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Date: [Circa 1900s]

From: Harris, Esme Enid, 1913-1993 :Photographs

By: Brockett, Frederick Charles, 1881-1956

Reference: PA1-o-213

Description: Photographs of scenes, and events in the Wellington Region. Photographs include views of Mount Cook Boys' School staff at a picnic, children from the school on an outing to the coast where they were picnicking and swimming, and teachers in fancy dress. A number of images show Trafalgar Day celebrations, with a parade through the streets of Wellington, and activities at Newtown Park. Two ships shown are HMS Powerful in Wellington Harbour, and La Bella after being washed ashore at Ohiro Bay, 15th October 1904. Sporting scenes show the IIIB team from Victoria University College, a gymnastics team, and a photograph of two men practising gymnastics. Inscriptions: Album page - F.C. Brockett. 1906 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; 15 x 20 cm

Date: [ca 1895-1932]

From: Daroux, Louis John, 1870-1948 :Photographs of New Zealand and the Pacific

By: Manning, Charles Henry, 1848-1895; Taylor, T E, active 1899

Reference: PAColl-8788-2

Description: Photographs taken and collected by Louis John Daroux, between 1890s-1930s. This set includes Wellington street scenes and city views, circa 1900s; photographs taken at Trentham Military Camp circa 1914; New Zealand scenic and harbour views; miscellaneous photographs including three taken or collected in Australia, Germany, and the Pacific Islands; and portraits. Wellington scenes include: the unveiling ceremony for statue of John Ballance in Parliament grounds, April 1897; group portrait of armed militia outside Alexandra Barracks, Mount Cook; Queen Victoria statue in Post Office Square; men laying cable for electric trams in Courtenay Place ca 1905; interior of tram sheds; funeral procession for Mr Andrews, (who died of exposure while deer stalking near Martinborough) in Rugby Street 1904; intersection of Willis and Manners streets; a two-part panorama of Lambton Harbour and city buildings circa 1906; an elevated view of Lambton area; a view from Tinakori Hill across houses in Thorndon towards Wellington Harbour; two buildings on Customhouse Quay; ship HMS Powerful in Wellington Harbour in February 1906, showing the ship's company on the forward bow; schooner Rongo after capsizing in 1906. Photographs taken at Trentham Military Camp, circa 1914, include group portraits of Petone Naval Artillery Volunteers (who have joined the 8th Contingent), Petone Military Brass Band and unidentified soldiers. One scene shows men waiting in a queue to be interviewed for cooking jobs. There is also a view of hospital buildings and a broad elevated view of the camp. Other New Zealand scenic views include: the Rangitikei River at Mangaweka, showing mudstone (papa rock) cliffs; ships docked in front of Hawke's Bay Farmer Association Co-operative Ltd building at Port Ahuriri, Napier; a woman and child on a promenade planted with pine trees [Marine Parade, Napier?]; breakwater and railyards at Castlecliff, Whanganui; an elevated view of Upper Hutt township; a broad view of Akaroa township in 1895; a coastal scene showing a radar station and ship near rocks (location unidentified); a fire at a building (location unidentified); views of a public garden (location unidentified); ship 'Doto' at [Nelson?] wharves; a mounted image of a town [Queenstown?] during heavy snowfall; an unidentified man sitting by lakefront with paddle steamer on lake, probably Queenstown; two views of Fiordland. Miscellaneous buildings include: Anderson's Private Hotel (location unidentified), R Smyth, General Blacksmith (location unidentified); Robertson Brothers Woolworks, Nelson; exterior view of a municipal building (location unidentified) housing a public library and business premises (legible signage identifies Barleyman Land Agents, Madame de Launay, and solicitors R Spence). Miscellaneous images include: a table piled with floral tributes, probably in a church; a dining room strung with garlands; a church interior in the Pacific Islands; a postcard depicting Lombard's Bridge, Hamburg, Germany, and one of 'The Dog on the Tucker Box' pioneer's monument at Gundagai, New South Wales ca 1932. Also men wearing ceremonial regalia, possibly Masonic aprons, queuing in an unidentified street; three small girls outside Islay Cottage (location unidentified); a postcard of two small naked girls in a river, published by A G Steglitz in 1904; a crowd outside the assembly rooms at Mangaweka in 1905 awaiting the government land ballot. Portraits include groups of men from various professional and recreational organisations, depicting members of [Masterton?] fire brigade; stewards and officials from Masterton racing club [1903?]; forgery workers, blacksmiths and moulders from government workshops at Petone, and employees of New Zealand Railways. Portraits of women include a group of maternity nurses holding infants; an unidentified Maori woman wearing a cloak, sitting outdoors; three women, possibly sisters; and an unidentified woman feeding young deer. Portraits of children include one of a school group from New Plymouth convent school and one of school cadets [Foxton?]. Quantity: 98 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints