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Two "Liberty ships" at Port Chalmers; the 'Frank Joseph Irwin' (No. 97); and the 'Linco...
Date: between 1942 and 1959
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
By: Matheson, Catherine Euphemia, active 1932-1950
Reference: 1/1-021647-G
Description: Two American Liberty ships at Port Chalmers; number 97, the 'Frank Joseph Irwin' with a tugboat alongside; and number 93, the 'Lincoln Steffens'. A dredge is visible behind the 'Frank Joseph Irwin'; and the sheer-legs in the foreground. Probably photographed by Catherine Euphemia Matheson who took over the De Maus studio in 1932. For information about the ships see "The Liberty ships" (p 65) by L A Sawyer (WN 623.824 SAW 1970) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
American Liberty ship number 93 (the 'Lincoln Steffens') and an unidentified American i...
Date: between 1942 and 1959
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
By: Matheson, Catherine Euphemia, active 1932-1950
Reference: 1/1-021645-G
Description: The American Liberty ship number 93 (the 'Lincoln Steffens') and an unidentified American icebreaker at Port Chalmers. The sheer-legs is visible in the foreground. Probably photographed by Catherine Euphemia Matheson who took over the De Maus studio in 1932. For information about the ship see "The Liberty ships" (p 65) by L A Sawyer (WN 623.824 SAW 1970) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
An unidentified steamship in the foreground, with the cruiser 'Australia' partially obs...
Date: [ca 1930]
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
By: Matheson, Catherine Euphemia, active 1932-1950
Reference: 1/1-021657-F
Description: An unidentified steamship berthed at Port Chalmers, with the cruiser 'Australia' partially obscured behind. The sheer-legs is visible in foreground. Photographer probably Catherine Euphemia Matheson who took over the De Maus studio in 1932. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Sailing ship Caran [i.e. Carin] being loaded or unloaded at the Sheer-legs at Port Chal...
Date: 1890s?
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/1-001998-G
Description: Schooner Caran [i.e. Carin] being loaded (or unloaded) at the sheer-legs at Port Chalmers. Photographed by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - beneath image - "Caran" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5. inches
Two "Liberty ships" at Port Chalmers; the 'Frank Joseph Irwin' (No. 97) with tugboat es...
Date: between 1942 and 1959
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
By: Matheson, Catherine Euphemia, active 1932-1950
Reference: 1/1-021644-G
Description: Two American Liberty ships at Port Chalmers; the 'Frank Joseph Irwin' (No. 97) with tugboat escort; and the 'Lincoln Steffens' (No. 93). Probably photographed by Catherine Euphemia Matheson who took over the De Maus studio in 1932. For information about the ships see "The Liberty ships" (p 65) by L A Sawyer (WN 623.824 SAW 1970) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Wooden schooner 'Rachel Cohen' berthed at Port Chalmers alongside the Sheer-legs.
Date: After 1891
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/2-015958-G
Description: Schooner 'Rachel Cohen' berthed alongside the sheer-legs at Port Chalmers. Photographed by David Alexander De Maus, after 1891 which was when the sheer-legs was raised. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - "Rachel Cohen" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75
Raising the 80 ton sheer-legs at Port Chalmers in 1891.
Date: 1891
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/1-002548-G
Description: Raising the 80 ton sheer-legs at Port Chalmers in 1891. Scene shows the Municipal buildings to the right of centre, on the Grey Street-Beach Street corner, houses on the hill above the point. Photographed by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Raising 80 ton sheer legs. D.Maus Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Crowd watching sheer-legs crane (set up on landfill at Port Chalmers), hoisting boilers...
Date: [ca 1890s-1910s]
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/1-003484-G
Description: Crowd watching sheer-legs crane on landfill at Port Chalmers. The crane is hoisting 2 boilers. Photographed by ca 1890s-1910s by David Alexander De Maus. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
View of Port Chalmers from McAndrew Road
Date: 1900
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/1-002549-G
Description: View of Port Chalmers from McAndrew Road, showing the sheer-legs in centre foreground on a mole alongside the site of the second graving dock, ca 1900. Photographed by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Site of new graving dock, Port Chl.; Marginal notes on negative - top right - 150 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Group of officials standing in front of the new sheer-legs at Port Chalmers, 1891 for t...
Date: 1891
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/1-002550-G
Description: Large group of officials testing the new sheer-legs at Port Chalmers. Photographed by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Testing the sheer legs. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches