Places

Date: 1927

Reference: PA-Group-00431

Description: Views of the 1927 Royal Tour of New Zealand by the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Includes displays viewed and events attended by the royal couple, as well as travelling between towns by car and train. Places visited include: the Royal New Zealand Air Force at Wigram airport, Canterbury University, the view over Lyall Bay from Truby King's house, Dunedin war memorial and the war memorial at Waitaki Boys' High School, Government House in Wellington. Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-048049 to 048258, 049253 to 049455, 1/2-175202 to 175220 Quantity: 386 b&w original negative(s) glass. 27 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives Processing information: Archivists notes - Originally arranged and described in 2002. Reference number changed from PAColl-6909 to PA-Group-00431 in 2009.

Date: 1901

Reference: PA1-f-064

Description: Photographs taken during the royal tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901. Scenes include the arrival of the royal visitors at various places, by ship, Royal carriages, and Royal train; ceremonies and rites welcoming them; views of triumphal arches erected for the tour, including Marble Arch (Queen Street, Auckland), the Auckland Harbour Board Arch, the Citizen's Arch (Wellesley Street), and the Government Arch (City of Wellington). Other ceremonies are associated with the presentation of war-medals; the laying of foundation stones (Victoria College for Maori Girls, Parnell, Auckland), the Wellington Town Hall, and the Queens Memorial Statue in Dunedin); and the march past and inspection of various guards, troops and veterans. One photograph shows Lord Ranfurly in Auckland, reading the proclamation extending the boundaries of the colony to include the Cook Islands (p 16). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, entitled "Visit of Duke of Cornwall and York (King George V.). 1901. Maoris - Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch". Hand-printed in ink on slip attached to front cover.

Date: [ca 1900-1910]

By: Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Blencowe, James Rasdell, 1871-1945; Muir & Moodie (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-4534

Description: Postcard of Partington's Mill with Eady's Piano Van in front of it and the junction of Queen and Customs Street with Thames Hotel and trams taken by Frederick Radcliffe; statue of Logan Campbell in Cornwall Park; Lake Tarawera taken by Blencowe; Lyttelton harbour taken by Muir & Moodie; and Evans Bay, photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Transfers: One print at PAColl-6181-10.

Date: 1975 - 1853

From: Penfold's heritage series [Auckland] :Penfolds Wines (N.Z.) [1975]

By: Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938; Hogan, Patrick Joseph, 1804-1878

Reference: C-079-031-a

Description: From a wharf looking at the waterfront and up Queen Street, Auckland. Wharf buildings, businesses and houses line the streets. Partington's windmill is on the skyline in the distance No 81 of a limited edition of 1000 sets of six reproductions. Reproduction of a watercolour 'Auckland, N Z 1843' by W S Hatton, held by the Alexander Turnbull Library, reference number B-078-011 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 342 x 609 mm on sheet 476 x 704 mm

Date: ca 1930 - 1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Sayers, Alan John, 1915-; Whites Aviation Ltd; Ely, Dunstan, active 1949; Smith, Robin Vaughan Francis, 1927-

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-019

Description: Photographs of Auckland City and Harbour taken circa 1930 to 1960 for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of suburbs, parks, the university, Queen Street, the Harbour Bridge and illuminated buildings during the coronation celebrations in 1953. Photographers include R V Francis Smith, Alan Sayers and Dunstan Ely. Also includes several aerial photographs by Whites Aviation Ltd. Quantity: 70 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [Circa 1900 to 1905]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-300

Description: Photographs probably taken by George William Barltrop, between 1900 and 1905. The images follow on from McIntosh album 15, (these are pages 815-835) starting at Opunake (a church building). Pihama (a memorial to members of the crew of the barque Lizzie Bell which was wrecked off Oeo, 24th July 1901), a view of the Oeo Hotel (F. Morgan, proprietor), and a view of the mast of the Lizzie Bell standing as a memorial at Pihama. These are followed by a panorama of Parihaka (p. 822-823), and a portrait of a man named Ruru, at Parihaka. The rest of the album has scenes in the Auckland area, including a view of Queen Street in which the chemist shop of Charles J Ratgen is clearly visible. A series of images show various Maori artifacts on display at the Auckland Museum. Scenery in Auckland includes the Auckland Domain, Epsom, Tamaki, Auckland Harbour, Rangitoto, St Heliers, Mount Hobson and Mount Eden. Two church buildings are seen, one at Opunake, and the remains of a stone church at Tamaki. A group of photographs show horse-drawn carriages decorated with flowers for a floral fete (p 835-838). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, entitled `Photographic views'; 20.5 x 17.5 cm

Date: 1975 - 1852

From: Penfold's heritage series [Auckland] :Penfolds Wines (N.Z.) [1975]

By: Hogan, Patrick Joseph, 1804-1878

Reference: C-079-032

Description: Looking down from a high point over Auckland in its early stages, towards the Harbour, with North Head and Rangitoto in the distance. A horse and cart are in the road in the right foreground. Queen Street runs downhill on the left No 82 of a limited edition of 1000 sets of six reproductions. Reproduction of a hand-coloured lithograph 'No. 1 Auckland, N Z from Hobson Street South' (London, Standidge and Co, 1852) by P J Hogan, held by the Alexander Turnbull Library, reference number C-010-002 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 342 x 609 mm on sheet 476 x 704 mm

Date: [ca 1890-1936]

By: Abernethy, William, 1865-1930?; Allen, (Miss), active 1910s; Blencowe, James Rasdell, 1871-1945; Carberry, M V, active 1910s; Churton, C E, active 1904; Ellerbeck Studio; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Le Grice, Edward, 1881-1959; Marsh, Robert George Stanley, 1862?-1940; Peter Pan Studio; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Raphael Tuck & Sons (Firm); Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers); Taylor, T E, active 1899; Walker, George Allen, -1915; William Beattie & Company; Wilson, William Thompson, 1882-1917

Reference: PAColl-0718

Description: A collection of postcards and printed views (possibly from a magazine) of New Zealand scenes primarily of towns and cities rather than scenic views. They include one of two Maori women washing clothes at Rotorua, another of the Royal visit in 1927 and a family group of seven men and three women possibly taken in Belfast. A number of the postcards have been used. Also included are five original photographs which have been captioned with the family connections: a soldier in uniform, possibly named Ralph Ferguson; Uncle Henry Babe's wedding photograph; cousin Violet Bradford in America; Albert and Elizabeth (Eliza) Babe (brother and sister) and four others; Thomas and Fanny Babe (grandpa and grandma) with Eliza, Harold, Albert, Olivia, Queenie and Gladys. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s). 55 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1975 - 1886 - 1883

By: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co. Ltd.; Fitler, William Crothers, 1857-1915; Fullwood, Albert Henry, 1863-1930; Schell, Frederic B, -1905; Schwarzburger, Carl, 1850-; Goldtone Products (Firm)

Reference: A-046-001/006

Description: Queen Street Auckland, 1883; Wanganui, 1883; Cathedral Square, Christchurch, 1883; Lyttelton, 1883; Cargill Monument Dunedin, 1883; Wellington [from Nairn Street], 1883 Reproduction of engravings from: Picturesque atlas of Australasia / edited by Andrew Garran, Sydney, 1886. `Reproduced by courtesy of Alexander Turnbull Library' [del. ; W A Hirschman - Wellington, 1883 / Schell [del.] ; C Schwarzburger sc. Other Titles - Picturesque atlas of Australasia Quantity: 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Art reproductions on gold paper, mounted on blue card ; photolithograph, images, 186 x 266 mm on cards 250 x 300 mm Provenance: Donation: Redfern, Greenberg & Associates, PO Box 6489, Wellington, 2 July 1975

Date: [ca 1925-1935]

By: Lovell-Smith, Hubert John, 1881-1948

Reference: PAColl-0451

Description: Photographs of Hastings and the surrounding area taken by H J Lovell-Smith. They include photographs of earthquake damage to shops in Hastings; the flooding of the Ngaruroro River; excavation of the site of the new swimming pool in Havelock North; a man and a boy sheltering from the rain outside a barbers shop; the Soldiers Memorial Hospital; Taradale Post and Telegraph Office with the library across the street; two men working on a steam locomotive; neon sign on Queen's Wharf, Auckland; wedding photograph of a couple named Harper and Ward (the groom was a minister); five men next to a crashed aeroplane on a snowy hillside; a Windsor chair made from New Zealand birch; schoolgirls leaving Hastings High School; a view across Hastings, possibly from the Clock Tower, over Railway Road and towards St Andrew's Church; two of the Cosy Buildings (possibly previously the Douglas Buildings), one when the picture theatre had the electric sign "Cosy" hanging from it and was showing the film Nurse Marjorie and the other without the sign and with the ground floor closed up; and the new Post and Telegraph Office built to replace the old one after the earthquake. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1945-1959

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-170

Description: Photographs for publication in NZ Free Lance, 1945-1959 Views of Orewa; Waiwera; Milford Beach (with holiday makers & life guards); Oneroa Beach, Waiheke Island; beach at Devonport; children playing on beach; Westhaven & St Marys Bay taken from harbour bridge; lower Queen Street with Post Office building on left. Views of the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Cenotaph; Robert Burns statue in Auckland Domain; Yvonne Sloan, Auckland Training College student on the steps of the Museum; Tamaki Drive (includes Tamaki Yacht Clubhouse); Savage Memorial; Panmure Basin (& leisure craft at anchor); Parnell Baths & Judges Bay; donkey rides at Mission Bay; Cornwall Park (& view of One Tree Hill); views from Mount Eden, one looking towards Manukau Heads with Mount Eden in foreground, the other looking towards city and Rangitoto. Auckland Railway yards taken from Gladstone Road, Parnell, 1957; aerial view of Waitemata Harbour looking towards Firth of Thames (Whites No 42969); Morris Minor parked on scenic drive, Waitakere Ranges. Quantity: 39 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: ca 1920

By: Hewitt, George R, active 1920-1985

Reference: PAColl-0601

Description: Postcards collected by the depositor while working as an able seaman on HMS Renown during the tour by the Prince of Wales in 1920. Black and white postcards of Auckland, Christchurch, particularly the botanic gardens, Lyttelton, Picton, and Samoa and colour postcards of Wellington. Quantity: 43 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1912

From: [Ephemera, sales catalogues, and advertising for retail firms, traders, shops and stores. 1911-1919]

By: Robert Rew (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-RETAIL-1912-01

Description: Lists items for sale in the firm's grocery department, Provision department, Patent medicines department, Toilet requisites department, Stationery, etc., Ironmongery, etc Department, Galvanised fencing wire, Brushware department, Horse and cow covers, Tents and flys, Mattresses, Boots & shoes, China & crockery, Japanese Department, Manures, Agricultural Seeds, Garden Seeds. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Sales catalogue of 72 pages, 244 x 155 mm.

Date: 1887 - 1973

By: Gifford, Edward Augustus, 1819-1894; Capper Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: C-085-012-a

Description: A view from the wharf looking towards Queen Street and the waterfront buildings. A paddle-steamer, the Takapuna, is moored at a wharf, left foreground and there are other smaller sailing ships elsewhere. On the main wharf leading from the waterfront, a loaded carriage is drawn by four horses and there are other carriages further away. Men and women are standing around waiting to board the ferry Reproduced from the original oil in the Auckland City Art Gallery Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 291 x 536 mm on sheet 522 x 636 mm

Date: 1905 - 1912

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to interior decoration, room design, household decorative items, tableware, in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-DECOR-1910-01

Description: Includes advertisements for their range of linoleums and oilcloths, carpets and mats, furnishing drapery, furniture including billiard tables, mantelpieces, upholstered suites, bedding, kitchen furniture, ecclesiastical furniture, rattan and basketware furniture, perambulators (prams), go-carts, chairs, ironmongery, and crockery. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Letterpress and photolithographs, 188 pages, 234 x 317 mm.

Date: 1887 - 1973

By: Gifford, Edward Augustus, 1819-1894; Capper Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: C-085-012

Description: A view from the wharf looking towards Queen Street and the waterfront buildings. A paddle-steamer, the Takapuna, is moored at a wharf, left foreground and there are other smaller sailing ships elsewhere. On the main wharf leading from the waterfront, a loaded carriage is drawn by four horses and there are other carriages further away. Men and women are standing around waiting to board the ferry Reproduced from the original oil in the Auckland City Art Gallery Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 291 x 536 mm on sheet 522 x 636 mm

Date: [1900s]

By: Jones, Alfred William, -1938

Reference: PA1-q-224

Description: Photographs of the North Island Regiment of the New Zealand Army 8th Contingent in preparation for leaving on the troopship Surrey to fight in the South African War. These photographs were taken by Alfred Jones & Co. mostly in Auckland. They include views of speeches by Richard John Seddon, and General Babington in Auckland., and the departure of the Surrey from Auckland. Other images show the Surrey in Wellington Harbour, rowing eights in the harbour and the Contingent's military camp in Newtown. Two views show warships in Wellington Harbour and a decorated gateway in the city for the Duke of York's visit to New Zealand. There are a number of views of the processions and ceremonies for the funeral of Cecil Rhodes in Cape Town. Richard Seddon's visit to the Hudson's Soap Works in Liverpool is shown in several photographs taken by an unidentified photographer. Page 45 shows a "review at Pretoria" at which there was a "presentation of V.C.s and also a Royal Humane Society medal to Sergt. Cassidy N.Z.M.R. by Lord Roberts". The information is hand-written over the photograph as a Christmas greeting. Inserted in an envelope is a sheet of paper with the signatures of "Colonel Wyndham and the Officers of the Imperial Representative Corps". (Colonel Wyndham was with the 21st Lancers). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with maroon cover; 30 x 25 cm

Date: 1975 - 1853

From: Penfold's heritage series [Auckland] :Penfolds Wines (N.Z.) [1975]

By: Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938; Hogan, Patrick Joseph, 1804-1878

Reference: C-079-031

Description: From a wharf looking at the waterfront and up Queen Street, Auckland. Wharf buildings, businesses and houses line the streets. Partington's windmill is on the skyline in the distance No 82 of a limited edition of 1000 sets of six reproductions. Reproduction of a watercolour 'Auckland, N Z 1843' by W S Hatton, held by the Alexander Turnbull Library, reference number B-078-011 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 342 x 609 mm on sheet 476 x 704 mm

Date: 1976

Reference: Eph-E-RADIO-1976-02

Description: Poster showing an illustration of a birds-eye view of Auckland, Queen Street and the central city buildings, looking north towards the Harbour Bridgel. Identified buildings include those used by Air New Zealand, the ANZ Bank, 1ZM, YMCA, Farmers and BP. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 955 x 615 mm.

Date: 1848 - 1950 - 1852 - 1959

From: Alexander, John Hood, 1916-1975 :[Twenty drawings, including of historic houses, churches, Mangapohatu, Waimate North, the first Bank of New Zealand in Auckland, and Auckland Public Library 1880. 1950s-1960s]

By: Hogan, Patrick Joseph, 1804-1878; Standidge & Company

Reference: B-192-011

Description: Above, a view from the end of the wharf at the foot of Queen Street, looking towards the waterfront buildings and up Queen Street, with Partington's windmill on the skyline. A line of barrels along the wharf and two containers of goods, a man wheeling a wheelbarrow, another wheeling a barrow, two soldiers, other groups of citizens, Maori canoes and a rowboat drawn up at the water's edge on the left and groups of Maori sitting. The Wesleyan (Methodist) Chapel is on the left, above the first row of buildings. Below, a view of the old stone cottage at Panmure, built in 1848 for Colour-Sergeant Michael Ford of the New Zealand Fencibles, which was moved to the Howick Historical Village in 1998 Based on a lithograph (originally an oil painting, which is held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney) by Patrick Joseph Hogan, done in 1852. The Library holds a copy of the lithograph at C-010-020. The Library also holds watercolour copies of this view by W. S. Hatton, copied from an Illustrated London News wood engraving from this print, at B-078-012 and B-078-017 Extended Title - In: Alexander, John H: Historic Auckland (Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, 1961) p.11 and [16 Inscriptions: Recto - top right - No.A27 Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash on page 380 x 250 mm