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Date: [ca 1880]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901

Reference: PA7-12-24

Description: View of the Government Building and Supreme Court on Lambton Quay, and ships in Wellington Harbour taken from the Bolton Street Cemetery by W H W Davis in 1880s. Government House is on the left and St-Andrews-on-the-Terrace on the right. In the immediate foreground are headstones (inscriptions unable to be deciphered). Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1880s

From: Three albums of New Zealand views

Reference: PA1-o-983

Description: Views of New Zealand, comprising Mt Egmont from New Plymouth Domain, Napier, bullock team hauling wool at Cheviot, Wellington, Manawatu Gorge bridge, Manawatu Gorge, Rimutaka railway, Mount Alexander, Otira Gorge, Lyttelton breakwater, Armagh Street bridge in Christchurch, and Christchurch Cathedral. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1870s - 1880s

From: Crawford family :Photographs of James Coutts Crawford and family

By: Bragge, James, 1833-1908; Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889; Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920

Reference: PA1-q-059

Description: Album of views of New Zealand and Europe. The New Zealand views were mostly taken by James Bragge, during the 1870s and 1880s, and were chiefly of the Wellington Region. One loose photograph inserted in the album shows the laying of the foundation stone at Scots College, Wellington, by Mr. Aitken, in April 1918. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, 37.5 x 29.2 mm

Date: 1841-ca1930

From: Zoe Martin-Carter: Photographs of Wellington and the Centennial Exhibition

By: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928-; Martin-Carter, Zoe, 1870-1947

Reference: PA1-f-171

Description: views of Wellington and many of its principal buildings from settlement in 1840 to about the mid 1940s Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1890 - 1901

By: Shaw, Allen Desmond, 1944-; Child, Edward George, 1860-1949

Reference: PAColl-2171

Description: Photographs of: seven men leaning on shovels outside a hut and two men with shovels holding the reins of drays at the harbour side (both taken by Anglo New Zealand photo); the railway line and water tank at Rata with men, women and children in an open railway carriage on the right; D class locomotive with four men standing next to it; men cutting flax on a wooden jetty next to a river; men outside a hut with piles of flax bundles; the Delphic captioned as "the largest boat that trades to New Zealand" moored in Wellington (taken by E G Child); a large crowd outside the Parliament Buildings for the memorial service on the death of Queen Victoria; and a group of men and one woman outside a corrugated iron hut. Quantity: 10 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card.

Date: 1890

From: [Star Lithographic Works] :[Government Buildings, Wellington and] Panorama of Port Nicholson from a drawing by S C Brees, 1846. [Auckland, Star Lithographic Works, 1890]

By: Star Lithographic Works

Reference: A-109-058

Description: Shows the wooden Government Buildings in Lambton Quay in the middle distance, with trees in the foreground, the harbour with ships and Mount Victoria in the background Extended Title - From: The New Zealand Jubilee and Exhibition Chronicle, 1890 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 85 x 152 mm

Date: [Between 1841 and 1929]

By: Reade, M A (Mrs), active 1969; Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Tyree Brothers (Firm); Bragge, James, 1833-1908

Reference: PA1-o-430

Description: Recent prints from old photographs of Wellington, originallty taken between about 1841 and 1929. Includes one photograph of a painting of Wellington waterfront from 1841, by Charles Heaphy. Only a few images identify the photographers, the Burton Brothers, Tyree Brothers and James Bragge. The Bragge photograph (looking down to the Harbour from Hill Street taken in the 1880s) was identified from his horse-drawn carriage with his name and occupation emblazoned on the side. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red mock-crocodile textured cover, entitled `Photographs'; 26.0 x 36.5 cm Processing information: Most of the photographs have reference numbers linking them with items in the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collections.

Date: [1870s-1880s]

By: Norris, Joseph Foxley, active 1880s; Bragge, James, 1833-1908; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893

Reference: PA1-q-094

Description: Photographic album created by Joseph Foxley Norris, with many images of places visited in Great Britain, including castles, cathedrals, stately homes, ports, landscapes, and bridges. Joseph Foxley Norris was a founding member of the Cyclists' Touring Club in England, and was a member of the Pickwick Bicycle Club in England with one image being a group portrait of members of the club. A number of the English scenes were photographed by G.W.W. (George Washington Wilson). Other regions visited include Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. Views of New Zealand are mostly in the South Island, with a few of Wellington (including Government Buildings, Parliament Buildings and Government House). One photograph taken by James Bragge shows a group of unidentified Maori standing outside a meeting house in Masterton. South Island views include a bicycle "meet" in Christchurch, with a large crowd gathered, and a number of penny-farthing bicycles visible. A number of images show men riding penny-farthing bicycles and the dangers of so doing, with posed views of two men underneath their bicycles and one clutching a fence, taken in and around Christchurch. On page 108 is hand-printed award `Anniversary Sports, Christchurch,N.Z. 16th December 1880. The following ten views taken from the Cathedral Tower, Christchurch, are the 3rd prize in the One Mile Champion Bicycle Race won by J. Foxley Norris, Pioneer Bicycle Club'. Other views include a group of about four men touring along the West Coast Road, and notable buildings in Christchurch and Dunedin. One image shows the "cage" crossing the Teremakau River. A group portrait in Christchurch shows members of Harper & Co. (Solicitors) Inscriptions: Album page - J. Foxley Norris. 1880 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with a black cover, spine title `Photo's'; 29.0 x 24.5 cm

Date: [Circa 1890s]

Reference: PA1-o-286

Description: Scenes of New Zealand, taken by unidentified photographers, chiefly of the South Island. The North island views include Whakarewarewa, especially Pohutu Geyser, Parliament Buildings in Wellington, Ohinemutu, Albert Park & Queen's Wharf in Auckland, and a stretch of the Okoroire-Rotorua Coach Road. South Island views include Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Cathedral Square in Christchurch, and a stretch of the Blenheim-Kaikoura Coach Road. Photographs of Sydney and the Conway River have been removed from the album. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Soft brown school notebook (E. Wolff & Son, London, [printers]), with hand-printed label attached, entitled `Views. Lyttelton, Christchurch, Conway R., Kaikoura, Sydney, Auckland & Picton Wharves'; 21.5 x 25.5 cm

Date: [ca 1866]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901

Reference: PA7-44-08

Description: View of the intersection of Lambton Quay and Charlotte Street (later known as Molesworth Street), Wellington. Photograph taken from the waterfront looking towards Tinakori Hill by William Henry Whitmore Davis. At the extreme left is the house of `Squatter' Jones, with Government House immediately to the right. In the foreground to the right are the houses of Dr Samuel Evans (on the corber of Charlotte Street), and Barrett's Hotel. Behind them are Parliament Buildings and St Mary's Cathedral. One of a series of panoramic views of Lambton Quay and Thorndon Quay taken by Davis, ca 1866-1867. Relationship complexity - Albumen prints at PA7-43-06 and PA7-09-02. Copy negative 1/2-052974 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21 x 26.8 cm

Date: 1880-1889

From: Haylock, Greta Muriel, 1898?-1980 :Photographs

By: Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: PA1-q-116

Description: Album compiled by Arthur Lagden Haylock, containing views of Lyttelton, Christchurch, Wellington, Nelson, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Ohinemutu, Mangarewa Gorge, Pink & White Terraces, Napier, Timaru, Porters Pass, Castle Hill (West Coast Road), Craigieburn, Waimakariri River, Arthur's Pass, Otira Gorge, Otira, Jacksons, Taipo River, Mount Alexander, Dillmanstown, Hokitika, and Greymouth. Also includes photographs of ships Annie Bow, Ganymede, and City of Perth and Benvenue stranded at Timaru in 1882. Photographs taken 1880s, by James Ring, Burton Brothers, Wheeler & Sons (including prints made by Wheeler from the negatives of D L Mundy) and others. Other Titles - Ramblings through New Zealand. By A.L. Haylock Quantity: 1 album(s). 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Brown album with gold borders, entitled `Ramblings through New Zealand. By A.L. Haycock', lettered in gold; 36.5 x 31.5 cm

Date: ca 1885-ca 1925

From: Starke, June, 1923-2006: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-0279-1

Description: Photographs of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, World War, 1914-1918; New Zealand scenery and Truby King with Plunket Society Presidents. Quantity: 10 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: ca 1850s-1860s and 1950s

By: Hawke's Bay Art Gallery and Museum

Reference: PAColl-4399

Description: Four mounted prints: the view from behind the parliament buildings on Hill Street, Thorndon looking out over the harbour with Government House and the parliament buildings in the foreground ca 1880s; a view of Wellington from the harbour in 1867 showing the original Government House on the left and St Mary's Cathedral and the Wellington Provincial Buildings on the right ca 1867; a copy print of the view down Manners Street over Te Aro towards Mount Victoria with wharves and commercial buildings on the left and the Wesleyan Chapel on the right ca 1850s; and a copy print of the view over Te Aro from Mount Victoria ca 1860s. A loose print of Raetihi showing a house next to what may be a sawmill with two women standing next to the washing line in the garden. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1892

By: Hector, James (Sir), 1834-1907

Reference: PA1-o-879

Description: Album complied by Sir James Hector titled "Dulce Domum, Xmas 1892", containing views of streets and businesses in Wellington and Petone. PAColl-5751 Inscriptions: Album page - centre - Dulce Domun; Xmas 1892 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: ca 1889-1915

By: Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962

Reference: PAColl-7384

Description: Construction of the new Parliament Buildings with the ground floor in place and a crane above it and part of Government House visible on the left; John Deans and Sir Joseph Kinsey in the Riccarton bush; and Mair Park, Whangarei. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1868 - 1888 - 1963 - 1964

By: Clayton, William Henry, 1823-1877; New Zealand. Ministry of Works; James, William, active 1998

Reference: Plans-98-057-001/009

Description: Diazo prints of the defence battery at Ocean Beach, Dunedin; the land on which Fort Kelburne was built at Ngauranga; an elevation of a gun [probably] installed there; plans of Fort Kelburne made in the 1960s from what remained - include site plan, floor plan, elevation and section, details, details of gun emplacement. Also includes elevation of Government House in 1868, by architect N D Clayton. William Henry Clayton was the architect of the old Parliament Buildings. Quantity: 9 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo plans, sizes varying. Provenance: Donated by Mr W James in 1998.

Date: [ca 1880s]

From: Goodman, S C (Mr), fl 1975 :Photograph albums and loose prints

By: Bothamley, Arthur Thomas, 1846-1938; West & Son (Firm)

Reference: PA1-q-092

Description: Photographs taken in New Zealand, except several of yachts in the Solent, England which were taken by West & Son (Gosport, England). Most of the New Zealand scenes were photographed by Arthur Thomas Bothamley. A number of images show Pukearuhe and the Pukearuhe Redoubt, and include two views of a large wooden and thatched roofed house near the Redoubt. It was single-storeyed, with a bay window, and was probably the house occupied by Marion Ellis Rowan and her husband (1873-1877) while the 43rd Regiment was stationed at Pukearuhe, near the Redoubt. Several views of the Marlborough Sounds show a group, including Gerald Fitzgerald (son of James Edward Fitzgerald), alongside several Rob Roy canoes, and one with a canoe named `Geroit Mare'. Album associated with James E Fitzgerald. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black and green leather bound album, with gold trim, 37.3 x 28 cm, with 33 pages

Date: 1895

By: Ross, Samuel G, active 1890s

Reference: E-341-f

Description: Scenes of St Paul's pro-cathedral, Bishop's Court, Government House, Queen's wharf and Lake Manapouri. Surrounded by native vegetation including nikau, toetoe, tree fern, flax, a cabbage tree, rata, clematis paniculata and ferns. There are also taiaha and tewhatewha (Maori weapons) used as backgrounds to two of the inserts. Image of Lake Manapouri inaccurately shows a nikau and cabbage tree, neither of which occur naturally in southern Fiordland Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour in bound format, dark green watered silk front endpaper, inlaid ornamental wood cover-folder in kauri, 450 x 360 mm

Date: 1888

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: C-014-013

Description: Shows a view looking towards Wellington Harbour from the lower northern slopes of Kelburn, with part of the Bolton Street Cemetery at the left, and three horses grazing in the right foreground. Beyond the cemetery is the Parliamentary Library, with the spire of St Mary's Hill Street at the far left. In the centre are the old Parliament Buildings, and the wooden Government Buildings are on the right. Old St Pauls is beyond the Parliamentary Library, the Terrace Congregational Church (corner Bowen Street and the Terrace) is in the centre, and St Andrews-on-the-Terrace is at the far right. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 440 x 750 mm.

Date: 1867

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

Reference: 10x8-2084-G

Description: Intersection of Lambton Quay and Molesworth Street, Wellington, from Wellington Harbour looking towards Tinakori Hill, photographed 1867 by William Henry Whitmore Davis. At extreme left is the house of "Squatter" Jones, with Government House immediately to the right. At the right, in the foreground are the house of Dr G Samuel Evans, on the corner of Charlotte (Molesworth) Street, and Barrett's Hotel. Behind them are Parliament Buildings and St Mary's Cathedral. Other - Seventh image from left in panoramic sequence 10x8-2078 to 10x8-2087 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 8 x 10 inches Processing information: Record updated on 7 July 2023 to change date from 1866 to 1867 on advice of a researcher concerning the spire on St Mary's Cathedral opened in November 1867.