1993

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Cartoons entered in the 1993 Qantas Media Awards

Reference: A-299-097

Description: Shows the prow of a ship (National) from which a rope ladder descends to a life-raft (Alliance). Gilbert Myles, wearing a lifejacket, is jumping overboard from the raft. Refers to Myles defection from the National Party and brief flirtation with the Alliance (as the Liberal Party) before throwing in his lot with Winston Peters. Another copy at H-104-034 Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies.

Date: 1993

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Editorial cartoons. 4 June - 4 August 1993

Reference: H-104-034

Description: Shows the prow of a ship (National) from which a rope ladder descends to a life-raft (Alliance). Gilbert Myles, wearing a lifejacket, is jumping overboard from the raft. Refers to Myles defection from the National Party and brief flirtation with the Alliance (as the Liberal Party) before throwing in his lot with Winston Peters Another copy at A-299-097 Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: 1994

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison (1932- ) :Cartoon entries for Qantas Media Awards, 1994. Cartoons published throughout 1994.

Reference: A-302-098

Description: Shows a man in the middle of the sea holding onto a life preserver (Seafarers Union). He is shouting and waving his fist at a large shark (NZ Rail) which is coming at him with it's jaws open wide. Refers to the bitter ferry dispute between New Zealand Railways and the Seafarers Union and the relatively weak position in negotiations of the Union. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1984

From: Various artists :Collection of photocopies, newspaper clippings and bromides of cartoons by Bromhead (A-314-1), Brockie (A-314-2) and J. C. Hill (A-314-3).

Reference: A-314-2-041

Description: Shows Lange and Muldoon, both dressed as captains, in the cabin of a ship. There is a storm outside and the cabin has been tipped on an angle as the boat rocks. They are both struggling to maintain control of the ship. There is a life-preserver hanging on the wall with "Titanic N.Z. S.S." Refers to New Zealand's economy about to `sink' like the Titanic. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1917

From: Calman, Gordon Jamieson, b 1893 :Tiki-talk ; epistles of the Corinthians ; souvenir, Left Wing, 23rd Rfmts ; [original drawings] / G J Calman. [1917]

Reference: A-224-024

Description: Shows a haggard man in shorts with a life jacket loosely tied around his chest. He stands on the deck of a ship beside a suspended lifeboat. His words show that he is not aware of the way he looks himself. Other Titles - Life belt parade; the hurry to the multiplicity of orders [?] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 197 x 144 mm.

Date: 11 April 1968

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

Reference: EP/1968/1570-F

Description: Clarence O'Neill (centre, wearing life-jacket) on Seatoun beach after being rescued from the Wahine shipwreck. The man with the boy who is wearing a life-jacket is John McDougall of Martinborough. Photographed 10 April 1968 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Identity of John McDougall was provided by a Library client, 5 April 2007. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative 6 x 6 cm

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023754

Description: Shows two men clinging to a sinking boat. One asks the other where the life jackets are, which can be seen a distance from the men, with six pack of beer strapped to them for safekeeping. Refers to poor water safety practices in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand National Party: Political pamphlets, fliers, and election propaganda

By: New Zealand National Party

Reference: Eph-A-NZ-NATIONAL-1990-01

Description: Pamphlet issued prior to the 1990 general election shows a cover spread photograph of National Party leader Jim Bolger standing beneath the New Zealand flag under a blue sky dotted with clouds. The inside spread asserts that "New Zealand is in trouble. Our country is drifting into deeper, dangerous waters". It shows a central image of a lifebelt inscribed with the words of five areas where the National Party promises to make improvements: Opportunity, Savings & Investment, Jobs, Growth, and Security. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlet folded to 210 x 147 mm.

Date: 1930 - 1950

By: John Player & Sons (Firm); Chandler & Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-D-SMOKING-1930s-01

Description: Poster advertising a brand of cigarette shows a packet of ten Medium navy-cut cigarettes, with the logo of a sailor wearing a cap with the ship name "Hero" on it. The sailor appears framed by a life-belt with the words "Player's navy cut" on it. Other Titles - Company Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 760 x 510 mm.

Date: May 1947

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-07483-F

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

Date: 2006

From: [Posters and ephemera relating to HIV and AIDS in New Zealand. 2000-2009]

By: New Zealand AIDS Foundation

Reference: Eph-D-AIDS-2006-01

Description: Poster shows an arrangement of four circular objects: a red lifesaver sweet, a nautical life saver, a condom, and the AIDS Foundation logo. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 800 x 300 mm.

Date: Oct 1943

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Elias, M D, active 1943

Reference: DA-03231-F

Description: Men of 2nd New Zealand Division wearing life jackets at boat stations on transport en route to Italy during World War II. Photograph taken in October 1943 by M D Elias. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative