Born London 1812. Practised photography at 3 Bentinck Place, London (1856-1859), and at 10 Great Titchfield Street, London W (1860-1866). Emigrated to Wellington, practised photography at Mulgrave Street, Wellington (1866-), in the premises which had been occupied by his son, William Davis, from 1858 to 1862. Died at Oriental Bay, 8 January 1901. Sources: "Photography in New Zealand, a social and technical history" (Hardwicke Knight p. 182), "A directory of London photographers, 1841-1908" (Pritchard p. 52), Mrs Estelle Canter-Visscher (personal communication).
Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Davis, W H, 1812-1901
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Photograph of Lambton Quay, Wellington
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-05
Description: Photograph of buildings on Lambton Quay in Wellington, including the premises of J McDowell & Co (with Wellington Club upstairs); W F Ross (Fruiterer); Barrett's Hotel; the Athenaeum (with tower); South British Insurance Co of NZ. Photograph taken in 1870s-1880s by W H W Davis. Duplicate of PA7-12-04 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Creator unknown: Photograph album of scenes in Wellington
Date: 1857, 1866, 1868, 1880
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA1-o-1879
Description: Photograph album containing copies of images originally taken in Wellington in 1857, 1866, 1868, and 1880. Compiler of album unidentified. Images chiefly show street scenes alongside the harbour. One shows the Chief Post Office. Photographers include William Henry Whitmore Davis (the images dated 1866) and Burton Brothers (Wellington from Post Office Tower).. Originals of many, possibly all, of the images, are held by the Alexander Turnbull Library. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 25.6 x 33.4 cm, blue covers with leather spine and corners; front cover is embossed with gold 'General Assembly Library New Zealand". Provenance: Donated by Parliamentary Library, Wellington, 2014 Transfers: Transfers - From NZ&P Book Collections as part of a large ongoing donation of mainly published material..
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Photograph of a view of Oriental Bay, Wellington
Date: [1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-11-13
Description: View looking north-east along Oriental Parade from Oriental Terrace and towards Roseneath. Photograph taken by W H R Davis in 1880s Relationship complexity - The original negative from which this print was made is at 1/2-230685-G. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s).
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Photograph of Thorndon, Wellington
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-54
Description: View of the salt-water baths on the foreshore at Thorndon. Photograph taken from the front garden of a property overlooking the baths. A group of people are congregated beside the enclosed area of the baths. Various flags are flying from the high wooden fence enclosing the baths. Taken in 1870s-1880s by W H W Davis. Duplicate print at PA7-12-55 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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View of Parliament Buildings and St Mary's Cathedral, Wellington
Date: [1870s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-22
Description: Photograph of Wellington showing Parliament Buildings, St Mary's Catholic Church and Government House, taken from the Bolton Street Cemetery in early 1870s by William Henry Whitmore Davis. The new chambers of the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives are under construction. St Mary's Cathedral spire is still in place (removed in 1885). In the immediate foreground are graves, one surrounded by a white picket fence. Duplicates of PA7-12-20 & PA7-12-21 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Thorndon Quay and Mulgrave Street, Wellington - Photograph taken by William Henry Whitm...
Date: [ca 1866-1868]
From: Tait, Ethna Bessie J, fl 1960 :Photographs of early Wellington
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-43-09
Description: View of the intersection of Thorndon Quay and Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington with the harbour and a row boat in the foreground photographed by W H W Davis. From left to right are: Clents & Dawson, grocers and general storekeepers; painting and paperhanging shop; Warcup's bootmaking business; J Greaves, plumber and glazier; Thistle Inn. St Paul's Pro-Cathedral is on the right. Relationship complexity - Original negative at 10x8-2087-G Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 14.6 x 18.2 cm on mount 25.2 x 30.2 cm
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Ships Pleione and Hurunui at Railway Wharf, Wellington
Date: [Jan or Feb 1886]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-45
Description: Duplicate of PA7-12-44 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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View of Government buildings, Lambton Quay, Wellington
Date: [ca 1870s-1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-27
Description: View of Government buildings, Lambton Quay with area of reclaimed land in immediate foreground. In centre is Government House. On right Parliament buildings and St Mary's Cathedral. Tinakori Hill in background, and headstones in Bolton Street Cemetery are visible. Photograph taken in 1870s-1880s by W H W Davis. Duplicate of PA7-10-10 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Photograph of Museum Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Date: [after 1885]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-10-12
Description: View looking along Museum Street, Thorndon towards Sydney Street. St Mary's Cathedral can be seen in the distance. Photograph taken by W H W Davis sometime after 1885 when the steeple was removed from the cathedral. Duplicate of PA7-10-11 & PA7-12-16 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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View of the Government Buildings, Wellington
Date: [ca 1880]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-24
Description: View of the Government Building and Supreme Court on Lambton Quay, and ships in Wellington Harbour taken from the Bolton Street Cemetery by W H W Davis in 1880s. Government House is on the left and St-Andrews-on-the-Terrace on the right. In the immediate foreground are headstones (inscriptions unable to be deciphered). Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Bishop's Court, Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-11-35
Description: Photograph of Mulgrave Street taken from opposite St Pauls Cathedral looking down towards the harbour. Bishop's Court is on the lefthand side of the street. Duplicate of PA7-10-09 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Group standing outside the Government House stables, Sydney Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Date: [ca 1880]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-44-18
Description: Photograph of a group standing beside the Government House stables, a wooden building, on the corner of Museum Street and Sydney Street, Thorndon. The group includes a woman with a baby in her arms, two men and a boy. Photograph taken in 1870s or 1880s by W H W Davis. Detail of image at PA7-12-13 & PA7-44-17. Print showing closer detail of the building is at PA7-44-19 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Thorndon Quay, Wellington
Date: [ca 1866-1868]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-44-09
Description: View of the dwellings along Thorndon Quay. One of a sequence of panoramic photographs taken by W H W Davis, ca 1866. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 16.5 x 21.5 cm (2 copies)
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Photograph of a view of Thorndon
Date: [ca 1870s-1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-10-19
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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View of Oriental Bay, Wellington taken from the beach
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-10-16
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Photograph of an unidentified Wellington wharf
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-48
Description: Duplicate of PA7-12-47 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Davis, William Henry Whitmore :Photograph of the Hobson Street Bridge Thorndon, Wellington
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-11-54
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s).
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Photograph of Government House, Wellington
Date: [ca 1880]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-10
Description: Duplicate of PA7-12-09 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Wellington Harbour and Lambton Quay
Date: [1866 or 1867]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-44-26
Description: View of Lambton Quay, Te Aro and ships in Wellington Harbour looking south from a jetty near the site of the Wellington Railway Station. Lambton Quay and reclamation is on the right; Willis Street is in the centre background, and Te Aro on the left. Part of a panorama taken by W H W Davis ca 1866-1867. Relationship complexity - Original negative at 10x8-2079-G. Duplicate image at PA7-43-11. Forms at panorama with 1/2-052978 & 1/2-052980. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Photograph of the Wellington Railway Station
Date: [ca 1860s-1870s]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-11-04
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s).