Places

Date: [1900s-1910s?]

By: Pringle, Thomas, 1858-1931

Reference: PA1-o-331

Description: Album of New Zealand views by Thomas Pringle, in two sequences. The first sequence are scenic views of famous beauty spots; the second sequence are tourist photographs of young and old Maori women. Other Titles - Art photos of New Zealand Other Titles - Maori studies Inscriptions: Album page - Art photos of New Zealand. 18 exquisite photos of famous beauty spots in N.Z. Copyright Thos. pringle, Wellington, N.Z."; Album page - Maori studies. Permanent carbonette photos. Copyright Thos. Pringle (Sequence after the landscapes) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Tan suede cover with poker work design and title, and embossed hei tiki, coloured green; entitled Maoriland pictures; 26 x 32 cm

Date: [1915-1931]

By: Frank Duncan and Company

Reference: PAColl-9995

Description: Set of photographic prints and envelope titled 'Maori Life and Customs, New Zealand' published by Frank Duncan & Co, Auckland. Taken for the tourist market between circa 1915-1931 by an unidentified photographer. Images show Maori in Rotorua wearing traditional clothing and engaged in a variety of traditional activities, including ta moko, weaving, poi dances, haka, and cooking in thermal hot pools. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 envelope. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Provenance: Donated by Mary J Brady, USA, 2012

Date: 1958 to 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

By: Kiwi Colour Slides; Dominion Museum (N.Z.)

Reference: PA12-8809

Description: Transparency slides of New Zealand selected by Mr Williams as a representative collection to be used in a series of lectures on his return to England. This group includes both slides Mr Williams took himself, and slides he purchased. This sheet shows aspects of the thermal areas at Whakarewarewa and Waimangu, and scenes of Maori life. These include a group using a hot pool for cooking, a group of poi dancers, women weaving flax, a Maori carver at work with a group of tourists watching, a Maori warrior at the gate of a pa, and a group of women and children wearing a variety of Maori cloaks. The next set are from the Tarawera area, and include views of the Frying Pan Lake, Gibraltar Rock; three images copied from publications, one showing the White Terraces, and two showing the effects of the Tarawera eruption in 1886; a launch for hire on Lake Tarawera; and the entrance to the buried village at Te Wairoa. The last two views show the beach near Gisborne looking south, and looking down over Gisborne township from a hill. The slides are not in his original numerical sequence, and are selected by subject relating to particular talks. Arrangement: These slides were selected by Mr Williams from his original sequence to create a representative collection of New Zealand images which he used in illustrated lectures on his return to England. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 1967-1972

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

By: Orr, Russell William, 1916-1977; Green & Hahn (Firm)

Reference: PA1-f-140

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide Association, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various activities throughout New Zealand. Leaders from other countries including Pacific Islands, Japan and Korea, attending conferences and training courses in New Zealand; and ceremonial occasions attended by Lady Fergusson; by Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne; and by the Commonwealth Chief Commissioner, Mrs D Parker-Bowles. Activities include Thinking Day, Anzac Day ceremonies, and the sale of Girl Guide biscuits. One section shows Girl Guides and Brownies in the Cook Islands. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark blue cover, with chalk lettering `1967-1972'; 38 x 52 cm

Date: 16 Jul 1990-3 Sep 2003

From: Mason, Helen Wilmot, 1915-2014: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11148-13

Description: Contains papers relating to trust activities, including financial records, meeting minutes, constitution, correspondence, and legal documents. Focuses include Driving Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, flax swamp and weaving house (pink house), and calls to liquidate the trust in 1998. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter

Date: [1900s]

By: Pringle, Thomas, 1858-1931; New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: PA1-o-316

Description: Album of scenic views of New Zealand, many taken by Thomas Pringle, others taken by photographers from the New Zealand Tourist Department, and others by unidentified photographers. A number are hand-coloured. South Island scenes include Milford Sound, lake and mountain views, and some of Christchurch city. North island scenes include a number in Wellington, with views of city streets, the Chief Post Office, Government Buildings, St John's Church and the railway station. Most of the other North Island views are of tourist destinations, particularly in the thermal regions, with hot springs, geysers and mud pools. There are a large number relating to Maori, especially at Whakarewarewa, with taniko weaving, flax weaving, poi dancers, te hongi, and posed portraits of young girls in front of a meeting house wearing different styles of cloaks. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark brown textured cover; 25.5 x 30.0 cm

Date: 1918

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-1663-1/2-F

Description: Copy negative made by Albert Percy Godber of a group of four Maori women weaving flax kete. Photograph taken by an unknown photographer at Rangiahua in 1918. Named and dated from Godber File in Photographic Archives (Under Box 59. Baskets. Flax plaiting. Rangiahua. 1918) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1921

From: McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-257-62-1

Description: Two women sitting weaving flax kete (kits or bags), one is smoking a pipe. Photographed by James Ingram McDonald in 1921 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: [between 1900-1910]

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-007018-G

Description: Putiputi Tonihi weaving a kahu kiwi (Maori kiwi feather cloak), at Whakarewarewa. Photograph taken by Thomas Pringle between 1900-1910. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Protected Thos Pringle [unreadable] NZ Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1921

From: McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-257

Description: Album of photographs taken 1921 by James Ingram McDonald while on an ethnographic expedition up the Whanganui River. The expedition was undertaken by McDonald, Elsdon Best, Peter Buck, and Johannes Carl Andersen, under the auspices of the Dominion Museum. There are many views of the Whanganui River and villages, including numbers of waka at Koriniti, and views of eel traps across the river. Very detailed sequences of photographs show flax weaving, coarser weave for kete and eel traps, and finer quality for clothing and ceremonial mats. The captions appear to have been added later, in pencil, with some names being unclear. Many of the photographs have copy negatives, some are 1/4 and some 1/2. Other Titles - Wanganui River Expedition 1921 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cloth cover, black leather spine and corners, entitled "Photographs. Wanganui River Expedition 1921" on paper label attached to spine; brown paper pages with silver gelatin prints, all approx 10 x 15 cm, affixed; 35.0 x 22.5 cm