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Farmers Trading Company :Fashion issue, March 1956. Farmers', the friendly family store...
Date: 1956
Reference: Eph-C-RETAIL-Farmers-1956-01
Description: Mail order catalogue featuring women's and boys' clothing, camping equipment, sports gear (tennis racquets, cricket bats wickets and balls), snorkeling equipment, outdoor furniture, billiard tables, cameras, projectors, and Viewmaster viewers. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, 370 x 243 mm.
[Ephemera advertising camping and outdoor equipment in New Zealand in the 1950s].
Date: 1950 - 1959
Reference: Eph-A-CAMPING-1950s
Description: Contains advertising for the following: Eidex 1953-54 campers handbook. With the compliments of Eide & Co Ltd, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. [1953] Hutcheson Wilson & Co Ltd. Hints on camping. [1950s?] Hutcheson Wilson & Co Ltd. The open road. Editions for 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955?, 1956, 1957, 1958 Liteweight Caravan (Riverlea Road Hamilton). Four pamphlets about "Silver planet", "Silver Mist" (2 different) and "Silver Stream" caravans [1950s?] Paihia Motor Camp Ltd. [Information pamphlet. 1950s?] Quantity: 8 album(s). 5 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and letterpress, sizes varying below 250 mm.
Mountain huts and mountaineering in the Southern Alps
Date: [Circa 1920s-1940s]
From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area
Reference: PAColl-0959-10
Description: Snapshots of mountaineering, camping, and several unidentified mountain huts in the Southern Alps taken by unidentified photographers. The groups are probably members of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club and/or the New Zealand Alpine Club. Many of the scenes show men transporting building equipment (some with the use of vehicles and horses), then carried by the men across stoney river beds, fording rivers, climbing with planks on their backs, then showing the various stages of construction. One hut has a rounded roof-line; others made of corrugated iron and wood are situated at different sites, including one up a bare mountain-side, and one with trees behind, and another with a river in front. The collection includes several interior views of huts (nos. 130-134), and close-up pictures of the men. Names pencilled on the back of some of the photographs include F. Hulston, D.V. Apperley, W. Newton, G. Chisholm, M. Barford, John Sampson, J. Moore and R. Drake. Image no. 175 shows the tombstone of Minnie Cochran with the inscription "In memory of Minnie Cochran, d 27th Oct. 1879 and Baby" which was found "nestling under the hawthorn fence by the cattle yards at Mt White". Compare many of the images which are similar to those in the W A Kennedy Collection Box 09 (PAColl-0959-09) Quantity: 177 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints
Guides [Alpine photographs]
Date: [Circa 1900s-1920s]
From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area
By: Fletcher, Thomas A, active 1910s-1920s; Graham, Alexander Carter, 1881-1957; Graham, Peter, 1878-1961; Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942; Lippe, Jack N, active 1914; Milne, Francis Middleton, 1891-1933; Murrell, John Robert, 1886-1918; Pope, Jack, active 1920s
Reference: PAColl-0959-23
Description: Alpine photographs taken by various mountain guides circa 1900s to 1910s. Photographers identified are Peter Graham, Alec Graham, Jack Pope, John Robert Murrell, Jack Lippe, Tom Fletcher, Leslie Hinge, and Frank Milne. Photograph number 35 shows seven guides with a coiled climbing rope and two crossed ice picks in front. The guides are not identified on the image, but are identified from comparison with image at (1/2-035265-G). They are (back row from left) Alf Cowling, Jock Richmond, Jack Lippe, Charlie Milne and Frank Milne; (front row) Darby Thomson and Peter Graham. Image no. 7, taken by Peter Graham, is labelled "Building the Sefton bivvy" in pencil on the back. Image no. 9 shows a woman climber standing in the mouth onf an ice arch. There are a number of views of the Hermitage reflected in a pool in winter, and image no. 11 shows the chief guide's cottage by the Hermitage. Most of the places shown are listed above. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".
Alpine scenes [taken by] G.E. Mannering
Date: [Circa 1900s-1920s]
From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area
By: A G Wehrli & Company; Mannering, George Edward, 1862-1947
Reference: PAColl-0959-33
Description: Alpine views in the South Island and two views of rock formations in the North Island taken by G E Mannering. There are also four images of the Matterhorn in Switzerland, which were probably all taken by Wehrli AG, a photographic company between 1900 and 1924 (nos. 27, 32, 50 and 57). Images numbered 36, 41 and 47 show views from the Godley Riverbed, with the various mountains identified in pencil on the back. No. 7 shows clouds above Waiho with the note "The condensing power of mountains, Waiho". Several images look down to Bealey township from the top of the pipeline. Photograph 24 is probably of the helichrysum species. Several views show close-ups of glaciers, including ice pinnacles on the Franz Josef Glacier (no. 20); one of "hummocky ice" on the Godley Glacier (no. 37); Mannering's two young sons on the Franz Josef Glacier (no. 38); broken ice on Franz Josef Glacier (no. 39); a sand cone on the Tasman Glacier, with four women and three men in the backgound (no. 43); and the terminal glacier face (Franz Josef?). Image no. 25 has identification which reads "Organs - Sandstone cliffs on Mahaka (Mohaka?) River, Hawke's Bay. Image no. 34 shows Samuel Butler's cottage at Mesopotamia Station; and no. 56 probably shows the Cass Field Station. Many of the images by Marcel Kurz show mountaineers, bivouacs and camping sites in the mountains, including the Pioneer Ridge Bivvy. Image no. 133, taken by Marcel Kurz shows Ned Porter, Clive Barker and Doris Barker (later Mrs Porter), on the second ascent of Mount Haidinger in 1927. Most identified places are listed above. Quantity: 58 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander." Two photographs have been numbered 47, now changed to 47 and 47a (47a added to typescript inventory in pencil)..
Alpine scenes, birds and plants, [taken by] Miss K. Gardiner
Date: [Circa 1900s-1920s]
From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area
By: Beken, Charles Albert, 1859-1944; Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970; Gardiner, Kate, 1885-1974; Joachim, Mary Eleanor, 1874-1957; Kurz, Marcel, 1887-1967; Mannering, George Edward, 1862-1947; Theomin, Dorothy Michaelis, 1888-1966
Reference: PAColl-0959-32
Description: Photographs of various mountains and valleys, birds and plants in New Zealand taken by identified and unidentified photographers. A large proportion were taken by Kate Gardiner (nos. 1-10, 13-30, 33, 54, 66-94). Other identified photographers are G E Mannering (nos 136-141, 143, 146-149); Miss Joachim (nos 37, 48-50, 56-57, 63-65, 148, 15-153); Miss Theomin (nos 31, 35-36, 38-43, 53, 55, 144, 145); Tudor Collins (nos 45-47, 52); and Marcel Kurz (nos 95-135, 142). Note on the back of image no. 1 reads "1928 ascent of Malte Brun with Frank Alack and Peter Graham. Picture shows Frank Alack and Mrs Ivan Wilson (Mrs Mona Wilson). Info from Mrs Wilson's daughter, 1990." Additional note reads "one opinion. However in Frank Alack's book 'Share my joys' a similar photo of the same woman is identified as Katie Gardiner" [writer not identified]. Photographs numbered 34 and 35 are probably of the helichrysum species. Image no. 11 shows mountain guides Jack Lippe, Frank Milne, J Clarke (John Michael Clarke) and Jock Richmond (back row), and Alec Graham and Peter Graham (front row). Image no. 12 shows Guy (George Edward) Mannering with three undentified mountaineers. A number of images, chiefly taken by Miss Joachim, show various New Zealand birds and plants, including pied and spotted shags on Little Barrier Island (nos 45-47), gannets at Cape Kidnappers (nos 48-51, 56-57), kea and pukeko; and Prince of Wales feathers fern, a cabbage tree, two varieties of helichrysum and staghorn ferns. Many of the images by Marcel Kurz show mountaineers, bivouacs and camping sites in the mountains, including the Pioneer Ridge Bivvy. Image no. 133, taken by Marcel Kurz shows Ned Porter, Clive Barker and Doris Barker (later Mrs Porter), on the second ascent of Mount Haidinger in 1927. Most identified places are listed above. Other Titles - Miss K. Gardiner (with additional note which reads "includes photos by Mannering, Kurz, Gardiner, Joachim, Theomin".) Quantity: 153 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander." Some photographs have no information or identification of places, times or names of people..
Singleton family photograph album
Date: 1916-1920, [1930s] and 1940
From: Singleton family: Photographs, particularly relating to Wellington signwriting business 'Singleton Signs'
By: Singleton, Claude Edward, 1897-1988
Reference: PA1-o-1931
Description: Singleton family photograph album. Most photographs taken by Claude Singleton circa 1930s. Also some images taken by unidentified photographers between 1916 and 1920, some relating to World War 1. - Many photographs of family, especially babies and children. Shows house and garden where photographs are taken. Features prams, dolls, cats, and dogs. Many images of Clive, Mary, and Estelle (the children of Claude and Zoe Singleton). - Some taken during family camping trips at Judgeford, Pauatahanui. Shows tents, automobiles, outside dining, bush, streams, and an outdoor cot for a child. - A set of outdoor scenes taken during a trip to Auckland. Shows Auckland Domain including the Museum and the Wintergardens, and Albert Park. - Interior images of a house, with a woman identified as Olive Terriss. - Captions included for some images. Identified people are: Brian Gibson, Zoe, Clive, Mary, Brian, Mum, Dad, Lil, Estelle, Claude, Olive Terriss, Dot Craighead, Laurie, Grandad Singleton, and Biv. Some other people are unidentified. Identified locations are Island Bay, Pirongia, Judgeford, Eureka, Auckland, and Panama. - A single image shows a cinema screen showing an unidentified film. - A single image shows a camera and accessories. Quantity: 1 album(s) 160 prints. Physical Description: Photographic album 14.5 x 23 cm burgandy cover, tied with white string
Kinsey album
Date: [1890s]
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
By: Harper, Arthur Paul, 1865-1955; Inglis, Charles, active 1894
Reference: PA1-q-137
Description: Album includes scenic photographs of areas in the region of the Southern Alps, including panoramas and closer views of mountains, valleys, rivers and glaciers. Many photographs show groups of men and women, many of whom are identified, camping and climbing in the Southern Alps area. Also shown are scenes of The Hermitage at Mount Cook (one of which shows a bullock team for transporting stores, and another which shows Frayne's coach leaving Mount Cook); views of the Birch Hill Station; and Ball Hut (with a curtained-off area as a "ladies' compartment"). Many of the photographs were taken by Joseph James Kinsey, some also by Arthur Paul Harper, Charles Inglis, and Kinsey's daughter May. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover; 37.5 x 29.5 cm
May Kinsey outside her tent near The Hermitage, Mount Cook
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-22-2
Description: May Kinsey, dressed for climbing, seated at the entrance of a tent near The Hermitage, Mount Cook. An ice pick and coil of rope lean on the other side of the tent. Photographed by Joseph James Kinsey in 1895. A cropped version of this photograph is at PA1-q-137-30-2. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - J J Kinsey 1895; Album page - beneath image - May `at home'; Album page - beneath image - Camp near `The Hermitage' Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
May Kinsey outside her tent near The Hermitage, Mount Cook
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-q-137-30-2
Description: May Kinsey, dressed for climbing, seated at the entrance of a tent near The Hermitage, Mount Cook. An ice pick and coil of rope lean on the other side of the tent. Photographed by Joseph James Kinsey in 1895. Another version of this photograph is at PA1-q-137-22-2. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - J J Kinsey 1895; Album page - beneath image - May at her "Alpine Home" Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 205 x 146 mm
Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Waihau, Sunday morning, making a moki. Hoke...
Date: 1848
From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 3] 1848-1849
By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895
Reference: E-334-068
Description: In the upper sketch, four European men alongside a small tent, with two Maori, gathering sticks (possibly flax stalks) to make a small reed boat or mokihi. They are close to the mouth of the Waihao River, with the sea and coastline visible beyond them. In the lower view, low hills and coastling. The text 'Ye historie of ye moki by W. M. Right merrily ...' has been crossed out, lower right. Wainono Lagoon is on the coastal plain between the Hook and Waihao Rivers, Waimate District, South Canterbury Other Titles - Waihao mokihi Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil, 127 x 200 mm (page size)
Mountaineers ready to climb Mount Sefton
Date: 1895
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
By: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936
Reference: PA1-q-137-06-1
Description: Group photograph of fully equiped mountaineers all lined up and ready to tackle Mount Sefton in the Southern Alps. The group includes Mattias Zurbriggen, Edward Arthur Fitzgerald, A M Oliver, George Edward Mannering, and Jack Adamson. The photograph was taken by Joseph James Kinsey in 1895 Inscriptions: Mount recto - bottom left - J J Kinsey. 1895; Mount recto - bottom centre - "OFF" for "SEFTON"; Mount recto - above image - M Zurbriggen, E A Fitzgerald, A M Oliver, G E Mannering, Jack Adamson Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print