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National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
- Date
- 1920s-1990s
- By
- National Dance Archive of New Zealand
- Reference
- PA-Group-00035
- Description
This collection contains material gathered together to form the National Dance Archive of New Zealand. It includes material relating to Gisa Taglicht, various Modern Dance companies, including Douglas Wright Dance Company, and ballet dancers and productions. Also includes portraits of dancers, including Hazel Martin, Anna Pavlova, Harold Robinson, and Freda Stark.
Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Quantity: 5 album(s) Album(s). 304 b&w original photographic print(s). 5 digital print(s) comprising 20 colour images. 21 colour original negative(s) strips with 77 images. 103 colour original photographic print(s) colour original photographic print(s). 18 colour original transparency/ies including 2 mounted slides. 5 b&w copy photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Album, photographic prints, transparencies, negatives, and digital prints.
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0700 : National Dance Archive of New Zealand : Records of the Dance Archive and deposited papers relating to dance (except 2008 donation which was received by Photographic Archive directly). See also Ephemera Collection for posters: Eph-C-DANCE-1997 and Eph-D-DANCE-1993..
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 5 album(s) Album(s), 304 b&w original photographic print(s), 5 digital print(s) comprising 20 colour images, 21 colour original negative(s) strips with 77 images, 103 colour original photographic print(s) colour original photographic print(s), 18 colour original transparency/ies including 2 mounted slides, 5 b&w copy photographic print(s), Photographs, Album, photographic prints, transparencies, negatives, and digital prints.
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Hazel Martin album
Date: [ca 1930s-1940s]
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-2022
Description: A "Kodak" photograph album, compiled by Hazel Martin, with black and white photographic prints, mainly portraits, and folded typescript manuscript leaf headed "Quiz for New Zealand Eagle Club: Fiancee Group" laid in. Some images have captions inscribed on album page, including: "Joy Bobs Baby" (Belwood Studio, Auckland), "Tom's Widow" (stamped: Leicograph Studio, Hotel St George, Willis Street, Wellington), "Madamoiselle" (stamped: Leicograph Photo, 3 Manners Street, Wellington), "Ethel of Picton", "The late Jean Harlow" (by Metro Goldwyn-Mayer), "P.C. 46" (Crown Studios, Palmerston North), "Groper caught at Christmas Island weighing 250lbs", "Ships Company of the H.M.S. Sussex at Rotorua", "The Duke of Gloucester En route to N.Z. on the Sussex", "My friend and shipmates of the Sussex", "Some crew at Rotorua again", "1940 me", "Crew of the Admiral Von Sheer Playing against the British Navy", and a publicity photography featuring the wrestler "Dick Raines; The Texas Tornado; Bert's K.C." [Charles Richard Raines (1911-1979)], and others. Some captions do not appear to match image content. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 18 black and white photographic prints. Physical Description: Album of 18 black and white photographic prints, 14 x 18.5 cm.
Hazel Martin album
Date: [ca 1930s-1940s]
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-2023
Description: Album compiled by Hazel Martin, with "Kodak" printed on front cover, containing black and white photographic prints, mainly portraits. Captions inscribed on album pages include: "Tommy on Active Service 1940", "Tom's friend", "Lieutenant Home Kidston Boblue McClean & Co", "Late Grandfather Martin", "Dorothy Lamour & Hula Girlds", "Tom and friends in Bombay, 1941", "Sydney Bridge", "Tommy & Mates 1935", "A Luca Cousin of Slim", "Andy Thompson & Pal 1941 Ballroom Dancer from Sydney", "Billie Ponds, Patricia Moony, & Myself. Lower Queen Street Day. May 1941", "Shopping in Cuba St 1941", and others. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 22 black and white photographic prints. Physical Description: Album of 22 black and white photographic prints, 14 x 17 cm.
Hazel Martin photograph album
Date: 1940s
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-2024
Description: Album compiled by Hazel Martin, with 'Photographs' printed on front cover, with black and white photographic prints mounted and loose items laid in, including postcards and newspaper clippings, many related to her fiancee Harold (Swanee) Swanson, Gunnery Sergeant (USMC), who died at Tarawa on 20 November 1943. Album also includes printed invitation to a dance of the "Staff Non-Commissioned Officers of the Eighth Marines - United States Marines" held at Majestic Cabaret in Wellington, on 10 August 1943. Also includes birthday card from parents to Swanson, and a handwriting analysis for Swanson. Newspaper clipping recording posthumous award of Purple Heart and Ribbons awarded to Swanson. Also material relating to New Zealand Eagle Club - an association of New Zealand wives and fiancees of American Servicemen. Loose photographs laid in include group portrait of women, most likely members of the New Zealand Eagle Club, and portrait of Hazel Martin at piano, and portrait of subject holding ukelele, by Princess Betty Studio Wellington. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 25 photographs and postcards, greeting cards, and newspaper clippings. Physical Description: Album with black boards, containing 25 photographs and postcards, newspaper clippings, and greeting cards.
Further photographs
Date: 1938-1940, 1942 [1950s]
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
By: Deighton, Leslie Howard, -1955; Houston Rogers (Firm)
Reference: PAColl-9630-2
Description: Comprises photographs collected by the National Dance Archive of New Zealand including: Group portraits of dance students, taken 1938-1940 and 1942 by Deighton of Napier Photographs of ballet dancers Philip Chatfield and Rowena Jackson, taken ca 1950s by Houston Rogers of London Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s).
Douglas Wright Dance Company - Buried Venus
Date: 1996
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PA12-3713
Description: Colour transparencies (35 mm) of images portraying dancers of the Douglas Wright Dance Company and their production of 'Buried Venus' of 1996. Photographer not identified, but most likely Peter Molloy. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 7 colour original transparency/ies 24 frames. Physical Description: Colour transparencies, 35mm strips. Transfers: Originally tranferred from Archives & Manuscripts, 2003-169-13/1A & 1B..
Douglas Wright Dance Company - Buried Venus
Date: 1996
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PA12-3712
Description: Two colour transparencies of images portraying dancers of the Douglas Wright Dance Company and their production of 'Buried Venus' of 1996. Photographer not identified, but most likely Peter Molloy. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 2 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Two colour transparencies, 8.8 x 12.5 cm. Transfers: Originally tranferred from Archives & Manuscripts, 2003-169-13/1A & 1B..
Douglas Wright Dance Company - Buried Venus
Date: 1996
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PA12-3714
Description: Colour transparencies (35 mm) of images portraying dancers of the Douglas Wright Dance Company and their production of 'Buried Venus' of 1996. Photographer not identified, but most likely Peter Molloy. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 7 colour original transparency/ies 7 frames. Physical Description: Colour original transparencies, 35 mm frames. Transfers: Originally tranferred from Archives & Manuscripts, 2003-169-13/1A & 1B..
Douglas Wright Dance Company - Buried Venus - and portrait of Douglas Wright
Date: 1994-1996
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PA12-3715
Description: Colour transparencies (mounted slides) of images portraying dancers of the Douglas Wright Dance Company and their production of 'Buried Venus' of 1996. Also portrait of Douglas Wright by Christie Webster, 1994. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 2 colour original transparency/ies mounted slides. Physical Description: Two colour original transparencies, mounted slides. Transfers: Originally tranferred from Archives & Manuscripts, 2003-169-13/1A & 1B..
Anna Pavlova - New Zealand portraits
Date: [ca 1926]
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
By: S P Andrew Ltd
Reference: PAColl-10669-1
Description: Three black and white photographic portraits of Anna Pavlova in various costumes, from the time of her performances in New Zealand, in 1926. Includes portrait signed S P Andrew, and a portrait with "Andrew Studio N.Z. Protected" imprint. Photographer identified based on similarity to negatives held at ATL 1/1-019130 and ATL 1/1-019170-F. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic prints.
Scenes from ballet in Faust
Date: 1940
From: National Dance Archive of New Zealand: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-10669-2
Description: Series of sixteen black and white photographic prints depicting a ballet scene in the 1940 New Zealand production of Gounod's opera 'Faust'. Original enclosure annotated "A sequence of shots from a ballet in Faust 1940. Choreography Bettina Edwards & Beryl Nettleton. Rowena Jackson before she left for England & Lorna[?] Kay as principal". All prints annotated "Beryl Nettleton" verso, and bearing Jackson Photography, Auckland, photographer's stamp. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic prints.