Swans

Date: 1830

By: Huggins, William John, 1781-1845; Duncan, Edward, 1803-1882; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: B-053-005

Description: Shows Captain Stirling's exploring party of March, 1827. Shows Aborigines in the foreground; also kangaroos, a grass tree, other trees and black swans Other Titles - The view represents the bivouac of Capt Stirling in their exploreing [sic] party, March 1827, from an original drawing in possession of F R Clause Esqr, Surgeon, R N, to whom this engraving is dedicated by his obediant servants. J W Huggins [sic] [Text below title] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, hand-coloured, 250 x 351 mm (image), 337 x 428 mm (plate-mark) on sheet 399 x 565 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander H Turnbull

Date: [Circa 1900s]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-301

Description: Photogprahs of New Zealand circa 1890s to 1900s, probably taken by George William Barltrop. The first sequence includes scenes around Auckland harbour, including Rangitoto Onehunga, with one view of passengers on board the ferry `SS Takapuna'. One photograph shows a group of young Maori standing on the bank of the Whanganui River (four young men under an umbrella). Wellington area views of Pahautanui (Pauatahanui), Horokiwi, Lyall Bay and the Wellington Heads. On page 873 (the album pages run from 856 to 895), there is a postcard with heads of George William Barltrop and his wife Emma Jane Barltrop, with a collage of images relating to the Missions to Seamen. Slipped beneath the postcard is the death notice for Emma Jane Barltrop (died 24 September 1954). There are views of the Rimutakas from the railway line; a flock of sheep being herded along a road in palmerston North; three people standing outside a wooden bungalow in Palmerston North; and there is a view of another house in Feilding. The river mouth at Oroua; the grounds of the Wanganui Race Course (with white swans on the lake; a woman feeding a peacock, and a woman under an umbrella, walking on rail tracks beside the sea at Castlecliff; followed by three views from a boat on the Whanganui River, one a view of Upokongaro, with the church spire just visible, and two of groups of Maori waiting on the riverbank. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover entitled `Photographic views'; 20.5 x 17.5 cm

Date: 1982

From: Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016 :Sketchbook 1981-1982

Reference: E-181-q-083

Description: A copy of a Roman wall painting Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Signed: A.S. 12.2.82 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, page size 271 x 210 mm

Date: Ca 1910s

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000377-G

Description: Two men and a woman in a rowing boat on a lake in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. The woman is feeding the birds, including a swan and a goose. There is a small pavilion on the bank in the distance. Photograph taken by William Archer Price, ca 1910s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Recreation Grounds. New Plymouth. [No.] 300 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1956

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-379-022

Description: Shows a corner of a lake, with two black swans swimming in the foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 258 x 357 mm.

Date: [Circa 1890s to 1910s]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-299

Description: Photographs probably taken by George William Barltrop, circa 1890s-1900s. Most of the scenes are taken on a river boat trip up the Whanganui River, and include two of groups of Maori; one showing two nuns in full habit, walking behind three young Maori girls who are wearing ankle-length dresses. Some of the river scenes show stretches of the river, including several `on the rapids', and one of a group of men in a waka. Others are of the various villages passed on the trip, including one of the river boat tied up at Jerusalem, with a cart drawn by two horses alongside. One view shows the mouth of the Whanganui River at Patea, and from there the images are of the New Plymouth area, including Mount Taranaki (then Mount Egmont), the Sugar Loaves, the monument to Wiremu Tamati on the hill at Corbett Park (Oakura), and Opunake. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark green cover, impressed title `Photographs'; McIntosh XV, 15 765-814; 16 x 22 cm

Date: 1888

By: Payton, Edward William, 1859-1944; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: A-045-012

Description: View down the Avon River, with a swan in the foreground and in the distance, the Christchurch Cathedral Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - On the Avon, Christchurch.; Recto - bottom right - E. W. P. 88 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching 127 x 90 mm Provenance: Purchased in 1890 by Alexander Turnbull from the artist. With other Payton etchings (edition of 50, price for the set 2 guineas), these were the first art works added by Turnbull to his collection

Date: 1950s

Reference: PA1-o-1908

Description: Album of hand-coloured photographic prints, depicting scenes from England and Wellington, including some with caption information by unidentified compiler, taken in the 1950s by unidentified photographer(s). - Includes photograph captioned "England", showing rural scene with swans and rowboat on a pond in a meadow surrounded by trees against a backdrop of hills. - Photographs of Lyall Bay and surrounding area including one showing the intersection of Queens Drive and Toru Street with bay and hills in background, and other images featuring seagulls on a sandy beach, and children swimming at a beach with rocky outcrops. Also includes image captioned "Polish Hostel - Lyall Bay", showing "Ngaroma", the Polish Girls Hostel building in Queens Drive, with view over the bay. - Features two portraits of visiting foreign naval vessels docked in Wellington: the Italian Cruiser 'Raimondo Montecuccoli', in November 1956, and the United States USS 'Arneb' (AKA56), in 1956. - Also includes views from Newtown, featuring images captioned "Newtown Zoo Lake Wellington - Sept 1956", showing swans and ducks on a pond with zoo buildings in background. Other animal portraits include a white swan with cygnet, and one showing two horses with a foal. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album in full suede leather binding with decorative cord and colour illustration of Maori whare under the title 'Photographs' on front cover, 26.5 x 39 cm, 20 leaves (14 blank). Provenance: Donated by Sean McMahon, Wellington, 2015. Donor purchased the album on Trade Me in March 2015. No provenance information available.

Date: [ca Jul-Dec 1983]

From: Watt, James Norwood, 1928-2018: Collection

Reference: PA12-11154

Description: Colour transparencies of local scenes taken by James (Jim) Watt in Chile during the Totorore expedition, circa Jul-Dec 1983. Set contains images of black-necked swans; boats "lanchas" being unloaded at low tide, fishing boats with their catch (including groper and mackerel), and street stalls at Angelmo (Puerto Montt); dried fish and "Piures" for sale; remains of windlass from shipwreck (Guafo Island); car ferry on river, view of river from birdge, 'Totorore' refuelling, and "Torrien" [castle forification?] at Valdivia; shellfish for sale at riverside stall [Valdivia?]; glaciers seen from a commercial flight; shop "El Cacique Artes Navales Bazar" and street scene, statue of St Peter in square, houses, and cable car in Valparaiso; and fortification in Santiago. Also includes nautical maps for Valdiva and Valparaiso areas. Inscriptions: Note from depositor reads: "'Totorore' this series from a carousel Jim used for presentations - to raise money for expedition - final series." Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1906

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

Reference: E-950-f-017

Description: Shows Lake Rotoaira with Mount Tongariro in the background. Swans are shown on the Lake as well as a person sitting at the edge of it. Includes colour legend and text giving further details. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink in sketchbook, 270 x 375 mm

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Gray, William Alexander, 1862?-1937

Reference: Pan-1602-F

Description: Panoramic view of hundreds of wild swans and ducks on Lake Ellesmere. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Wild swans & ducks on Lake Ellesmere. N.Z. No. 561 [faint "Of W A Gray Esq."]; Marginal notes on negative - Wild swans & ducks on Lake Ellesmere. Property of W A Gray Esq.; Marginal notes on negative - 5 5 5 5 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 22.7 x 90.4 cm

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Gray, William Alexander, 1862?-1937

Reference: Pan-1609-F

Description: Panoramic view of ducks and swans strung between three cars and a hut after a day's shooting. At least 57 ducks and 38 swans. Corrugated iron and wood hut centre left. Two tents behind the hut. Eight men are in view, five seated near the hut, some holding guns, one on right holding a billy with a thermos flask on the ground, and a man by the hut holding a shovel. Three cars (number plates L to R, NZ 52-636, NZ 53-520 [?, part hidden], NZ 49-515). (Possibly on the property of William Alexander Gray (see Pan-1602 for view of wild swans and ducks on Lake Ellesmere, taken from his property)). Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. (See also Pan-1608 for a view from almost the same position but with fewer men visible). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Shooting camp on Lake Ellesmere N.Z. No. 563 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 119.0 cm

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1674-F

Description: Panoramic view of the lake at Wellington Zoo, with ducks and swans in centre. Two men are standing by the fence on left, and a woman and child on the right. The gates to the zoo are seen far left. Wide path/road up hill on right, flower beds, hedges, and there are tall trees in the background all around. There is a large two-storeyed building outside the zoo grounds visible between trees in the middle distance far left. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - The Lake. Zoological Gardens. Wellington. N.Z. No. 712; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Wellington Zoo Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 109.3 cm

Date: 1950s-1960s

From: Wassiliewa, Galina (estate) :Photographs relating to life and ballet career of Galina Wassiliewa in Lithuania and Wellington.

By: Wassiliew, Wassili, 1916-1983

Reference: PAColl-6125-27

Description: Photographs of animals in zoos, or a zoo, including a series of a chimpanzees tea party. Plants mainly from Wassiliew's garden. Quantity: 63 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1975

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

Reference: MapColl-WRC-18/7-Acc.

Description: Identifies biological features - Fresh water swamp vegetation; Nesting sites of black swans and several species of ducks around margins of lakes; Nesting sites of Blue Penguins, variable Oystercatchers, black-backed gulls and banded dotterels; Black shag colony etc . Also shows geological features and places and objects of historic interest. Quantity: 3 manuscript map(s) + 6 negatives in brown envelope. Physical Description: Ink on cellulite paper. Scale [ca 1: 25 000] 61 x 43 cm.

Date: [ca 1890-1910]

Reference: PA4-1079

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of showing two swans on Lake Takapuna, Auckland Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Lake Takapuna, Auckland; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

Date: ca 1920s

By: Burke, Walter Ernest Messervy, 1866-1954

Reference: PAColl-0513

Description: Two photographs of children on a donkey and a pony, probably on Sumner beach taken by Walter Burke of Sydney and one at least being of his son; view of rounding up sheep in Canterbury also by Walter Burke; four smaller photographs of pigs in mud, swans, a dove and a magpie in a wicker cage. The one of the dove is captioned "examples of my father's natural history photography which he greatly favoured". Complete total of photographs unknown Pat Lawlor and Keast Burke corresponded on the subject of Australian photographers and writers (see MS-Papers-1280 etc) which is possibly how Lawlor came by these photographs. Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1895-1915]

Reference: PAColl-6904

Description: A large collection of miscellaneous original and copy negatives mostly of Christchurch and the surrounding area. Some are studio portraits of family groups. The rest of the collection includes: a street scene in front of the old railway station; a cycling race; men rowing and canoeing; children playing in a swing park; a brass band playing on board a steamer; various beach scenes including donkey rides; train pulling into Kaiapoi station; a small bach; two girls next to a waterfall; trams and a cyclist going past the Jubliee Clock Tower; the front facade of St Paul's Presbyterian Church; three views of the old Public Hospital next to Hagley Park; the Chamber of Commerce building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street; a copy negative of a carte de visite of a couple kissing; a monument incorporating a tiki on a tall pole and other maori carvings (location unknown); a man at the doorway of his shed with an array of gardening implements; two men pulling a covering back from a hangi pit; the cathedral with a number of trams in front; a tram advertising Ballantynes; a kitchen interior showing a range with kettles on top and a cupboard and dresser with crockery; six Maori on horseback possibly in a procession; a porter bringing a cart of luggage up to a train; five men giving friends piggy backs on the beach; sheep being driven past stock yards; the Avon River; a crowd outside the Avon Rowing Club; Wilson the maltman's horse and cart crossing a bridge; and two images of a harvest festival in a hall with a painted back drop and sheaves of corn arranged in front of it. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-045133 to 045196 and 045802 to 045816 Quantity: 76 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives Processing information: These were originally part of a sequence of unidentified negatives. They were assumed to form a collection due to the similarity in date and location. At the time of entry 1/4-045190 was missing.

Date: 1955 - 1975

From: Laugesen, Carl Thorwald, 1900-1987 :[Sketchbook. ca 1958-1971]

Reference: E-937-2-023/028

Description: Studies of various animals and birds, possibly drawn at Wellington Zoo. Includes monkeys in various stances, swans, cockatoos, a pheasant or peacock, and an owl, possibly a morepork Possibly other views of the Wairau Valley area, as drawn elsewhere in the same sketchbook Quantity: 6 drawing(s). Physical Description: Black felt-tipped pen on pages of sketchbook, 180 x 250 mm Provenance: Purchase: Dunbar Sloane, auction 1104, Wellington, 4 April 2012, lot no. 374

Date: 1888

By: Payton, Edward William, 1859-1944

Reference: A-045-012-a

Description: View down the Avon River, with a swan in the foreground and in the distance, the Christchurch Cathedral Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - On the Avon, Christchurch.; Recto - bottom right - E. W. P. 88 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching 127 x 90 mm