Places

Date: 1913

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-048778-G

Description: Shows a large crowd, some on horseback, at Massey's Cossacks' turning into Adelaide Road, Newtown Wellington, during the 1913 Waterfront Strike. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 24 May 1939

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/4-048882-G

Description: View of the start of construction work on the Berhampore (or Centennial) Flats on Adelaide Road in Wellington, for the State Housing Department. Shows the building site, and the structure and scaffolding of the apartment block. In the distance is the premises of the Berhampore Tennis Club, and other houses in Berhampore and surrounding hill suburbs. Photograph taken in May 1939, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post. Source of descriptive information - Caption from Evening Post 26/5/1939, p7, reads: "A start has been made by the contractors with the erection of the multiple dwelling block at Berhampore for the State Housing Department. When completed it will be the largest building of its kind in New Zealand, containing 50 separate flats and eleven garages. In the background is the Berhampore Tennis Club's premises". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 12 Aug 1980]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1980/2567-F

Description: Aerial view of Newtown, Wellington, with Wellington Public Hospital buildings in the centre. Mein Street runs vertically from the lower left corner, intersecting with Riddiford Street and Hall Street. John Street is at upper right and streets alongside, in Mount Cook, are visible. Photograph taken circa 12 August 1980, by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Other - Published in the Evening Post newspaper, 12 August 1980 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 5.6 x 5.6 cm Finding Aids: Print in Turnbull Library Pictures Evening Post illustrations file at cabinet 9, drawer 1 at NZ Health-Wellington Public Hospital.

Date: 1922

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-046099-G

Description: Part 4 of a 4 part panorama of Newtown, Wellington, in 1922, Looks south east from the vicinity of Vogeltown over Adelaide Road and Athletic Park, and towards Newtown Park. Shows Wunderlich's Metal Ceiling Works, middle ground, left. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 12 Dec 1947

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-11333-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1922

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-046098-G

Description: Part 3 of a 4 part panorama of Newtown suburb, Wellington in 1922. Looks east from the vicinity of Vogeltown, over Adelaide Road (running from left to right in the foreground), Stoke Street (running up from the foreground and crossing Adelaide Road) and Constable Street (running upwards, middle ground, left). Taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1946

From: [Ephemera of octavo size concerning housing, rental accommodation, housing standards]

By: Communist Party of New Zealand. Wellington South Branch; Smith, Ronald Joseph, 1921-1995

Reference: Eph-A-HOUSING-1946-01-cover

Description: Shows a dilapidated house by a sign for Adelaide Road. Movers are shifting furniture out of it, while a Plunket nurse cheerfully weighs a baby in the foreground. Boys play beneath a washing line, and a tram in the background carries a sign to "Use D.D.T. today". In the distance factory chimneys pour smoke into the sky. Dated from text which mentions 1937 as "nine years ago". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on cover of brochure.. Physical Description: Offset lithograph, on cover 209 x 134 mm.

Date: ca 1910-1920

From: Thorley, W H :Photographs

Reference: 1/2-070153-F

Description: Overlooking the suburb of Newtown, Wellington, circa 1910-1920. Shows Adelaide Road running diagonally from right to left. Constable Street is also visible on the right. Photograph taken by W H Thorley. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 14 Oct 1965

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-65194-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate