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Digging drainage ditch, Kaitaia swamp
Date: [Between 1910 and 1939]
From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland
Reference: 1/1-010666-G
Description: Maori men digging a drainage ditch in the Kaitaia swamp. Photograph probably taken by Arthur James Northwood between circa 1910 and circa 1939. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Workers at the Gear Meat Company, Petone
Date: ca 1900
From: Howard, B J : Chiefly photographs of Somes Island during World War I
Reference: 1/2-090508-F
Description: Workers at the Gear Meat Company, Petone, photographed circa 1900. Shows 18 men, many wearing sacking tunics and bound sacking footwear, standing outside a door to the works. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative
Makohine Viaduct workers
Date: [between 1898-1902]
From: Cameron, R A :Photographs of Ohingaiti
Reference: 1/2-094227-F
Description: Group portrait of 39 men and boys who worked on the Makohine Viaduct. Photograph taken between 1898-1902 by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Coal miners taking a break, Stockton, Buller district
Date: 3 Oct 1944
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-001227-F
Description: Coal miners having 'crib' (snack) time in a wet mine, Stockton, Buller district, 3 October, 1944. One eats a sandwich. The man on the right holds a bottle of cold tea. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Other - Pascoe's heading from the backfile for the set of photographs at 1/4-001221 to 001261 reads: "Coal from the Buller mines". Researcher has suggested the mine is Webb Mine and the men may be (left to right) Jim Wilson, shot firer; Alfie Dawes (eating a sandwich) and Harry Betteley or Ollie Henderson. Caption - Caption at backfile reads: " Crib time in a wet mine. 'Crib' is a miner's term for a snack. Typical of crib are the sandwich (centre) and the bottle of cold tea (right). Source of descriptive information - File print and Pascoe's notes in backfile held in Photographic Archive. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Old, Janet Haldane, 1928-2003: Freezing workers at Waitara freezing works
Date: [ca 1910]
By: Old, Janet Haldane, 1928-2003
Reference: 1/2-137280-F
Description: Freezing workers at Waitara freezing works, photographed circa 1910 by an unidentified photographer. A man in the foreground is skinning a carcass. Leonard William Old is in the centre, with a striped shirt. On his left is Jack Zeier. 2nd left is Mr Bailey. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative
Men at work on the Homer Tunnel, Southland
Date: 1935 - 1953
From: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji
Reference: 1/2-024836-F
Description: Men working with picks and shovels inside the Homer Tunnel. Taken by William Hall Raine. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Grocery store of G Worth in the Majestic Theatre building in Taihape
Date: [ca 1920s]
Reference: 1/2-105450-F
Description: Grocery and general store of G Worth, in the Majestic Theatre Building at Taihape, circa 1920s. The men in aprons in the foreground (grocers from Worth's ?) are unidentified. The photographer is also unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Men digging a drainage ditch, Kaitaia
Date: [191-?]
From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland
Reference: 1/1-010655-G
Description: Group of men standing in and beside a drainage ditch in a Kaitaia swamp. There is a small dog standing on the left side of the ditch. Photograph taken ca 1910s by Northwood brothers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Bales of flax fibre ready for market
Date: [ca 1910]
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-1438-1/4-G
Description: View of bales of flax fibre (often known as New Zealand hemp, or New Zealand flax, but more correctly known as phormium tenax). The negative is a copy of an image in an unidentified publication, photographed by an unidentified photographer. Copy photographed by Albert Percy Godber circa 1910. Inscription from the publication is visible on the negative, but is not shown on the File Print. Information about place taken from Godber File at TL6/1/15 (1/4 plate. Flax industry. Makerua. Box 13. Copy). Possibly from the Weekly Graphic. Inscriptions: Recto - Plate No. 13. Hemp baled ready for market. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches
Interior of a food dehydration plant in Pukekohe during World War II
Date: November 1944
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0009
Description: Interior of a food dehydration plant in Pukekohe during World War II. Shows women workers and tables of cabbages. Taken by an unknown photographer in November 1944. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Car factory interior
Date: ca 1935
From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives
Reference: 1/1-015591-F
Description: Inside a car factory (probably General Motors in Petone), circa 1935. Shows unidentified men working. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Men preparing sausage casings at Islington Freezing Works, Canterbury
Date: ca 1920
From: Webb, Steffano, 1880-1967: Collection of negatives
Reference: 1/1-005060-G
Description: Preparation of sausage casings, Islington Freezing Works, Canterbury, photographed by Steffano Francis Webb circa 1920. Shows four unidentified men working inside a brick building. Other: Note on back of file print reads: Calibration (sizing) Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom left - 3 Glossy; Marginal notes on negative - top right - I02 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative
Washing hanks of treated flax, Lake Ohia
Date: [ca 1910]
From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland
Reference: 1/1-010560-G
Description: Maori woman washing hanks of treated flax. Photograph taken at Lake Ohia, by Northwood brothers, circa 1910s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Warehouse, Kaitaia
Date: [191-?]
From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland
Reference: 1/1-010634-G
Description: Interior view of a warehouse, Kaitaia. Workers include a Maori man seating in foreground. Products include door frames, olive oil, and Scott's Emulsion. Photograph taken 1910s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Railway employees, Upper Hutt
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Kenneally, Joseph Mervyn, 1944- : Photographs of the Wellington region, mainly of Upper Hutt, Whitemans Valley, Khandallah and Karori
Reference: 1/2-110356-F
Description: Railway employees, Upper Hutt, circa 1900. James Johnson is 2nd from the left. Other men unknown. Photographer unidentified. A caption for this photograph in "Upper Hutt: Reflections from the past" by Joseph Mervyn Kenneally, 1980, page 19, reads: "Gangers, or the railway 'guardians', wearing a variety of different styled hats, take a break for the camera around 1900. Two hand propelled velocipedes [jiggers, or handcarts] of the period provided transport to and from the work site..." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Anthea Abercrombie working in the Dominion Physical Laboratory in Gracefield, Lower Hut...
Date: 7 May 1943
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-000431-F
Description: Anthea Abercrombie measuring screw gauges in the metrology room at the Dominion Physical Laboratory, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, in Gracefield, Lower Hutt, Wellington. Photograph taken 7 May 1943, by John Dobree Pascoe. Original caption reads: "Precision work in the measurement of screw gauges at the Dominion Physical Laboratory involves the use of instruments that are a pride to the staff." An original print from this negative is in the War Effort Collection IA 79 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Hop pickers
Date: [ca 1910]
From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 3
By: Bridle, William, active 1912; Field family
Reference: PAColl-5671-59
Description: Hop pickers, circa 1910. Photograph taken by W Bridle, possibly in Motueka. Inscriptions: Verso - top left - W Bridle, Photo, Motueka Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Carrying a sail aboard the Pamir
Date: 1947
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Reference: PAColl-8163-14
Description: After being checked by the sail makers this sail is being carried along the deck of the ship Pamir before being placed below deck. Shows Graeme Sheppard on the left. Photograph taken in 1947. Photographer unidentified. Other - Published in the New Zealand Free Lance 8 October 1947 Source of descriptive information - Notes on back of print Inscriptions: Verso - After being checked by the sail mkers this spare sail is placed below Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.8 x 16.8 cm
Services Commercial Contact Centre :For every home coming Kiwi. Services Commercial Con...
Date: 1944 - 1947
From: [Ephemera of octavo size concerning employment, career choices and vocational guidance]
By: Services Commercial Contact Centre (Auckland); Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd
Reference: Eph-A-EMPLOYMENT-1945-01
Description: Front cover shows a line of New Zealand servicemen and women heading for a map of New Zealand. Inside the folded sheet is an explanation of the purpose and plan of the Centre, and the back cover has details of the governing body with representatives from numerous listed organisations. It is "an Auckland scheme but other voluntary organizations in the various Centres of New Zealand are working in a similar manner". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on folded pamphlet. Physical Description: Photolithograph on folded pamphlet 215 x 130 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Frank Dawson in 2002.
Widening (Awanui?) river for the Kaitaia swamp drainage scheme
Date: [192-?]
From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland
Reference: 1/1-010646-G
Description: Widening (Awanui?) river for the Kaitaia swamp drainage scheme. Scene includes labourers with shovels. Photograph taken 1920s by Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches