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Scenic photographs of New Zealand complied by the Scenery Preservation Board
Date: [ca 1880-1910]
From: Scenery Preservation Board :Scenic photographs of New Zealand
By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920; De Tourret, Ernest, active 1909-1912; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Scenery Preservation Board
Reference: PAColl-0444-1
Description: Photographs of the following: a set of seven photographs by Collis and annotated by F P Corkill, land agent, re landholding around the Waiwhakaiho River; scenic views such as waterfalls, lakes, and the Pink and White Terraces; bridges with annotations re height etc; sixteen numbered photographs mounted two to a card of scenic views in the Taranaki Region, Rotorua and the far north (including ones of Taumaha Gorge, Taranaki and Lake Ora - location unidentified); a set of seven photographs of the Waipu Caves including Lot's wife, the anvil and the sugar loaf in Morrison's Cave; a clipping of St Paul's Cupola and a photograph of Kauri Gully, Northcote with annotations on resolutions passed re the establishment of reservations; a panorama in two photographs of Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin with annotations re a potential reserve; and two of a tramping party of three men and five boys resting at a waterfall. Includes a recent hand-written list of the photographs. Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Mounted prints
Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Buller Gorge, West Coast
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-51-10
Description: View of the Buller River and Gorge. Photograph taken by James Ring. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Buller Gorge. N.Z. 440 J.R. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 138 x 204 mm
Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Lyell punt on the Buller River
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-51-08
Description: Shows a group of men standing on a pontoon on the banks of the Buller River near Lyell. Their horse and carriage is on the road waiting to be ferried across the river. Photograph taken by James Ring in 1880s-1890s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Lyell punt on the Buller, NZ. 438 J.R. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 140 x 205 mm
Buller River, Buller Gorge, West Coast - Photograph taken by James Ring
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
From: Hamilton Public Library :Photographs of New Zealand
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-59-17-2
Description: Photograph of the river from the Buller Gorge road. Photograph taken by James Ring. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Buller Gorge N.Z. 1005.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Ring Photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 21 x 29 cm on album page
Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand :Assorted photographs
Date: [ca 1885-1945]
By: Lovell-Smith, Timothy James, 1945-; Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Dufty, Francis Herbert, 1846–1910; William H Hammer & Company; Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951
Reference: PAColl-0422
Description: Views of New Zealand, the South Pacific and elsewhere including: a chief's house in Fiji; the grounds of the Sanatorium, Rotorua; Wairoa township before the Tarawera eruption; "Fijian warrior armed for war"; Maori children in swimming hole with other children standing behind them smoking; three photographs of the construction of the Wellington Town Hall organ; women doing a poi dance and men doing a haka in front of Maori spectators at Whakarewarewa; five photographs of Cook's landing place on Niue; a set of photographs of many parts of the world with the name Waimarino on the reverse, possibly from the voyages of a merchant ship of that name (these include one of an Arab dhow in the Indian Ocean requesting its longitude, Bill Brayton and others holding his sea turtles, two of the gun on board and three of the Panama Canal); the wreck of the Ansonia on Middleton Reef; an artist's impression of the Trans-Pacific yacht race trophy; a performance by Rarotongan men in uniform; three Rarotongan women washing clothes in the river; children swimming in Ngatangiia Creek; the Beach Road, Apia, Samoa; New Zealand Government Ship TutauRai (?) off Niue; and six mounted photographs by James Valentine and Co of New Zealand scenes and Maori women. Arrangement: Prints housed in 2 boxes at PAColl-0422-1 and PAColl-0422-2. Negatives housed at 1/2-037763, 045085, 056525 to 056545, 056315 to 056333, 144784, 144815, 144818, 144830, 144847 and 144850 Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).
Messenger family: Photographs
Date: 1863, [189-?]
By: Messenger family
Reference: PAColl-10174
Description: Collection comprises two photographs by unidentified photographers, 1863 to circa 1890s. The first, albumen print, shows the Urenui River and settlement, Taranaki Region in 1863. The second, a copy of a studio group portrait taken circa 1890s, shows unidentified women in fancy dress costume including sequined headresses [gypsy?] and elaborate beadwork. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints
Photographs of New Zealand
Date: [ca 1885-1925]
From: Vance, William, 1899-1981 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9827-2
Description: Includes - Unidentified river in a gorge, ca 1925. Small river or lake surrounded by trees. Staff at Blue Cliffs Station grouped outside the woolshed, ca 1890. Anama homestead. Photograph of SS Tainui under steam and sail, ca 1885. Photograph of a painting of SS Irnie, ca 1885. Family group on a lawn, ca 1905. Cust village, Canterbury. St James Church Cust, 1891. Views of people on ship's deck. Native forest scenic reserve, ca 1905. Woman and dog, ca 1890s. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s).
Redman's Bar, Buller Gorge, West Coast - Photograph taken by James Ring
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
From: Hamilton Public Library :Photographs of New Zealand
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-59-17-1
Description: Photograph showing the road passing through a tunnel in the rock face in the vicinity of Redman's Bar, Buller Gorge. Photograph taken by James Ring. Other - Similar view but not identical to PA7-51-14 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Redman's Bar. Buller Gorge N.Z. 1001. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 21 x 28.5 cm on album page
Hawks Crag, Buller Gorge - Photograph taken by James Ring
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
From: Hamilton Public Library :Photographs of New Zealand
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-59-18-1
Description: View of the Buller River and Gorge at a point on the road above the river known as Hawks Crag (formerly known as Hawks Craig). There is a horse and carriage on the road. Photograph taken by James Ring. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Hawks Craig, Buller Gorge, N.Z. 1990 [rest unreadable] Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 21.5 x 29 cm on album page
Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Redman's Bar, Buller Gorge, West Coast
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-51-14
Description: Photograph showing the road passing through a tunnel in the rock face in the vicinity of Redman's Bar, Buller Gorge. Photograph taken by James Ring. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Redman's Bar Buller Gorge N.Z. 458 J.R. Similar view but not identical to PA7-59-17-1 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 104 x 205 mm
Little Hawks Crag, Buller Gorge - Photograph taken by James Ring
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
From: Hamilton Public Library :Photographs of New Zealand
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-59-15-2
Description: View of the Buller River and Gorge at a point on the road above the river known as Little Hawks Crag. Photograph taken by James Ring. Other Titles - Little Hawks Craig, Buller Gorge Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Little Hawks Craig, Buller Gorge [rest unreadable] Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 21.5 x 29 cm on album page
Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Fern Flat, Buller Gorge, West Coast
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-51-11
Description: View of the settlement at Fern Flat and Buller River. Photograph taken by James Ring. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Fern Flat. Buller Gorge. N.Z. 456. J.R. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 136 x 205 mm
[Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline], 1850?-1935 :Tongahoe near sea. [1880-1920]
Date: 1880 - 1920
From: Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline, 1850?-1936? :[Sketchbook of Wellington and the Mokoia area. 1880-1920?]
Reference: E-634-039
Description: A sketch view of a river between banks on which flax and scrub are growing. Other Titles - Tangahoe Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour sketch, on page 178 x 252 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Mary Watt, Wellington, through the family of the artist, in 2004.
Scenic photographs of New Zealand
Date: [ca 1860s-1880s, ca 1950s-1960s]
From: Newcomb, Stanley Peter, 1934-2008 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9453-6
Description: Scenic photographs taken for New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department Quantity: 86 b&w original photographic print(s).
Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :Mount Cook looking towards the Tasman Glacier from ...
Date: 1884 - 1985
By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Friends of the Turnbull Library; General Accident Insurance Company New Zealand
Reference: C-112-039
Description: Shows Mount Cook to the left of centre, with the Tasman River in the right foreground. No 462 of 1000 (650 of these were for sale). Facsimile reproduction of original watercolour in Alexander Turnbull Library C-007-013. Published to mark the centenary of General Accident Insurance Group and in conjunction with Alexander Turnbull Centennial Fund. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 360 x 530 mm in folder 550 x 370 mm + 1 pamphlet
North Island scenes
Date: circa 1880, 1934 - 1955
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Powell, Arthur Walter, 1893-1970; Wade, Keith Reginald, 1920-1992; Dunstan, Harold J, active 1939-1947
Reference: PAColl-0785-1-029
Description: Scenic photographs of the North Island, 1934 to 1955. Includes Manawatu - Wanganui, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Taranaki, Northland and Auckland Regions. Also includes photographs of the first school in Palmerston North and the Bank of Australasia Corner, Palmerston North, circa 1880. Photographers include W. Hall Raine, Keith R. Wade, Harold J. Dunstan, J M S Beale, A W Powell, and aerial photographs by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 77 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints
Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Crossing the Otira River, West Coast
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-51-16
Description: Shows a team of horses and coach crossing the Otira River whilst in flood. Photograph taken by James Ring in 1880s-1890s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Crossing Otira River N.Z. 1020 Ring Photo; Backing board verso - centre - Cowan Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 205 x 273 mm Provenance: Source/donor - School Publications Branch, 22 Mar 1954
[Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline], 1850?-1935 :Tongahoe near sea. [1880-1920]
Date: 1880 - 1920
From: Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline, 1850?-1936? :[Sketchbook of Wellington and the Mokoia area. 1880-1920?]
Reference: E-634-037
Description: A sketch view of a river between wooded banks. Other Titles - Tangahoe Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour sketch, on page 178 x 252 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Mary Watt, Wellington, through the family of the artist, in 2004.
Ring, James, 1856-1939 :Buller Gorge, West Coast
Date: [ca 1880s-1890s]
By: Ring, James, 1856-1939
Reference: PA7-51-18
Description: View of the road through the Buller Gorge beside the river. Photograph taken by James Ring. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Buller Gorge. N.Z. 463. J.R. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 140 x 210 mm Provenance: Source/donor - Donated by Royal Geographical Society of Australia, 1977
Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :Mount Cook looking towards the Tasman Glacier from ...
Date: 1884 - 1985
By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897
Reference: C-112-039-a
Description: Shows Mount Cook to the left of centre, with the Tasman River Valley in the right foreground. No 463 of 1000 (650 of these were for sale). Facsimile reproduction of original watercolour in Alexander Turnbull Library, C-007-013. Published to mark the centenary of General Accident Insurance Group and in conjunction with Alexander Turnbull Centennial Fund. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 360 x 530 mm in folder 550 x 370 mm + 1 pamphlet Provenance: Supplied by the publisher.