Places

Date: [1950s]

From: Birrell, Kenneth Stewart (Dr), b 1909 :Albums of photographs taken by Kenneth Stewart Birrell

Reference: PA1-q-032

Description: Album contains coloured photographs with views of New Zealand, and some unlabelled family photographs, taken by Dr Ken Birrell, circa 1950s. Images also include three of Oregon and the Oregon State University. New Zealand views are concentrated mainly in the Wellington area including the Wairarapa, Milford Sound and the Dunedin area. Note handwritten at top right-hand corner of the cover reads "Aerial. Qtn-Milford 1957 & Chch-Qtn. (Air & bus)" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Blue covered album, with "Photographs" lettered in gold, 255 x 380 mm

Reference: PAColl-6338

Description: Postcards of King Street, Temuka; Invercargill Railway Station; the water tower and pumping station in Invercargill; Dee Street, Invercargill; Invercargill Hospital; the botanical gardens in Invercargill; Dunedin from Bell Hill, passengers on the Waikare just before the shipwreck; an elevated view of Clyde; the shelter on Stop Island built by the passengers of the Waikare after the shipwreck; Waratah and Mt Bischoff, Tasmania; Magnet Mine ore shed, Tasmania; fountain in Princes Square, Launceston, Tasmania; and a river near Latrobe, Tasmania. Photographer for some of the images was Muir & Moodie. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 16 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 1 b&w copy negative(s) of Dunedin from Bell Hill. 1 b&w original photographic print(s) postcard.

Date: 1934

Reference: PAColl-7010

Description: Photographs of the celebrations for Archbishop Redwood's golden jubliee in 1934 including the mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral, the parade along Lambton Quay, and the assembly in Athletic Park. Also included are events outside the Maori catholic church and presbytery in Otaki. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-094358 to 094381 Quantity: 22 b&w original negative(s) glass. 2 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives

Date: 1880s

From: Burton brothers album 2

Reference: PA1-o-081-05

Description: View of the Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, showing two boys wearing suits and boaters reading from a book. A feature of the view is a young monkey puzzle tree. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper 1890-1975 :[Lake Wanaka and Queenstown scenes. 1950s?]

Reference: A-227-361

Description: Shows a foreshore of a body of water with hills in the distance. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 195 x 280 mm

Date: 16 February - 21 March 1958

From: Tomsett, Maurice William Henry :Colour slides of New Zealand

Reference: PA12-7763

Description: Phase 6 continued - 98. Botanic Gardens, wading pool donated by RSA; 99. Hothouse, Botanic Gardens; 100-101. Scene in Botanic Gardens; 102. New intermediate school at Ross; 103. Major Gardiner (retd) residence and swimming pool for public; 104. The memorial park to 1939-1945 war dead was metal pit; 105. Start of Manawatu Gorge near Palmerston North; 106. En route to Hastings; 107-108. Waipukurau from Pukeora Hill. Phase 7; Hastings - 109. Frimley Park School; 110. Frimley Park with school in background; 111. Conwall Park, white swan; 112-114. Cornwall Park, scene; 115-118. En route to Lake Taupo; 119. Summit Turangakumu 2650' 1/2 way between Napier/Taupo; 120. En route to Lake Taupo; 122. Lake Taupo Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: Between 1910-1913

Reference: PA5-0291

Description: View in Botanical Gardens, Timaru New Zealand. Also a Christmas verse written lower right. Verso has Christmas message to Podge from Frumps and children Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 89 x 135 mm

Date: [ca 1931-1949]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-203

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1931-1949. Dunedin - Rattray Street cable car, 1935; Leith Stream; lower Stuart Street; The Exchange looking south; Robert Burns statue in The Octagon; elevated view of St Paul's Cathedral and Dunedin Town Hall; The Centotaph, Queen's Gardens; Otago University, 1931; Dunedin Botanic Gardens; Otago Boys' High School; tram in Princes Street; elevated view looking north along George Street; panoramic view taken from Mornington looking north; aerial view over Mornington showing High Street School, Hawthorne Avenue, Kaituna Bowling Club etc; aerial view showing St Kilda and Forbury Park Trotting Club; Larnach's Castle (taken during the Baptist Union Annual Assembly); Otago Peninsula from above Macandrew Bay looking towards Port Chalmers; wharves at Port Chalmers, 1935; new wing of the Medical School, 1948. Christchurch - Captain Cook's statue, Victoria Square; group under a tree near Bridge of Remembrance; canoeing on the Avon River; Hagley Park; Christchurch Botanic Gardens; Band Rotunda; Cathedral Square; Avon River; Mona Vale; Captain Scott's Statue with Christchurch Club in background; Worcester Street Bridge; Rolleston statue and Canterbury Museum in Rolleston Avenue; Bridge of Remembrance; Christchurch World War One memorial, 1937; Christchurch Hospital, 1941; daffodils beside the Avon; aerial view showing Christ's College, etc; aerial view of Addington Racecourse, 1934 & 1937; aerial view of Christchurch Botanic Garden; Edgar Stead's home, Ilam; hillside suburb showing access path and stone retaining walls; pupils at Fendalton School during PE class, 1948; Kerr's Reach, Burwood, 1949 Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 16 February - 21 March 1958

From: Tomsett, Maurice William Henry :Colour slides of New Zealand

Reference: PA12-7759

Description: Phase 1; Christchurch - 1. Village of Sumner from Port Hills, Old sea resort; 2. In Port Hills; 3. Lyttelton Harbour; 4. Frank Warren's children, Road to Lyttelton; 5. Lyttelton, town and port facility; 6. Oil tanks and upper harbour, Lyttelton; 7. The Avon River, Hagley Park ChCh; 8. The Avon River, Hagley Park; 9. Botanical Gardens, Art Gallery; 10. Botanical Gardens, tea rooms; 11. Portion of Canberbury College; 12. Floral clock and Courthouse; 13. Poplars along the Avon River; 14. View from Hotel window - portion of Cathedral square; 15. View from steeple of St Johns' Cathedral; 16. Post office from steeple - Port hills in background; 17; Warner's Hotel from steeple; 18. Along main street to Hills; 19; From steeple; 20. Portion of Cathedral square from steeple; 21. Canterbury plains near Chch; 22. Scene by Avon River; 23. Avon River; 24. By the Avon River Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [1890s-1900s]

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

Reference: PA1-q-014

Description: Views of a trip along the Whanganui River with views of Paranui kainga (listed as Parinui in the album), showing groups of whare, groups of Maori, various activities in the kainga, canoes on the river, and many scenes of waterfalls along the river. These include Taraipokiore (or Tarei-po-Kiore), Otuitu Falls, Ohura Falls, Kakahi Falls. The "Ladder scene", copy of Denton photograph, and other views of the Whanganui River and Ohura River. There is a gap in the album, followed by a separate sequence on Napier. These images include panoramic views of Napier from various locations, church buildings (including exterior and interior views of St John's Cathedral), hotel buildings and other public buildings and memorial statues. Photographs taken by Auckland Star photographers circa 1900s. Inscriptions: Album page - top right - Wanganui trip. Napier. 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: [Between 1890s and 1920s]

From: France, Thelma Edith Minnie, 1907-2000 : Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-095

Description: Album containing photographs of Ballarat (Australia), areas in Otago and Southland (NZ), and images of the France family and their relatives the Farquhar family and the Little family. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with reddish brown front cover, purple back cover; 31.5 x 26.0 cm

Date: February to March 1913

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-q-003

Description: Record of a trip from Woodville to Napier and Taupo via the Napier-Taupo Road, February to March 1913. Views include Dannevirke, the upper reaches of the Manawatu River, Waipukurau Lake, Tavistock Hotel, the rail and foot bridge across the Waipawa River between Waipukurau and Waipawa, Hastings Post Office; motor and horse-drawn buses which run between Hastings and Havelock North; house under construction in Henry Street, Hastings (house named Ackworth, owned by Laurence Denton, accountant); views of Cape Kidnappers and the gannet rookery; Ed James and family at their seaside bungalow at Te Awanga; views of Napier and Ahuriri; the Taradale Road embankment over the Tutaekuri River, the Ahuriri Lagoon and mudflats; Marine Parade, Napier showing Norfolk pines, the Municipal Baths and a monument to "six brave men drowned in floods while rescuing people at Clive". Views on the Napier-Taupo Road including the Mohaka River, Tarawera Hotel in Waipunga Valley; Lake Taupo; Huka Falls; Aratiatia Rapids on the Waikato River; hot pool at the Geyser House Hotel (Wairakei) with a group of children swimming; Wairakei Geyser Valley showing geysers, and mud pools.

Date: 1997-1998

From: Scoble, Juliet Rosalie, 1955- :Chiefly photographs of New Zealand railway locomotives, rolling stock and stations

Reference: PA1-o-1873

Description: Photograph album containing colour prints of scenes around Wellington, taken by Juliet Scoble between 1997 and 1998. Most photographs are dated and identified. Inscriptions: On album cover: Wellington Album Book No 311 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with plastic pockets, 16.3 x 12.1 cm

Date: 1925

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1116-F

Description: Panoramic view of Timaru Park with a small lake centre left. Variety of planting including flaxes and willows. Rounded hill above with planted beds and trees, road in the right foreground. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Timaru Park, New Zealand. 1925; Photographer's title on negative - Timaru Park. New Zealand. No. 600 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 113.7 cm

Date: 1909 - 1910

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

Reference: A-462-005-1/2

Description: On the recto, a view of Mount Egmont with the lake at the Recreation grounds in the foreground, and showing Poet's Bridge across it. On the verso, looking out to sea on the coast at New Plymouth, with two of the Sugar Loaf Islands in view. A two-masted steamship can also be seen The view of the Sugar Loaf Islands on the verso is probably half of a panoramic view of the coast at New Plymouth, with the other half being at A-462-006-2 Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on both sides of sketchbook page, 127 x 172 mm

Date: October 1957

From: Kendrick, John Lisle, 1922-2013: Interviews, recordings, photographs primarily relating to natural sound recording

Reference: PA12-6444

Description: Visit to Melbourne and trip to Whitianga and Mercury Bay. Views include, the Shrine of Remeberance. The Botanical Gardens. The Fitzroy Conservatory. The Yarra River. Captain Cook's cottage. Collins Street. Flinders Street Railway Station. Views of Whitianga. The party on board for Mercury Bay. Islands in Mercury Bay. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies in cardboard and plastic mounts.

Date: August-September 1994

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 :Photographs relating to the career of Lawrence Samuel Dennis

Reference: PA1-o-1717

Description: Includes - Coastal views, Riverton area, Southland. Riverton and Tuatapere. Fiji includes - Landscape views. A wooden house. Batiri orange orchard. Coastal viwes. Nukubati resort, Nukubati Island. Malcolm and Katy's wedding, Holy Trinity Cathesral, Suva, 3 September 1994, and the dinner and party after the wedding. Edmund Hillary, and a group of people in a restaurant. Fijian adults and children. In the Wellington Botanic Garden, Tulip Sunday 1994. Friend and family in New Zealand. Source of title - Title supplied by the Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [Circa 1935-1945]

Reference: PA1-o-200

Description: Album of snapshots, chiefly family groups. None are labelled, but it appears the album is of Arthur James Luke and his wider family; two dogs, a spaniel and a small terrier; his home at 84 Bolton Street, Wellington; family holidays at Napier; views of Lowry Bay; and views of unidentified people linked with tennis. Views in Napier include the Napier Botanical Gardens, various monuments including the monument to the South African War, and buildings damaged by the napier earthquake in 1931. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Grey cloth-bound album, entitled Photographs (in gold lettering); 16 x 22 cm Provenance: No donor or provenance information available

Date: [ca 1900]

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

Reference: PA1-o-101

Description: A first edition of coloured postcards with views of Wellington and district, and the West Coast of New Zealand, circa 1900. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Postcards with paper cover, pages interfolded within an acid-free album, 30.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 1909-1910

From: Hislop, Harold Stevens, d 1933 :Photograph albums

Reference: PA1-f-029

Description: Photographs chiefly taken by Harold Hislop, including scenic views of Wellington Harbour (1909), and the Queenstown area (1910). Domestic scenes include interior views of three Wellington homes: Brentwood (Karori), Clovelly (Wadestown), and one on the Terrace (probably 148 Wellington Terrace, owned by David Milligan). Outings in the Wellington area include group portraits at the Botanical gardens, the Wellington Bowling Club, and the Wellington Zoo (one photograph of `King' the lion) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown mock crocodile cover, `Photographs' in gold lettering; endpapers decorated with gold tracery surrounding tiny blue-grey floral pattern; 19 x 40 cm