Places

Date: 1938

Reference: PA1-q-052

Description: Album chiefly shows members of a Lands & Survey team surveying boundaries etc, in the Chatham Islands, and in South Canterbury, circa 1938. Residents of the Chatham Islands, various locations in the islands and activities such as sheep transportation from the islands to Lyttelton and Wellington by ship are shown. Another sequence shows drainage and irrigation procedures in South Canterbury. The photographer is probably Russell Gladstone Dick, later the New Zealand Surveyor-General. Other - Source of descriptive information - Card inserted in album which reads "Ample evidence this is a 1938 Lands and Surveys team surveying boundaries etc ... The photographer is shown in photos 126, 127 and 112, and is probably Mr Dick, later NZ Surveyoe General ..." Signed "Rhys Richards". Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Dark blue cloth-covered album, 35.5 x 22.5 cm

Date: ca 1880s-1900s

Reference: PAColl-7220

Description: Photographs of Clarke, Graham and Fyfe who first climbed Mount Cook on Christmas Day 1894, with their mountaineering equipment; the sheep dog of James MacKenzie the sheep-stealer; a bullock team pulling wool bales; the Fairlie to Mount Cook coach with John Rutherford driving; the bridge over the river at Lake Tekapo with the hotel next to it; Mount Cook Station, originally built by A Burnett, with a thatched roof and the family outside it; a drawing of the ferry crossing Lake Pukaki and the original accommodation house on the shore; hay-making in front of the Balmoral homestead; the yard of Haldon station surrounded by trees showing the out-buildings and men with dogs; Levels homestead with a man with a hoe and others outside; and a group of men and women picnicking in front of two tents at Governor's Bush in Mount Cook township being the first party conveyed by the Mount Cook Motor Company ca 1880s. Images were used in the "History of the Mackenzie county to 1912" and all have similar typed captions beneath them. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-007817 to 007827 Quantity: 11 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negatives

Date: [ca 1895-1915]

Reference: PAColl-6904

Description: A large collection of miscellaneous original and copy negatives mostly of Christchurch and the surrounding area. Some are studio portraits of family groups. The rest of the collection includes: a street scene in front of the old railway station; a cycling race; men rowing and canoeing; children playing in a swing park; a brass band playing on board a steamer; various beach scenes including donkey rides; train pulling into Kaiapoi station; a small bach; two girls next to a waterfall; trams and a cyclist going past the Jubliee Clock Tower; the front facade of St Paul's Presbyterian Church; three views of the old Public Hospital next to Hagley Park; the Chamber of Commerce building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street; a copy negative of a carte de visite of a couple kissing; a monument incorporating a tiki on a tall pole and other maori carvings (location unknown); a man at the doorway of his shed with an array of gardening implements; two men pulling a covering back from a hangi pit; the cathedral with a number of trams in front; a tram advertising Ballantynes; a kitchen interior showing a range with kettles on top and a cupboard and dresser with crockery; six Maori on horseback possibly in a procession; a porter bringing a cart of luggage up to a train; five men giving friends piggy backs on the beach; sheep being driven past stock yards; the Avon River; a crowd outside the Avon Rowing Club; Wilson the maltman's horse and cart crossing a bridge; and two images of a harvest festival in a hall with a painted back drop and sheaves of corn arranged in front of it. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-045133 to 045196 and 045802 to 045816 Quantity: 76 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives Processing information: These were originally part of a sequence of unidentified negatives. They were assumed to form a collection due to the similarity in date and location. At the time of entry 1/4-045190 was missing.

Date: ca1950

From: Lewers, Neville Robert, 1913- :Photographic negatives, transparencies and prints

Reference: PAColl-6180-02

Description: Scenic, pastoral and landscape views of locations mainly in Canterbury, Westland and Central Otago. Quantity: 38 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: December 1912 to November 1913

Reference: PA1-q-155

Description: Photographs of a voyage to New Zealand taken by an unidentified photographer, between December 1912 and November 1913. The first group relate to the voyage, with scenes of shipboard life, including group portraits, harbours and ships they passed, and preparing `treats for 3rd class children'. The latter part of the album relates to the Waimate and Dunedin areas of the South Island. Many of the images are linked with farming, including scenes at `Kinbyran' (possibly Kyeburn?); Deacon's farm; Charley Cornelius and Paul Studholme on horseback; Paul Studholme's home (an arts and crafts style of bungalow); the home of Norton Francis (a stock and station agent in Waimate); `The Homestead' (or Te Waimate Homestead), one of the properties owned by members of the Studholme family; Hilboro (a house and views across paddocks); and a `meet' at Teschemaker's farm, with views of the house, the stables with horesemen and women gathering, and horsemen with beagles. There are three views of races at Dunedin Race-course; views of shark fishing on the beach near Waimate; the Johnson family and their house. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - `The following photos were taken on our voyage out to Australia on S.S. "Orvieto" and during our stay in Australia and New Zealand, Dec. 1912 - Nov. 1913' Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with textured maroon leather cover, floral patterned end-papers; 28 x 37 cm Provenance: Purchase, 1986

Date: [ca 1916]

From: Wall, John Reginald, 1870?-1944 :Photographs

Reference: 1/2-017589-G

Description: Scene in Cathedral Square, circa 1916, photographed alongside the Australian Mutual Provident Society building and Everybody's Picture Theatre. Shows a crowd of people (racegoers?) in double decker trams, while others stand on the footpath nearby. A sign on one of the trams reads: "Races. Special Car". Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 11 Feb 1953]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-8163-06

Description: View of farmer droving a flock of sheep up a hillside on Akaroa Peninsula. Photograph taken circa February 1953, by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Pub. Studios Akaroa L 11/2/53 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 22 x 16.4 cm

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 14

Reference: PAColl-6585-75

Description: Traction engine bearing the names "J C N [John Charles Nattle] Grigg, Longbeach" hauling wool bales to a railway circa 1900, probably in the vicinity of Longbeach Station, Canterbury. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 3455; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 1337 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.9 x 20

Date: [late 1950s?]

Reference: PAColl-8835

Description: Photograph of a scene at a Lyttelton wharf taken circa late 1950s. Shows Corriedale sheep, for export to Kenya, about to be loaded on to the ship `Thala Dan'. A sign by the ship reads: "NZ Farmers Coop Assn Ltd [unreadable] Kenya Farmers Association [unreadable]". Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Notes on back of print mount. Inscriptions: Verso - Ship waiting to [be] loaded, onto the Thala Dan Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.2 x 19.9 cm

Date: [ca 1920s]

From: Maclay, Adam Henry Pearson, 1873-1955 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-023902-G

Description: Photograph taken circa 1920 by Adam Henry Pearson on Hereford Street, Christchurch. Shows two New Zealand Express Company trucks with loads of Michelin tyres parked outside two businesses; Andrews, Baty & Company Ltd (left) and New Zealand Express Company (right). Source: From item (1/1-009278-G). Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative Processing information: Description updated 5 April 2023 following information from a researcher.

Date: [ca 1943]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001395-F

Description: Bales of wool, from the Manuka Point sheep run, being transported by horse drawn cart, across the Rakaia River, circa 1943. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1900]

Reference: 1/2-049602-F

Description: Horse drawn wagon, carrying wool bales, on Taylor Pass, Hamner, circa 1900s. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca 30 Jul 1952

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from the file print collection, Box 18

Reference: PAColl-7581-70

Description: Note on back of print reads: "Christchurch Railway Station, 7.30 am. Saturday. That mad rush to eat something." Shows a crowd of men and women, wearing hats and coats, alongside the (cafeteria?/ refreshment counter?) of the station. Signs advertise "Breakfast", "Refreshment" and the hosiery department of Hay's Ltd. Photograph taken circa 31 July 1952 by George Weigel. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.5 x 21.7 cm

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001435-F

Description: Last of the wool of the 1944 season, being transported in bails by horse and cart, across the Rakaia River. The bails are stamped with the name "Manuka Point". Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe in 1943. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1914 - 1918

From: The Press (Newspaper) :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-017738-G

Description: Soldiers and horses on a wharf, getting ready for departure. On the right a ship is berthed. Taken in Christchurch, during World War I. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Processing information: The collection description was updated in November 2020 with information regarding commercial use of the photographs.

Date: 1942-1956

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10131-2

Description: Photographs of the South Island of New Zealand taken by Les Cleveland, 1942 to 1956. Information relating to the content as well as the date taken and the date printed, is on the rear of most prints. Identified people are mountaineers A C Clough, Ron Biggs, and Ken Hall; publican Jack Ritchie; journalist H J E (Bert) Kane; Mrs P Koerstens; and bushmen Doug Macalister and Ron (Tiki) Brimmicombe. There is an unidentified solider and some portraits of unidentified children. Featured natural environments include Tatere Gorge, Lake Haupiri and surrounding area, and the Otira Gorge. Contains prints of individual buildings as well as broader views of towns. A number of wooden buildings are in a state of decay, but houses, churches, and other buildings are still in use. Further images (and series of images) of note include: the transportation by boat of a tractor at Milford sound and a Land Rover to Jackson's Bay; workers at the Kopara Sawmill; industry at Mussel Point; and locomotives, boilers, dredges, and other machinery relating to mining. Arrangement: Photographs ordered chronologically by Library using the date on rear of prints. Note that some images in the same photographic sequence have been given varying dates by the photographer. Quantity: 75 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints