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Date: [ca 1920s]

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PA7-51-28

Description: View of people on the beach at Island Bay. Young children are playing on the sand, or in dinghies and canoes close to the shore. Fishing fleet is at anchor in the bay. Photograph taken by S C Smith in 1920s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Island Bay. Wellington. New Zealand. 890 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 155 x 205 mm

Date: Between 1910-1913

By: Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers); Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PA5-0311

Description: Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand taken by Sydney Cahrles Smith Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 85 x 135 mm

Date: 1983

By: Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: C-106-007/012

Description: Manners Street from Perrett's Corner, 1908 or 1909; The intersection of Courtney Place and Kent Terrace, 1911 or 1912; Basin Reserve, 1914; The intersection of Riddiford Street, Russell Street and Mansfield Street, Newtown Wellington, between 1910 and 1915; Oriental Bay kiosk, 1914; Balaena Bay, Wellington, 1914. Title from container, which also bears descriptive notes. Other Titles - Sydney Charles Smith (1888-1972). Alexander Turnbull Library photographic posters Quantity: 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 6 photolithographs 254 x 345 mm, on sheets 400 x 450 mm, in container 390 x 530 mm. Provenance: Acquired through Legal Deposit.

Date: 1930-1935

From: Photographs of events and activities of Girl Guides in the Wellington Region

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-6790-1

Description: Images of people and activities at the Dominion Camp held at the Trentham Army Camp in 1930. This was the first nation wide jamboree held by the Girl Guides in New Zealand. There are also images of the ralley which was held in the Drill Hall Maginnity Street, Wellington which was one of the Dominion Camp events (rain had caused this venue to be used instead of Newtown Park). Two sheets of prints record different events and personalities in 1931. There is a group photograph of the Lower Hutt company outside St Jame's Church. Most of the people depicted are identified. An album bound in flour bag covers, depicts events and personalities at the camp at Trentham Race Course for the visit of Lord and Lady Baden-powell in 1935. All of the photographs in the album are by Sydney Charles Smith Quantity: 140 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939 - 1940

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Weigel, William George, 1890-1980; Snowden, James Robert, 1904-1982; Powell, Arthur Walter, 1893-1970; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-012

Description: Photographs of recruitment and enlistment, soldiers in military training camps at Papakura (1939-1940) and Burnham (1940) and soldiers in Rarotonga and Egypt, taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of the Maori Battalion and General Freyberg. Photographers include B Snowden, A W Powell, George Weigel and S C Smith. Quantity: 70 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1929 - 1930

From: Old, Ronald :Photographs of the staff of Government Departments

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-3450-1

Description: Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1911, 1928

By: Baird, Jane, active 1990s; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-6024

Description: Photographs of Tarakohe wharf and cement works taken ca 1911 by S C Smith of Wellington, and one view of the cement works taken 1928 by an unknopwn photographer. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-180787 to 180803-F. Quantity: 17 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate copy negatives 10 x 12.5 cm Finding Aids: Photocopies on shelf at PAColl-6204..

Date: October 1914, February 1919

By: Fitchett, W B, active 1935-1960; Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942; Maybury, Horace R, active 1907-1943; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Tibbutt, Walter Francis, 1872-1929

Reference: PA1-f-022

Description: Album mainly of photographs of the assembly and departure of the Main Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, from Wellington in October 1914. It includes photographs of the troopships, Japanese and British naval escort, temporary camps, exercising of horses, embarkation of soldiers and loading of supplies. One photo showing the Verdala (As HMNZT No 13) with a pencil annotation reading 'Verdala with reinforcements' from December 1914. Most photographs were taken by S C Smith, with others taken by H R Maybury, Leslie Hinge and W F Tibbutt. It also includes a photograph of Queens Wharf, Wellington, taken February 1919 by H R Maybury. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Blue cloth bound album 27.4 x 39 cm Provenance: Album formerly in the possession of W B Fitchett, Lowry Bay.

Date: 1915, ca 1940, ca 1941

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Aickin, Fiona McBean, 1911-2004

Reference: PAColl-7859

Description: Collection comprises: Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Douglas McBean Stewart and four others in from of the Sphinx, Egypt, 1915. Norman Stewart and other prisoners at Stalag VIIIB, Germany, 1939-1945. Photograph of units of 2nd Echelon parading at Trentham prior to departure, taken ca 1940 by S C Smith. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Mrs Fiona Aickin, Wainuiomata, in April 2003. Norman Stewart was the donor's brother, and Douglas McBean Stewart was her cousin. Transfers: To Manuscripts & Archives - Christmas card sent by Captain Norman Stewart, prisoner of war at Stalag VIIIB, Germany, to Mr and Mrs H Stewart, Seatoun, Wellington, Christmas 1941..

Date: 1892-1896, [ca 1948]

By: Tustin, B, active 1988; Tustin, William Henry, 1880-1970; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-1281

Description: Collection comprises postcards of Wellington views, views of Karori, panorama of Wellington taken 1892, photographs near Gladstone, bush scene, railway scene, and Raumati store Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card and. 9 b&w original photographic print(s) and. 7 b&w original photographic print(s) (postcards) and. 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera in one box.

Date: 1983

By: Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: C-106-007-a/012-a

Description: Manners Street from Perrett's Corner, 1908 or 1909; The intersection of Courtney Place and Kent Terrace, 1911 or 1912; Basin Reserve, 1914; The intersection of Riddiford Street, Russell Street and Mansfield Street, Newtown Wellington, between 1910 and 1915; Oriental Bay kiosk, 1914; Balaena Bay, Wellington, 1914. Title from container, which also bears descriptive notes. Other Titles - Sydney Charles Smith (1888-1972). Alexander Turnbull Library photographic posters Quantity: 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 6 photolithographs 254 x 345 mm, on sheets 400 x 450 mm, in container 390 x 530 mm. Provenance: Acquired through Legal Deposit.

Date: [ca 1920s]

By: Marshall, B S, active 1980s?; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-10387

Description: Photographic postcards of scenes taken circa 1920s. Six show New Plymouth and one shows Whanganui. Photographers are S C Smith and Frederick George Radcliffe. Four are labelled 'Tourist Series' and these may have been taken by a range of photographers after Radcliffe's death. Five cards published by Frank Duncan & Co Ltd. Two cards published by Tanner Bros Ltd. Images are captioned: - Kawaroa Park. New Plymouth. FGR 6009. [circa 1917] - Breakwater. New Plymouth. Tourist Series. 2376. [circa 1924] - Devon Street looking East, New Plymouth. N.Z. "Tourist Series" 2279 [circa 1924] - New Plymouth from Western Park. "Tourist Series" 2277/8 [Panorama taken circa 1924] - The War Memorial, Durie Hill, Wanganui Tourist Series 2141 [circa 1924] - Maori War Memorial, Marsland Hill, New Plymouth, NZ Photo S C Smith NP17 [circa 1920] - The Breakwater from Kawaroa Park, New Plymouth, NZ Photo S C Smith NP8 [circa 1920] Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Possible dates of Radcliffe image, and Tourist Series images, from an index compiled by Stan R Goodwin of Taumarunui. Index held in Photographic Archive. Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Postcards Provenance: Donated by Rick Marshall, Wellington, 2015. Donor is the grandson of Mr B S Marshall. Transfers: From Book Collections - Monographs from Mr Rick Marshall.

Date: [ca 1900-1929]

From: Simonds, Sheila, active 2005: Collection

By: Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955; Fleetway Press (London, England); Frank Duncan and Company; Marsh, Robert George Stanley, 1862?-1940; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers)

Reference: PAColl-10048

Description: Postcards of New Zealand scenes, particularly in the Wellington and Rotorua districts and a few in Oamaru. Also a portrait of an unidentified soldier - a captain of the NZ Artillery, possibly World War I. Images are taken circa 1900-1929. Some photographers are identified: Sydney Charles Smith, Frederick George Radcliffe, Frank Giles Barker, and Robert George Stanley Marsh. Publishing companies include Tanner Bros Ltd, Frank Duncan & Co, and Fleetway Press. Scenes feature landmarks in Wellington and Oamaru, various geothermal scenes at Whakarewarewa, and scenes of Maori life and customs. Also includes single images of harvesting lucerne at Marlborough, Riddiford Gardens, and an unidentified geyser [Waimangu?]. A number of the postcards are inscribed, with identified writers including Olive Edmond and W Barnes. Quantity: 18 b&w original photographic print(s). 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: March 1912

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Moulter, K (Mrs), active 2010

Reference: PAColl-9662

Description: Photograph of Marakeke Territorial Camp, taken 1912 by S C Smith of Wellington. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 20.5 x 15 cm mounted on card Provenance: Donated by Mrs K Moulter, Palmerston North, 2010

Date: Between 1910-1913

By: Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers); Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PA5-0318

Description: Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand taken by Sydney Cahrles Smith Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 85 x 135 mm

Date: [ca 1910s-1920s]

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-D-0767

Description: Elevated view overlooking downtown Auckland with North Head and Devonport in the distance. In the immediate foreground are the premises of J Wiseman & Sons Ltd. Photograph taken by S C Smith in 1910s-1920s. Several buildings can be seen unconstruction which may help to date the photograph more accurately if these were identified. Inscriptions: Mount recto - beneath image - Auckland N.Z. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 410 x 580 mm on card

Date: [ca 1910]

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PA6-424

Description: Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Island Bay Wellington; Verso - centre - From Photos Only S.C. Smith, Press and General Photographer 93 Riddiford Street . Wellington Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Four images forming one print, mounted on card

Date: ca 1900-ca 1960s

From: New Zealand Tramway Workers' Union :Photographs

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Young, Frederick William, active 1909-1932; Esquilant, William Charles, 1866-1952; Pollok Brothers; Robson, Edward Thomas, 1875-1953; Digby, Spencer Harry Gilbee, 1901-1995; Jack Welsh & Sons (Firm); Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Daroux, James Henry, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-8037-2

Description: Photographs relating to the New Zealand Tramway Workers' Union, taken ca 1900-1960s by various photographers. Includes photographs of strike groups and social events, group portraits of conference attendees in 1921 and 1924, a tram and workers in Wellington taken by Pollok Bros, a photograph of a funeral procession for Conductor Helroyd taken by E T Robson, a signed portrait of Michael Joseph Savage taken by Spencer Digby in 1939, photographs of groups at the Labour Party conference in 1948, and Te Aro School in April 1955 taken by the Evening Post. Quantity: 30 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: [1920s]

From: Searell, Pamela :Photographs owned by Miss Ruby Victoria Jackson

By: Jackson, Ruby Victoria, 1888-1980; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PA1-o-459

Description: Snapshots of family and friends associated with Ruby Victoria Jackson, taken by unidentified photographers. Many of the people shown are unidentified, or only identified with Christian names. Many of the images relate to sheep stations won by three Jackson brothers in the soldiers' ballot after the first World War, 1914-1918. They owned Netherwood (originally by a Johnson who married a Jackson), Te Arowhenua and Berridale in the Waihopai Valley; also Leatham and The Branch Station on the Branch River. Other sections of the album relate to holidays, including trips to the West Coast, and to the North Island. Several views of Wellington are night scenes. The funeral ceremonies for Miss Jackson's father, Walter James Jackson, are shown in a number of photographs; and the last sequence shows Chinese friends probably associated with Miss Jackson's links with the Chinese Anglican Mission; and the visit of Dr Toyohiko Kagawa to New Zealand in 1935. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with textured black cloth cover, entitled "The Lambton album" (with R.V. Jackson in ink over the title); 22.0 x 32.5 cm

Date: Between 1915 and 1924

By: Buckland, Jessie Lillian, 1878-1939; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PA1-o-261

Description: Photographs, some by identified photographers, chiefly relating to lighthouses in the South Island of New Zealand. Most of the signed photographs are dated between 1915 and 1919. The unsigned ones were taken in 1924, possibly during a trip to the lighthouses on the Government ship Tutanekai. Many of the images show aspects of life at remote sites, including travel by dinghy, transportation of cattle using slings to carry them from a ship to a dinghy and then to land, and picknicking on Stewart Island. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Other Titles - Lighthouses etc Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album lacking covers; 24.5 x 31.5 cm Provenance: No donor or provenance information available