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Date: 1890 - 1920

From: Gear Meat Company :Scrapbook of labels. 1890s-1920s].

Reference: Eph-F-MEAT-Gear-056

Description: Includes labels for: Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce Export Company Limited. Sheep tongues. Manufactured at Belfast, North Canterbury N.Z. Peach brand Compressed corned mutton. Wellington Meat Export Co Ltd. Boiled mutton. Christchurch Meat Company Ltd. Sheep tongues.[post-1906 - mentions Christchurch Exhibition] Lithographers' names are not printed on these labels. Extended Title - From Gear Meat Company Scrapbook of labels, page [56]. Quantity: 4 colour art print(s) on labels.. Physical Description: Chromolithographs on labels, 57 x 340 mm; 190 x 122 mm (2 of this size); and, 58 x 330 mm.

Date: 1906

By: Nairn & Sons Ltd; Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-HORTICULTURE-Nairn-1906-76

Description: Shows two yellow flowers, one open, one closed, on stem with leaves. Extended Title - From Nairn and Sons nursery catalogue 1906-7. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Press Co. Lith. Christchurch. N.Z. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) in sales catalogue.. Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 260 x 195 mm.

Date: [ca 1915]

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

Reference: 1/2-000426-G

Description: Possibly a photograph of the boys in the Christchurch West High School Drum & Bugle Corps on parade in the school grounds. Photograph taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Source of descriptive information - Back of file print (1/2-000425-G) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1900

From: Canterbury's demonstration on the departure of the N.Z. "Rough Riders" for South Africa. Hagley Park, Saturday, Feb[ruary] 17, 1900. [Programme]. 1900.

By: Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-SA-1900-02-1

Description: An arrangement of text, giving the programme and the words "God Save the Queen". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (on cover of folded sheet). Physical Description: Letterpress, on pamphlet 225 x 143 mm Provenance: Donated by Fay Hutt in 1985.

Date: 1905

From: [Ephemera and horticulture sales catalogues issued by New Zealand plant nurseries, 1900-1909].

Reference: Eph-A-HORTICULTURE-Buxton-1905-01-113

Description: Shows an iron frame on which a climbing plant may be trained to grow. Other shapes on the page are a columnar one, a square pergola, bordered diamond work fencing, and small flower trainers. Extended Title - From A W Buxton general catalogue 1905-1906, page 113. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on page of sales catalogue.. Physical Description: Engraving, 95 x 65 mm, in top centre of page 272 x 200 mm.

Date: 1900

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to history, jubilees, centennials, anniversary celebrations in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HISTORY-Canterbury-1900-01

Description: Shows central wording with the British and New Zealand flags at the top corners, a portrait of Queen Victoria at the top centre, and a portrait of John Robert Godley at the bottom centre. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on invitation card.. Physical Description: Chromolithograph, on card 192 x 123 mm.

Date: 1906 - 1920

By: Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-C-MEAT-1900s-05

Description: Shows bull and sheep in a field in one inset panel on the right, and a circular picture of a group of sheep at the left. Decorative lettering is used. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, on label, 143 x 500 mm. Provenance: Donated loose in the back of the Gear Meat Company scrapbook.

Date: 1900 - 1910

From: [Ephemera of octavo size concerning fences and their construction]

Reference: Eph-A-FENCE-1900s-01-30

Description: Shows eight different examples of wrought iron gates, four single and four double openings. Extended Title - From the company's catalogue no 13. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on page of sales catalogue.. Physical Description: Engraving, 245 x 150 mm.

Date: 1906 - 1907

From: [Ephemera relating to exhibitions in New Zealand in 1906-1907, including the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch]

By: Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-EXHIBITION-1907-01

Description: Certificate featuring a Maori in a cloak standing at the left, with a kiwi in front of him. At right is a read seal, and in the lower centre is an oval inset illustration of the exhibition buildings. The whole is surrounded by a border of Maori design. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 202 x 271 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Transferred from Manuscripts & Archives 84-145, June 2003..

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Webb, Steffano Francis Pavlovich, 1880-1967; Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-05

Description: Shows a photograph of bandsmen and corwd mambers standing in the foreground, with an ornate foundtian in the middle distance, and the main exhibition building with dome and two turrets, in the background. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on postcard 139 x 92 mm.

Date: 1885

By: Canterbury Dog Show; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd; D. M. L. (Artist), active 1885-1886

Reference: Eph-B-DOG-1885-01

Description: A blank certificate, featuring a leafy border, with heads of various breeds of dogs, seven in number. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph on card 243 x 310 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in September 2002.

Date: 1906

From: [Ephemera relating to exhibitions in New Zealand in 1906-1907, including the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch]

By: Hawcridge, Robert, 1866-1920

Reference: Eph-B-EXHIBITION-1906-02-cover

Description: Shows two young women, one European and one Maori, standing together under a carved Maori gateway, with a New Zealand flag wrapped around both of them. The Maori woman holds up a palm leaf. She wears a grass tunic and rata blossoms, and the European woman wears clematis. They may represent the bicultural nature of Zealandia. Attributed artist is Robert Hawcridge; information provided by Dr Polly Cantlon (26 September 2017), from a privately-owned volume of testimonials complied by Hawcridge in support of his application for the position of Head of School of Art in Dunedin 1909. Other Titles - HaereMai Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on cover of invitation booklet.. Physical Description: Lithograph, 155 x 110 mm (irregular), stuck on cover, 256 x 178 mm.

Date: 1890 - 1920

From: Gear Meat Company :Scrapbook of labels. 1890s-1920s].

Reference: Eph-F-MEAT-Gear-058

Description: The top three labels carry the Peach brand logo. All labels show an arrangement of text and lettering. No lithographer's name is recorded on the labels. Extended Title - From Gear Meat Company Scrapbook of labels, page [58]. Quantity: 5 colour art print(s) on labels.. Physical Description: Chromolithographs on labels, 105 x 330 mm; 53 x 330 mm; and, 50 x 330 mm.

Date: 1882 - 1889

By: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd; Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company

Reference: Eph-B-COSTUME-1886-01

Description: A blank order form with space to fill in one's personal measurements for the making of a suit: coat, vest and trousers. At the left are diagrams showing where on the body to measure. The whole is surrounded by a leafy decorative border. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, brown on cream paper, 281 x 223 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in September 2002.

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-06

Description: Shows a view from a bridge with white wooden railings, of the main building of the Chistchurch International Exhibition, with golden domes and turrets. The words "Haere mai" are visible below the dome. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Watercolour and glitter, on photolithograph, on postcard 90 x 141 mm.

Date: 1906

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by Maggie Chapman / Maggie Swan, 1909-1920].

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-3-42

Description: Shows a bird's eye view of the exhibition buildings in Hagley Park, with the Avon River in front, and Lake Victoria at the left, with a waterslide going into it. The Southern Alps can be seen in the background. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard in album.. Physical Description: Chromolithograph on postcard, 89 x 137 mm.

Date: 1885

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to agriculture, farms and farming]

By: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd; Wilkin, Robert, 1820-1886

Reference: Eph-B-FARM-1885-01

Description: One panel of this cover proof shows the cover of the 1885 almanac, featuring cattle, sheep, horses, flax and harvested sheafs of grain. The other panel shows an advertisement for the company's wool stores in Hereford Street, Christchurch, with branch at Timaru. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 230 x 293 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in September 2002.

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Webb, Steffano Francis Pavlovich, 1880-1967; Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-02

Description: Shows a view of the lake into which the water chute descents, with the track of the chute in the foreground, and exhibition buildings in the background. Other Titles - New Zealand International Exhibition Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on postcard 92 x 141 mm.

Date: 1886

From: [Theatre programmes for opera performances in New Zealand. 1880s].

By: Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1886-01-front

Description: Shows arrangement of text within decorative Victorian borders. Lists conductor as Arthur Towsey. Inside the programme, the main singers are: Mr J J Kinsey (as Charles Favart), Mr W Izard (as Hector de Boispreau), Mr W R Benson (as Marquis de Pontsable); Mrs T Garrard (as Madame Favart), and Miss Fairhurst (as Suzanne). Extended Title - In programme of 4 pages (one folded sheet). Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Press Christchurch Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, 266 x 208 mm.

Date: 1894

From: [Music programmes and fliers, 1894].

By: Russell & Willis (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1894-01

Description: Shows arrangement of text within decorative border. At the bottom right are two pairs of finches or sparrows. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on cover of programme.. Physical Description: Engraving, 220 x 142 mm.