Laundry

Date: 1956

By: Packe, William, 1840?-1882; New Zealand. High Commission (Great Britain)

Reference: E-278-q-119

Description: Reproduction of a watercolour by Packe showing two thatched sod huts, washing strung on a line in the foreground and a sheep's carcass hanging on the left. Foothills and snow-clad Southern Alps beyond. Samuel Butler took up his station at Mesopotamia in 1860, leaving it in 1864, after doubling his money. William Packe, with his brother George, took up the neighbouring station Raincliff in 1868. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 128 x 178 mm on folded card

Date: 1928

Reference: Plans-80-1286

Description: Shows plan of roof which includes details of wash house and basement which gives details of destructor and boiler. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - This contract is the one referred to in the agreement dated [16th May 1928] between The Fletcher Construction Co. Ltd Signed James Fletcher. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on cream paper

Date: 1876

Reference: A-036-005

Description: Shows tents pitched in clearing, washing on line Partly obscured initials, loower right; possibly E I or E J Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Sepia watercolour 170 x 250 mm

Date: 2002

By: Hubbard, James, 1949-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-662-010/015

Description: 5 cartoons on political and social issues. Shows lax security on an Army base. Shows NZ Cricket rep. picking up the teams uniforms which have large perspiration marks where their hearts were beating hard during recent matches. Shows the disparity between benefits gained between Lotto winners, ACC lump sum payments and victim reparation awarded in criminal cases. Comment on the large amount of money being spent on developing a Maori trademark in relation to how popular branding is amoung Maori youth. Shows Creative New Zealand robbing a bank in broad daylight. Quantity: 5 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 photocopies

Date: 1880 - 1889

From: Various artists :[Eleven British and American etchings and woodcuts. 1800s-1900s]

By: Laugee, Desire Francois, 1823-1896; Courtry, Charles Jean Louis, 1846-1897; J S Virtue & Company Ltd

Reference: A-097-040

Description: A reproduction of the painting "Washing day" by Laugee, showing four women hanging out sheets and other clothing on a washing line. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching, 183 x 252 mm, on sheet 242 x 325 mm. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Papers-9109.

Date: 1990 - 2002

Reference: A-366-133/179

Description: Cartoons on electoral issues, MMP, drugs, alcohol, smoking, computers, banks and cars relating to political and social issues in New Zealand and overseas. 146-149 a series on petrol prices. Quantity: 47 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: [1990-1994]

By: Jenner, Maurice George, 1926-2001

Reference: MS-Papers-7104

Description: Reminiscences by Jenner of his childhood and family life, school experiences and life in Christchurch under the titles `The Last resort...' (published in the Dominion Sunday Times, 19 Aug 1990), `Mick, Dan, and Bob's mob', `The Great adventure', `Family food and school lunches', `Friday .... drill day', `Power pluses and Victoria sedans', `Saturday sixpence', `Family radio in the thirties', and `The Technology of washday' Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (some photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs L Jenner, Hoon Hay, Christchurch, per Mr Eamonn Bolger, National Archives of New Zealand, May 2001

Date: 1882

By: McIntosh, Doris Hutchinson (Lady), 1909-1989

Reference: A-131-012

Description: A Scottish scene with a woman doing laundry in a tub on the seashore. There are houses on cliffs behind her to the right, and possibly a ship being built immediately beyond her Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J S [monogram, dividing date] 1882 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 255 x 355 mm

Date: 1833 - 1827

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Deroy, Isidore Laurent, 1797-1886

Reference: B-052-007-a

Description: An extensive view of Jacks Bay (Manawaora Bay, Bay of Islands) looking down from a hill to the south of the bay, along the foreshore and out towards the sea. A ship, probably the Astrolabe, is shown anchored out in the bay and a small schooner is shown at the water's edge. The artist visited the Bay of Islands in 1827, and signs of European habitation are slight. There is washing hanging on a clothes-line, a row of barrels, several Europeans moving around and several raupo dwellings. From: Dumont D'Urville. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe, 1826-1829. Paris: 1833. Atlas 1. Pl.50 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 200 x 315 mm

Date: ca 1900-ca 1910

From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.

Reference: PA1-o-1206

Description: Most of the New Zealand images relate to the Nelson family, their farms, farm houses, and farm buildings in the Pori area, north eastern Wairarapa, and scenic views of the area such as the Makuri River, a waterfall at Tiraumea, Annedale north of Tainui, the Pori Bridge, and native forest. The images of the farm houses include building a stable and buggy house, views of the yard with washing drying, a hen run, and a view of the dining room at "Ruatea". Four images are of Hugh Nelson's whare which was the first building constructed at "Taumata". There are three photographs of local Maori, one of bullock teams at Tiraumea, snow covered landscape at "Nga Mahanga", a picnic group with horses and buggys, and many views of the countryside from the Nelson farms showing cleared, partially cleared and forested land, much of it covered with the gaunt trunks of burnt off bush. There are group photographs of the families and friends. As well as the men these include women (wives?) Lucy, Katie, and Winifred, and children, Robert, Frances, and Dorothea. Other new Zealand houses include two probably located at Annedale with the names "Te Hoe" and "Manawa", and another in Featherston called "Newstead". The English images are of family and friends and various places, houses and churches which include Dover, Tunbridge Wells, Broadstairs, Minehead, Ostend, Clovelly, Lynton, Lymouth, Doon Valley, Meywingen, St Saviours Leeds, and Chester Cathedral Arrangement: Loose prints originally in this album can be found at PAColl-7868-1 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1981

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-135-763

Description: Shows a woman talking to her neighbour over the fence as her husband walks towards the house, looking dejected because he had gone to work on Labour Day. Refers to the productivity agreement being negotiated at the Longburn freezing works, where Borthwick-CWS planned to introduce a four day week due to the introduction of new technology. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 455 x 325 mm.

Date: 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-014

Description: Shows houses, fences, horse and cart, Mt Egmont in background. There is washing hanging on a line in the foreground. Reproduced as an Alexander Turnbull Library print in 1976. Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 180 x 270 mm

Date: 1922

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Crichton & McKay (Firm)

Reference: Plans-91-1192

Description: Shows a floor plan, north west and south elevations, and sections. Also shows detail of the posts supporting the clothes drying racks. The contract for the building has been signed by Sister Mary Joseph Aubert and Sister Mary Gerard McNamara in 1922. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on diazo print, 505 x 735 mm.

Date: 1813

By: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834; Redman, William Edward (Dr), -1940

Reference: A-267-008

Description: View looking along a canal between mediaeval houses, towards a church or one of the Cambridge colleges. A man is fishing in the canal and people are walking along the path on both sides of the canal. The canal may be an offshoot of the River Cam Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Coloured mezzotint, 225 x 324 mm

Date: 2000

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-

Reference: H-647-001/080

Description: 80 cartoons on political and social issues. The topics include Laila Harre and views on liberalisation of cannabis laws, Helen Clark asserts authority over Ms Turia, Maori and pakeha racial guilt and shame, Ms Turia reluctantly apologises for 'holocaust' comments, Dr Cullen ponders low business confidence as Grouch Marxist, Timor's Indepencence birthday celebrations destroyed by violence, Fijian-Indian refugees in Fiji following coup, political posturing over Treaty of Waitangi clause in free trade agreement with Singapore, US dollar blasts kiwi dollar, Sydney 2000 Olympics begin, Winston Peters plays the race card in the hopes of raising his popularity, Olympic swimming athletes get the once over by their female onlookers, Australian-New Zealand currency merger proposal, Prebble gets axed by Jenny Shipley, Kiwi dollar low and oil prices high, New Zealand is best at all the wrong things, sports couch potatoes, Milosevic runs for the presidency, US dollars gains steam with President Clinton in charge, women's performance at the Olympics, political awards, NZ toasts the Olympics, army peace keepers get pay review by Clark, 3 Middle East faiths based on love and compassion unable to share sacred site, Don Brash fails the Kiwi dollar, Clark and Milosevic relations, Israeli and Palestinian relations, court call for accountability of parole officers, NZ cricket sports fan still in the dark, NZ dollar down - sharemarket down - petrol prices up, Middle East pro-war protest singer, Clinton attempts to negotiate Middle East and National Party crises, Mr Mudgeway in padded cell waiting for big NZ sports win, rural economy on the up for farmers, Swain and Horomia on ownership of the Taranaki oil and gas fields, Lions rugby team claim the Air New Zealand trophy, Clark seeks an alliance with big business, Clark's alliance with big bisiness consumated, one-tree-hill pine tree felled along with Mike Smith, same-sex marriages, Clark preparing to kneecap Ruth Dyson for Norm Hewitt comments, Property Bill, Dyson resigns over drunk driving incident, purity pledge, cricket match-fixing, support for Paul Holmes' salary, lack of real choice in US presidential elections, NZ Melbourne Cup race winner, US election results on a knife edge, boxing - Lennox vs Tua, All Blacks beat France, Lennox Lewis vs David Tua boxing fight, US presidential election goes to court, English strung up as heretic, Tipene O'Reagan let's nature take its course with stranded whales, Labour Party victory conference, CNN backgrounds the US election count process, petrol prices high, US presidential election fought out on American flag, George Hawkins' suggested cost cutting measures for the Police, National Party leadership based on personality deficit of Bill English, George W. Bush wins Florida, Clarks preparation for Waitangi Day, Tainui iwi's new grievance cycle, Mrs Mudgeway's son hopes to qualify for ACC compensation, Clinton is back as President?, the new and the old All Black diet, signs of recovery in NZ economy being hidden from Don Brash, NZ/Australia defence spending and policies, Hawkins hands out pornography to Police to cut phone-sex costs, being a modern day All Black, Clark and Cullen's popularity increases, Simon Upton departs the National Party, obituary to reporter Mike Robson, America - where every judge counts in becoming President, Clark still unable to apologise to Dover Samuel, cricket at the Basin Reserve for Boxing Day test, petrol war, Anderton and Bunkle over question of where Phillida resides, Paul Holmes CD for Christmas makes Granddad throw-up. Quantity: 80 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: A4 horizontal bromides

Date: 1833

From: Wood, William, Jr 1774-1857 :A series of 28 panoramic views of Calcutta. Drawn and lithographed by W. Wood Junr. London, C. Hullmandel, 1833.

By: Wood, William, 1774-1857

Reference: B-041-022

Description: Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, viewed from across a river. Three people are washing clothes or gathering water in the foreground, while a flamingo stands to the left. Across the river are two imposing buildings behind walls Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 212 x 355 mm, on sheet 360 x 520 mm (trimmed)

Date: 1968-1969

From: Farrell, Terence John, fl 1967-2014: Transparencies relating to Farrell's service during the Vietnam War of 1961-1975

Reference: PA12-11050

Description: Transparencies relating to the service of gunner Terry Farrell during the Vietnam war of 1961-1975, taken during 1967-1969 by Farrell. All have have captions. Captions include '161 Battery firebase', 'fox hole for machine gun', 'standard equipment', '105 howitzer shells', 'M60 machine gun', 'fire support base', 'Chinook chopper', 'mortar bombs landing', 'Vung Tau', 'Long Binh airbase', 'Vung Tau airbase', 'Meal time at base', 'mess in Nui Dat', 'howitzer jettisoned from chopper', 'concrete mixer used for washing machine', 'captured enemy weapons', 'Nui Dat airbase', 'new men's quarters at Nui Dat', 'shops', 'going to new fire base', and 'A.P.C [armored personnel carrier]'. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1899

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-266

Description: Possibly Otaki Pa. Unfinished sketch, with colours to be added indicated in pencil. Shows three Maori buildings including a wharenui. Washing hangs on a line between two poles. On the verso is a sketchy drawing of Kakaramea-Tihia Massif, a dormant volcano in Tongariro National Park. Colours intended for inclusion are indicated in pencil, with the finished look having 'distant hills, warm lights [and] blue shadows' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch on paper, 168 x 208 mm

Date: 1917

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-224

Description: Shows Tokaanu Stream with mountains in the background. Grass, trees, and dwellings are shown on either side of the stream. Steam vents can also be seen rising from the ground in the distance. Two women sit on the grass, one of them is possibly doing laundry in a tub. Clothes hang on a washing line behind her Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 125 x 167 mm

Date: [ca 1960s-1970s]

From: Edwards, Muriel, 1907-1981: Slides taken around New Zealand

Reference: PA12-10623

Description: Slides taken by Muriel Edwards of a tramping trip on the Heaphy Track, circa 1960s-1970s . Includes images of unidentified trampers outside a hut and doing a river crossing. Also contains images of rivers, signage, bush scenes, and washing drying on a make-shift clothesline. Quantity: 14 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies