Solomon, Tommy, 1884-1933

Date: 1920s-1950s

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-117

Description: Photographs, published (or considered for publication), in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1930s-1950s. Names and date of publication recorded on the back. Names of selected identified subjects entered in Name field. Includes group at Manawatu & West Coast Agricultural & Pastoral Association Show held at Palmerston North - Allan McDonald, renowned steeplechase rider; `Grannie' McDonald, in her day the foremost horsewoman in NZ; J C Ambury, light horse judge at the show; D D Wilson of Hamilton, pony judge; Miss Maggie Briggs, horsewoman; T J Martin, pony judge. Photograph published in NZ Free Lance, 17 Nov 1948, p 28. Series of photographs taken at Canterbury centennial celebrations of the fireworks display at Hagley Park. Procession of floats through Hagley Park - `London Pride' (London Society of Canterbury Ltd), `Callon Mill' (Canterbury & Westland Marlborough Clothing Union), `Trotting Sport' (Christchurch Trotting Club), `Centennial Bride' (Beath & Co), `Old Sydenham Windmill' (Vale & Co), `The Crown Jewels' (A & T Burt Ltd), `Queen of Flowers' (Canterbury Rose Society), `City Beautiful' (J Ballantyre & Co), `Birthday Cake' (Christchurch City Council), and decorated bikes. All published 19 Feb 1951. Series of photograph of NZ Cadet Corps training at Waiouru Military Camp; published 8 Feb 1950, p 29 Photograph of Tommy Solomon and friends Mr Thompson & Mr Lockett in a Christchurch street after Tommy Solomon was presented to the Duke of York; published 23 Mar 1927; original homestead at Purau (photo and article published 14 Dec 1938, p 82); avenue of poplars at Kaiapoi (cut down in 1939); jockeys J W Jennings & Alf Messervey, published in Free Lance, 15 Nov 1939 (p 59); house of the future on display at Canterbury Centennial Industries Fair, published 16 Aug 1950, p 26; Trentham Race Meeting, 8 Feb 1950, p 48. Group (including Postmaster General Broadfoot) at opening of the new automatic telephone exchange at New Plymouth; published Mar 1950 Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1928-1968

From: Clough, Richard Lea, 1939- : Photographs of the Chatham Islands

Reference: PAColl-4788-1

Description: This collection also contains typed notes identifying the subjects of the negatives in PAColl-4788 Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1920s

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from the file print collection, Box 17

Reference: PAColl-7489-44

Description: Tommy Solomon, with his head turned away from the camera, and another man standing outside ca 1920s. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1994

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: 97-042-05/01

Description: Includes correspondence, documents and statements submitted to the Tribunal, background papers, transcript of cross examination of Dr Grant Phillipson before the Tribunal and Te Iwi Moriori newsletters Other Titles - Te Manutukutuku (n28, Jun 1994) Other Titles - Te Iwi Moriori newsletter (n10-11, Jun, Sep 1994) Other Titles - Archaeology and holocene sand dune stratigraphy on Chatham Island by Bruce McFadgen (1994) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: ca 1905

By: Aburn, John E, active 1998-2001

Reference: PAColl-6403

Description: Tame Horomona Rehe (Tommy Solomon) as a young man photographed on a porch with two unidentified women. Photographed about 1905 by an unknown photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1890s-1980s

From: Wills Johnson, Kate Miria, 1929-1995: Papers and photographs relating to the Chatham Islands

By: Guest, Joseph John, 1864-1943; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-6262-1

Description: Photographs of Chatham Islanders Quantity: 42 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 colour original photographic print(s). Processing information: Previous access statement 'Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission" was removed in May 2022.

Date: 1989

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: 97-042-10/06

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, mss and typescripts

Date: 1986-1991

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: 97-042-06/09

Description: Includes interview with Maui Solomon re the memorial project conducted by King Other Titles - Moriori, Chatham Islands; Tommy Solomon Memorial Trust Foundation by M A Solomon Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts and printed matter

Date: [1923-1988]

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: 97-042-10/02

Description: Second part of a file on Tommy Solomon prepared as part of research for `Moriori: a people rediscovered' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts and printed matter

Date: [1916-1988]

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: 97-042-10/01

Description: Research notes prepared as part of research for `Moriori: a people rediscovered' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1949

By: Holmes, Ryan, -1949

Reference: MS-Papers-0391

Description: Particulars relating to Tame Horomona Rehe, the last of the Moriori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: Previously Misc MS M12 (June 1969)

Date: [ca 1920]

From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)

Reference: 1/1-017404-G

Description: Unidentified men travelling in a horse-drawn wagon and an automobile, possibly in Wanganui. Photograph by Tesla Studios, circa 1920. Title supplied by Library. Inscriptions: Verso - Man in motorcar possibly Tami Horomona Rehe (Thomas Solomon) - the last known full-blooded Moriori on the Chatham Islands Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate glass negative Processing information: Description updated 15 September 2023 following information provided by a staff member/researcher, as part of reparative description work.

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Burt, William Beverland, 1912-1992: Photographs, chiefly relating to the Chatham Islands

Reference: PAColl-0104-03

Description: Photograph taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1910. Shows members of the Riwai and Solomon Moriori families at Manukau, Rēkohu (Chatham Island). From left to right; Riwai Te Ropiha, Riria (Lily) Riwai, Roger Riwai, Meri Riwai, Tommy Solomon and Rangitapua Horomono Rehe. Title supplied by Library. Inscriptions: Verso - This group appears in Skinner's "Morioris" Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Title and description changed 8 December following information from a researcher. Previous title: Unidentified Moriori group, Chatham Islands.

Date: [ca 1925]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-5469-048

Description: Thomas Solomon, circa 1925. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [Between 1920 and 1929]

Reference: PAColl-6197

Description: Photograph of group on Chatham Islands, ca 1920s, possibly gathered to farewell the doctor. Tommy Solomon is standing at left. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1925]

Reference: 1/2-C-000901-F

Description: Thomas Solomon, circa 1925. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).

Date: [ca 1900-1930s]

By: Mitchell, Owen Cecil, 1904-1971

Reference: PA-Group-00911

Description: Contains photograph album, loose prints, and negatives of images taken on the Chatham Islands between circa 1900 to 1930s, with most images taken in circa 1920s. Local photographer and farmer Owen Cecil Mitchell created the negatives, most likely compiled the album, and stamped the backs of many of the prints, in ink, with his name. A few prints are identified on the backs and some have corresponding negatives. Numerous negatives do not have corresponding prints and some later images may show scenes in Christchurch. - Photographs chiefly illustrate life on the Chatham Islands, including portraits of individuals and groups and community events and industry (mainly sheep farming). Landscapes, wildlife, flora, and buildings are also covered. - The collection contains images of men holding human bones, mainly in a beach setting. Other - Source of descriptive information - Information regarding collection provided by vendor. Some further information provided by Chatham Islander Robert Ernest Holmes in the Library reading room (30 May 2014). Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Backing board verso - bottom centre - 'For Owen from J Morris' Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 107 b&w original photographic print(s) (Loose). 82 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Photograph album, silver gelatin negatives, loose prints Provenance: Purchase, 2014. Had been in the collection of the vendor for the past 10 years. No further information available.

Date: [ca 1900-1930s]

From: Mitchell, Owen Cecil, 1904-1971: Photographs, chiefly of the Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-q-1178

Description: Album of photographs of life on the Chatham Islands, circa 1900 to 1930s, with the majority of images taken circa 1920s, taken by Owen Cecil Mitchell. Mitchell also most likely compiled the album. - Contains numerous group and individual portraits, many of families and children and often including animals such as pet lambs and sheep, dogs, horses, ducklings, and one image where a cow is being ridden. People are unidentified and are chiefly of European descent but there are also images of Moriori and, possibly, Māori. Includes images of farmer Tommy Solomon (also known as Tame Horomona Rehe) and rugby player Sigley Kamo. There are a number of rugby teams portraits and one school photo with children and teachers. A policeman is seen in uniform in one picnicking image and there are images of men working on farms, including shearers and shepherds) and on boats. - Album features social scenes with unidentified local people seen at community events such as picnics, horse races (with winning horses, jockeys, and trophies), playing tennis by a lake or inlet [Kaingaroa?], and at a hangi. Buildings photographed include the Post Office at Waitangi, Kaingaroa Homestead [and tennis courts?], Manukau Station, and the grandstand at the racecourse. - Includes photographs of agriculture and transport on the islands. A number of images show steam ships and row boats, one car is seen being towed by another, and there are numerous images of horses (both saddled and a pair of drays pulling a cart). Agricultural images primarily show sheep; they are photographed being shorn, transported in a row boat, in yards, and in paddocks. One image shows bales of wool on a wharf awaiting transportation. Woolsheds and other farm buildings are included. - Scenic images mainly show coastal areas and include The Horns, Tuku Gully, Pitt Island, and South East Island. Flora includes Chatham Island Lily as well as introduced and native plants. - Other images include sharks teeth [Great White Shark?], carvings, feather and woven cloaks, a beached whale, and swans on a lake. Album also contains images of human bones. - Front inside cover of album is decorated with postage stamps from the Dominion of New Zealand, the Republic of Panama, United States of America, and Denmark. Hei whakatūpato: He whakaahua o ngā kōiwi tangata i roto i tēnei taonga. Warning: Please be aware this item contains images of human remains. Arrangement: Five small yellow adhesive markers on random pages removed for conservation purposes. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown cloth spine and decorated cloth boards (28.5 x 23cm) Processing information: Notes from researchers identifying photographs have been photocopied onto acid-free paper and are interleaved inside the album. Content warning and indexing terms added 3 May 2024.

Date: 1990-1991

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: 97-042-10/05

Description: Correspondence with Dictionary of New Zealand Biography re essay on Tommy Solomon; includes draft of the essay Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: [ca 1915]

From: Burt, William Beverland, 1912-1992: Photographs, chiefly relating to the Chatham Islands

Reference: 1/2-038462-G

Description: Burial of the child of Ngatiki Te Aho Piripi (with black arm band), Chatham Islands. Shows a group gathered around the coffin which sits on wooden slats above the open grave. Tommy Solomon (with moustache) stands on the right of Piripi. Photograph taken circa 1915 by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative