Places

Date: 1909

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 3

Reference: PAColl-5671-46

Description: The Masonic Hotel and a band rotunda, Napier. Shows decorative wrought iron work. Taken by an unidentified photographer in 1909. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1848

By: Baker, Richard, 1810-1854

Reference: C-014-015

Description: Shows a view across the flowering gardens of Major Baker's house in Thorndon Quay, to Wellington Harbour, Somes Island, Ward Island, the Hutt Valley and the snow-capped Tararuas. The view is from the verandah two of whose posts divide the view. The Kaiwharawhara Hotel and a moored ship at Kaiwharawhara can be seen at the left. A small child in a dress holds picked flowers in his apron and offers some to a Maori man seated with a basket beside a flower bed. A Maori figure in a red cloak stands over the fence at the left, and another carries a load on her back at the right. There are three tall sailing ships in the harbour and three smaller craft including a waka carrying four figures, in the near left portion of the harbour. According to a note on the back of the work, the small child is Baker's eldest son Frederick Arnold Baker, born 30 December 1845. In 1848, Major Baker owned a two-storeyed building at Kaiwharawhara, and this may also be shown in the picture. (See Ward's "Early Wellington", page 150). Inscriptions: Backing board recto - centre - [Vie]w of Wellington [(Ne]w Zealand) Harbour from Major Richard Baker's verandah, painted by himself about 1848. The child in it was his eldest son Frederick Arnold Baker born 30 December 1845. Baker won prizes for "Bouquet flowers" and turnips, in the Wellington Horticultural Show, 22 January 1842. (See Winsome Shepherd "Wellington's heritage, plants, gardens and landscapes", Wellington 2000, pages 151-153) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 205 x 555 mm.

Date: 1890 - 1900

From: Franklyn, F :[Drawings of New Zealand scenes] / F Franklyn [ca 1900?]

By: Franklyn, F, active 1890-93

Reference: A-141-018

Description: Looking down from a high standpoint onto the two-storied building of the hotel, with verandahs running along the front and a single-storeyed extension to the left. A formal garden in front of the hotel and Maori whare visible amongst the bush to the left, with low hills behind. 'Whakarewarewa' can be distinguished on a curved name board above the hotel's front door. Disbound from original sketchbook [[18] leaves ; 230 x 280 mm), inscribed: F Franklyn. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 215 x 142 mm

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000242-G

Description: Mansion House on Kawau Island, taken from the wharf, in early 1900s. It was possibly being used as a guest house at the time the photograph was taken. In the immediate foreground on the lefthandside are filled sacks piled up on the wharf. Photograph taken by William A Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Mansion House. Kawau Island Auckland NZ No 1883 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass plate negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches