Cox, Thomas George, 1887-1973 :Photographs

Date: ca 1900-ca 1925

From: Cox, Thomas George, 1887-1973 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-6712-4

Description: Most of the images in this collection are photographic postcards. The largest group are of the Wairakei thermal area taken by Frederick George Radcliffe. Others are of Kawaroa Park, New Plymouth, McRae's Hotel, Te Wairoa, Shannon, a view of the Wellington wharves and Custom House, Mount Egmont, and the Skippers road. One group are of the war memorial erected by Roseneath School, Wellington. Quantity: 27 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1920-1929

From: Cox, Thomas George, 1887-1973 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-6712-3

Description: Photographs of trips taken in the countryside, of bridges, rivers, streams, waterfalls, native forest, mountains, coastal scenery and other scenic views. There are pictures of cars and one of a motorcycle with side car. There are prints of two fly fishermen displaying their catch in a net and of a man holding up a large eel. Others show yachts in sail, and men and boys in yachts; adult fun sports at a group outing identified in PAColl-6712-2 as being the "optic championships". Another group are shown playing cricket in the grounds of Days Bay House. There is also a single print of a hunter showing his bag of wild game birds. Animals are represented by cattle and horses, one of the latter associated with two men and a wagon-full of freshly harvested hay, another is harnessed to a coach parked beside a stationary train. A sequence of prints records the dams and lakes of the newly completed Mangahao Hydro in the hills inland from Shannon. Three prints show a ship grounded in coastal shallows. There are portrait and group photographs of people, including children, and one print of a children's party. Several show picnic groups.

Date: 1920-1929

From: Cox, Thomas George, 1887-1973 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-6712-2

Description: Photographs of trips taken in the countryside, of bridges, rivers, streams, waterfalls, native forest, mountains, coastal scenery and other scenic views. There are a number of prints showing camp sites and tents some of which are identified as being at Otaki Forks and Lake Wairarapa. Fishermen with their nets on shore, yachts in sail, and men and boys in yachts. A series of prints records an a fun athletic sports day described as the "optical championships" which may relate to Cox's son George who was an optician in Wellington. There are two prints of early radio apperatus which also show station codes pinned to the wall, and there are several prints and negatives of George E Cox's opticians shop at 38 Willis Street, Wellington. Animals are represented by sheep, cows, dogs and birds. There are some prints of green house plants in pots and vases of flowers, people bathing, two war memorials, and picnic groups. There are also a number of portrait and group photographs. One of the groups is a cricket team.

Date: ca 1905-ca 1920

From: Cox, Thomas George, 1887-1973 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-6712-5

Description: A dredge called "Ted" on sawamp draining work; a ketch called "Rona" drawn up on a beach; two groups of people photographed in bush settings. Other images are of cows, a bullock team, coastal views, clouds, mountains, bridges, native clematis, and soldiers Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1920-1929

From: Cox, Thomas George, 1887-1973 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-6712-1

Description: Photographs of trips taken in the countryside, of bridges, rivers, streams, waterfalls, native forest, mountains, coastal scenery and other scenic views. There are a number of prints showing camp sites and tents. A Riley car features in a driveway and on the open road, and there are pictures of cars full of people. Fishermen with their nets on shore and in an open boat, yachts in sail, and men and boys in yachts. A series of prints records an athletic sports day at Wellington College; another, adult fun sports at a group outing. There is also a birds eye view of the buildings of the Dunedin exhibition of 1925. Animals are represented by sheep, cows, dogs and birds. Another sequence shows soldiers in training at Trentham Military Camp. There is an image of one war memorial and several others of still lifes with fruit and dishes on a table top