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Harvesting oranges, Kerikeri - Photograph taken by E P Christensen
Date: Oct 1949
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/2-034486-F
Description: Harvesting Valencia oranges, on F Taylor's property, Kerikeri, October 1949. Shows a scene in the orchard with Mrs Proctor and Miss Bethwaite in the foreground. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by E P Christensen. Other - Note on back of file print reads: "Citrus farming, North Auckland. Harvesting sweet oranges (Valencias) on F Taylor's property, Kerikeri. Mrs Proctor and Miss Bethwaite in foreground." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Westfield Freezing Works butcher shop, Otahuhu, Auckland - Photograph taken by W Walker
Date: 25 Nov 1947
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Walker, W (Mr), active 1940s-1950s
Reference: 1/2-034204-F
Description: Westfield Freezing Works butcher shop, Otahuhu, Auckland, 25 November 1947. Shows an unidentified butcher working at the counter of the shop. There is a tray of mince on the counter nearby; other meats in a glass cabinet on the counter; and a weighing machine. There are carcasses hung behind the counter. Photograph taken by W Walker for the National Publicity Studios. Note on back of file print reads: "Westfield Freezing Works - Works Butcher Shop." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Miners working a wet face in the Blackball coal mine
Date: [ca 1940s]
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/2-033994-F
Description: Two unidentified men working a wet face in the Blackball coal mine, Westland. Photograph taken circa 1940s for the National Publicity Studios. Photographer unidentified. Caption - from National Publicity Studios file print reads: "Blackball Mine. Working a wet face. Minters working under such conditions are paid higher wages and work 6 hour shifts." Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom right - A1256 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
At a timber mill at Mangakino, Waikato - Photograph taken by T M Downie
Date: Apr 1949
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Downie, T M, active 1940s-1950s
Reference: 1/2-032684-F
Description: At a timber mill at Mangakino, Waikato, April 1949. Shows men using a cross-cut saw. Photograph taken by T M Downie. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Maori nurse holding a Maori baby, Te Puia Hospital, East Coast - Photograph taken by Gr...
Date: Jun 1960
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Riethmaier, Gregor, 1913-2004
Reference: 1/4-019157-F
Description: Seated portrait of Maori nurse Hine Kena holding a Maori baby at the maternity wing of Te Puia Hospital, East Coast. Her uniform includes a hat and a mask. She holds a babies bottle. Photograph taken by Gregor Riethmaier for the National Publicity Studios in June 1960. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - left of image - R1865 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Telescoped lamb being moved from freezer, Westfield Freezing Works, Otahuhu, Auckland -...
Date: Dec 1948
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Walker, W (Mr), active 1940s-1950s
Reference: 1/2-034223-F
Description: Telescoped lamb being moved from freezer, Westfield Freezing Works, Otahuhu, Auckland, December 1948. Shows four men sorting bagged carcasses. Photograph taken by W Walker. Other - Telescoping: when hind legs are cut off and put inside the carcass in order to save space for shipping Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - left of image - A3915 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Women testing sausage casings at Westfield Freezing works, Otahuhu, Auckland - Photogra...
Date: 25 Nov 1948
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Walker, W (Mr), active 1940s-1950s
Reference: 1/2-034218-F
Description: Women testing sausage casings for quality and width using running water, Westfield Freezing works, Otahuhu, Auckland, 25 November 1948. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by W Walker. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Mr W McVicar operating the hydraulic brake at Paparoa Mine, Westland - Photograph taken...
Date: Jan 1957
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Bigwood, Kenneth Valentine, 1920-1992
Reference: 1/2-033997-F
Description: Mr W McVicar operating the hydraulic brake at Paparoa coal mine, Westland. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by K V Bigwood in January, 1957. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top right - A47973 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Trucker working in the Blackball coal mine
Date: [ca 1940s]
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/2-033996-F
Description: Unidentified trucker working in the Blackball coal mine, Westland. Photograph taken circa 1940s for the National Publicity Studios. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Testing and tasting of canned goods, Westfield Freezing Works, Otahuhu, Auckland - Phot...
Date: 25 Nov 1948
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Walker, W (Mr), active 1940s-1950s
Reference: 1/2-034225-F
Description: Testing and tasting of canned goods, Westfield Freezing Works, Auckland, 25 November 1948. Photograph taken by W Walker. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom right - A5295 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Food dehydration plant, Pukekohe, Auckland
Date: [between 1939-1945 ?]
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/2-034481-F
Description: Food dehydration plant, Pukekohe, Auckland, possibly during World War II. Shows women processing cabbages. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios. Source of descriptive information - Notes onOrrder Tracking caption (file print not found) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Chain workers at Westfield Freezing Works, Otahuhu, Auckland - Photograph taken by W Wa...
Date: [ca 1930s]
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Walker, W (Mr), active 1940s-1950s
Reference: 1/2-034215-F
Description: Chain workers at Westfield Freezing Works, Otahuhu. Three men work on the lamb chain. Photograph taken circa 1930s by W Walker. Other Titles - Westfield Freezing Works. Lamb chain Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - A3900 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Timber workers taking a break, Whakarewarewa - Photograph taken by E P Christensen
Date: Apr 1949
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Christensen, Edward Percival, 1907-1982
Reference: 1/2-040796-F
Description: Maori timber workers taking a break for a smoke and a cup of tea, Whakarewarewa, April 1949. Photograph taken by E P Christensen. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Dr Manahi Nitama Paewai, working in his surgery, Kaikohe - Photograph taken by E P Chri...
Date: Aug 1949
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/2-040732-F
Description: Dr Manahi Nitama Paewai, working in his surgery, Kaikohe, Northland, August 1949. Shows him taking a patient's blood pressure. A nurse stands alongside. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by Edward Percival Christensen. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Rimutaka tunnel under construction, Wairarapa, Wellington - Photograph taken by E Woollett
Date: Mar 1954
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Woollett, E, active 1951-1955
Reference: 1/2-027643-F
Description: Rimutaka tunnel under construction, east portal, Featherston, Wairarapa, Wellington. Shows men clearing debris to prepare for concrete channelling. Photograph taken in March 1954, for the National Publicity Studios, by E Woollett. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Nurse taking a patient's pulse and temperature, Memorial Hospital, Kaitaia - Photograph...
Date: Aug 1949
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Christensen, Edward Percival, 1907-1982
Reference: 1/2-040733-F
Description: Nurse Bessie Simpson taking a patient's pulse and temperature at the Memorial Hospital in Kaitaia. Photograph taken by Edward Percival Christensen in August 1947. Original National Publicity Studios caption reads: "Nurse Bessie Simpson who has done six months training as a nursing aid. " Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Nurse with Mrs Lloyd and her four day old twin boys, Memorial Hospital, Kaitaia - Photo...
Date: Aug 1949
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Christensen, Edward Percival, 1907-1982
Reference: 1/2-040751-F
Description: Nurse Erina Heremaie with a mother (Mrs Lloyd) and her four day old twin boys at the Memorial Hospital in Kaitaia. Photograph taken by Edward Percival Christensen in August 1947. Original National Publicity Studios caption reads: "Nurse Erina Heremaie, who has been training for one year, with Mrs Lloyd and her four day old twin boys. The twins were born at home and brought to the Hospital shortly after with the mother; all are well." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Tobacco picker, Nelson district
Date: [195-?]
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/2-027361-F
Description: Woman tobacco picker working in the field, Nelson district, circa 1950s. Shows her crouching amongst the plants. She wears a large sun hat. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by an unidentified photographer. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
In the meeting house lounge of the Spa Hotel, Taupo
Date: [ca 1950]
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/1-010388-F
Description: Scene in the meeting house lounge of the Spa Hotel, Taupo, circa 1950. Shows the carved central support pole of the building and a hotel employee arranging roses alongside. Photograph taken for National Publicity Studios. Notes on back of file print, from National Publicity Studios, read: "This carving of the head man of the Tribe is very valuable, and is insured for £350. The whole structure is supported by this God and Tuatara Lizard which he holds." Source of descriptive information - File print Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Women bagging potatoes, Marshlands, Canterbury - Photograph taken by K V Bigwood
Date: 28 Apr 1948
From: Tourist and Publicity
By: Bigwood, Kenneth Valentine, 1920-1992
Reference: 1/2-027372-F
Description: Women bagging potatoes, Canterbury. Shows 75 year old Mrs Curtis of Marshlands, Canterbury, and her daughter-in-law, working in a paddock. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by K V Bigwood, 28 April 1948. Other - National Publicity Studios caption on back of file print reads "75 year old Mrs Curtis of Marshland, Canterbury, and her daughter-in-law help to harvest and bag their contributions." Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top right - A5563 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.