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Date: [March 1904]

From: Ranfurly family: Collection

Reference: PA1-q-634-49

Description: Major-General James Melville Babington with two chiefs, photographed during the visit of Lord Ranfurly's party to the Far North, March 1904, by Malcolm Ross. The man on the right is Take Take Rangitupu of Ranana, Wanganui River. The man on the left is wearing a korowai (tag cloak). The photograph was probably taken at a kainga inland from Mangonui, where a hui to farewell Lord Ranfurly was held. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Men of War - past and present. General Babington and two maori warriors. The vice-regal party left Te Teko on the morning of 18 March 1904, reaching Auckland (by coach and train) the same evening. They then boarded HMCS Iris and cruised up the east coast. After landing at the Doubtless Bay cable station, they "proceeded inland from Mangionui to a village where a native meeting was held for the purpose of bidding farewell to Lord Ranfurly." (Source: Malcolm Ross, "Through Tuhoe Land"). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 208 x 157 mm mounted on album page 255 x 287 mm

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006854-G

Description: Two Maori women, one wearing a korowai (tag cloak), carrying a taiaha and a carved hoe (canoe paddle), photographed in Te Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Negatives 1/1-006842-G, 1/1-006845-G and 1/1-006846-G were taken on the same occasion. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - centre left - 682 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-007012-G

Description: Three young woman, one wearing a korowai (tag cloak), playing whai (string games), photographed in Te Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - D697 Playing "Whai" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006846-G

Description: Maori woman wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and carrying a carved hoe (canoe paddle), photographed in Te Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Dated from other negatives in sequence Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [1900-1910]

From: New Zealand News Ltd :Photographs from the Auckland Star

Reference: PA1-q-013

Description: Views around the Taupo Tongariro area, including Mounts Ngaruahoe and Tongariro, Huka Falls, Aratiatia Rapids, Lake Taupo and Wairakei. There is one image of the Maori interior of Tom Ryan's whare, one of the Terraces Hotel at Lake Taupo, and others of various buildings at the Spa Hotel (Taupo), including the interior of the dining room. This building was the meeting house Te Tiki o Tamamutu, purchased by John Joshua (proprietor of the Spa Hotel) for use as a smoking room and dining room for the hotel guests. Several images show unidentified Maori women in posed groups, or working with flax, and in one case a woman using a treadle sewing machine. An unidentified man is seen, in several images, fishing at pools below the Aratiatia Rapids. Photographs taken by Auckland Star photographers around the turn of the 19th-20th century. Relationship complexity - Most images are represented by original negatives donated to the Library by the Auckland Star in the 1950s. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black cloth bound album, labelled "This book must be returned to Mr H Brett's room"

Date: 1909 - 1908 - 1912

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-196

Description: Shows a beach with trees and houses behind it. The Sugar Loaves are visible in the background The reverse shows the interior of a drawing room. An unidentified woman in a long purple dress is lying on a couch or day bed, reading. A wooden chair, a small table, curtains with wooden curtain rail, and cushions are visible. Maori and European artworks hang on the wall behind her, including a piupiu and a korowai. The title identifies the room as being the drawing room of the schoolhouse at Tokaanu. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 125 x 170 mm

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006842-G

Description: Maori woman wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and carrying a carved hoe (canoe paddle), photographed in Te Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Negative 1/1-006845-G was taken on the same occasion. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 663 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006847-G

Description: Two women wearing traditional cloaks, exchanging a hongi, photographed in Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 698 Te Hongi (rubbing noses) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006845-G

Description: Maori woman wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and carrying a carved hoe (canoe paddle), photographed in Te Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Negative 1/1-006842-G was taken on the same occasion. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 666 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006832-G

Description: Young woman with poi, wearing a korowai (tag cloak), photographed at Te Rauru meeting house, Whakarewarewa ca 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Negatives 1/1-006835-G and 1/1-006839-G were taken on the same occasion. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - D645 Poi Dancer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006839-G

Description: Guide Maggie Tawhai, wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and carrying a mere, photographed in Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Negatives 1/1-006832-G and 1/1-006835-G were taken on the same occasion. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 660 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006849-G

Description: Maori woman wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and carrying a taiaha, photographed at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 672 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006851-G

Description: Maori woman wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and carrying a carved hoe (canoe paddle), photographed in Te Rauru meeting house at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 687 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches

Date: Ca 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006835-G

Description: Two young Maori woman, one wearing a Korowai (tag cloak) and holding a poi, photographed in 1905 at Te Rauru meeting house, Whakarewarewa, by Thomas Pringle. Negatives 1/1-006832-G and 1/1-006839-G were taken on the same occasion. Other Titles - Confidences Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 647 Confidences Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Auckland Star :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-003070-G

Description: Mrs Hariata Teutupoto, also known as Hariata Teki, photographed ca 1900 by William Henry Thomas Partington for the Auckland Star newspaper. She has long hair and is wrapped in a korowai (Maori tag cloak). Possibly lived in the Wanganui area. Other - An almost identical portrait at 1/2-008295. File print header gives her name as Hariata. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Auckland Star :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-003076-G

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a Maori woman with a moko identified as Huiarei. She is wearing a korowai (tag cloak) around her shoulders, and has a huia feather in her hair. Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington, probably at Wanganui, ca 1900. Identified on back of file print as Huiarei. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - 63 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-006830-G

Description: Guide Bella, wearing a korowai (tag cloak) and a tiki, photographed at Whakarewarewa in 1905 by Thomas Pringle of Wellington. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Protected, Thos Pringle, Wellington N.Z. 1-10-05; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - 642 Guide Bella, Whakarewarewa Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Auckland Star :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-003118-G

Description: Portrait of an unidentified young Maori woman with a moko and short hair. She is carrying a young child on her back, both wrapped in a korowai (Maori tag cloak). Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington in early 1900s, probably at Wanganui. Other - The moko appears to be retouched, possibly no actual moko? Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom right - 28 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Auckland Star :Negatives

Reference: 1/2-008287-G

Description: Maori woman named Pura with moko, wearing a korowai (tag cloak), tiki and shark's teeth eardrops on ribbons. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, circa 1900, probably in the Wanganui region. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Auckland Star :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-003112-G

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Waitapu Rongonui, a Maori woman wearing a korowai. She is wearing a huia tail feather in her hair on the right. Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington ca 1900, probably at Wanganui. On back of file print - Waitapu Rongonui, Wanganui River Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom left - 79 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches