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[Stowe, Jane], 1838-1931 :[Thorndon and Wellington Harbour. ca 1880]
Date: 1880
By: Stowe, Jane, 1838-1931
Reference: A-439-004
Description: Shows a view from the lower slopes of the Wadestown Hill looking towards the harbour. There is a garden in the foreground and a street of houses, possibly Hobson Street, leading away towards Wellington Harbour with sailboats, and the houses of Oriental Bay and Mt Victoria behind. There is a flagpole or aerial on the top of Mt Victoria (shown as a flagpole on most contemporaneous illustrations). Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 255 x 179 mm. Provenance: Previously owned by members of the artist's family. Processing information: Deframed by the Library.
House on Victoria Avenue, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date: [ca1867]
From: Saxby, Stephen Hector, 1907- :Photograph albums
Reference: PA1-q-214-24
Description: View of a large house, newly built on Victoria Avenue, Wanganui, New Zealand. The near side shows the exterior wall of a conservatory, and the shadow of a flag can be seen at the top of a flagpole. The house sits alone in a cleared pastoral landscape facing Victoria Avenue. The extent of its section is indicated by plantings of young trees along the boundary. A broom hedge can also be seen on the near boundary. Other fencing hedges can be seen along paddock boundaries, in some places mixed with post and rail fences. A low plank fence runs along the edge of Victoria Avenue. Other buildings can be seen in the distance. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, oval shaped, 24.3 x 18.5 cm, mounted on album page.