Places

Date: 1940s-1960s

By: Bull, George Robert, 1910-1996; Bull, Lui, active 1998

Reference: PA-Group-00595

Description: The main subject areas include ships, birds (especially sea birds), trees, native forest, places in the form of pastoral landscapes, coastal views, towns and historical buildings. There are sequences of Maori and Pakeha doing crafts, mainly weaving and dying. One sequence of Maori weaving records the process from the cutting and preparation of the flax to the finished product. There are also family portraits and groups, and photographs of friends. A number of photographs were taken to build up a resource of natural textures and patterns such as driftwood, river boulders, and clouds. The subject range of the collection can be accessed through George Bull's card index. The original envelope sequence numbers relating to this can be followed in the negative registers. There are in fact colour negs among the mass of black and white negatives Arrangement: Negatives at 1/4-009786, 015246, 082104-F to 083126-F; 1/4-83685-F to 1/4-85607-F; 1/4-87126-F to 1/4-88982-F; 1/4-120202 to 1/4-120218; 1/2-180428 to 180478 and 181299 to 181356; 1/2-233415. Also at 35mm 23691 to 23744; 25047 to 25451; 25617 to 25862; 35mm-91811 to 35mm-91837. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) handcoloured. 5637 b&w original negative(s) Of which 724 are 35mm neg strips comprising 1,953 images.

Date: ca 1900-1959

By: Bull, George Robert, 1910-1996

Reference: PAColl-6516

Description: Photographs of various aspects of the Postal Service such as rural delivery, Post Offices and mail boats. Arrangement: Negatives housed at: 1/4-009950 to 009956, 009959 and 009960 Quantity: 8 b&w original negative(s). 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film and glass negatives