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Vosseler, Frederick William 1878-1959 : Miscellaneous papers, including references to t...
Date: 1927-1955
By: Vosseler, Frederick William, 1878-1959
Reference: MS-Papers-0192
Description: Includes correspondence, articles by F W Vosseler, and notebooks References to the gold discovery at Terawhiti, and the history of Wellington, and whaling at Marlborough Quantity: 8 folder(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Vosseler, Frederick William, 1878-1959 :Negatives of Greytown and Whanganui region
Date: [ca 1900]
By: Vosseler, Frederick William, 1878-1959
Reference: PA-Group-00412
Description: Negatives taken by the late Frederick William Vosseler, who bequeathed them to Bowie. Plates not all identified, but some of Papawai Pā, Greytown, including one of Chief Mahupuku. Others thought to be of Whanganui River. Sources: Wellington High Court. "VOSSELER Frederick William Gustave". 'Wellington probate files'. Archives New Zealand, AAOM 6031 0958/59 [R23054615]. Alexander Turnbull Donation Book, volume 10, page 87. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negs at 1/1-007836 to 007845. File prints in Pictorial Reference Service public file. Quantity: 10 b&w original negative(s). Provenance: Negatives, along with other Māori material bequeathed to David Bowie circa 1959. Processing information: Archivists notes - Originally arranged and described in 1997. Reference number changed from PAColl-5555 to PA-Group-00412 in 2009.
Pātītī | short-handled axe said to have belonged to Hongi Hika
Date: [between 1800 and 1845]
By: Vosseler, Frederick William, 1878-1959; Hongi Hika, 1772-1828; Heke Pōkai, Hōne Wiremu, -1850
Reference: Objects-0558
Description: Maker not identified. The pātītī (axe) wooden handle has a hole for string attachment at the end opposite the head. Conflicting provenance information supplied by Tony Murray-Oliver suggests the axe was associated with Hone Heke at Kororareka. Label on the handle has now gone, but according to the photograph of the object, this label read: "Axe belonging to Hongi. Presented by F W Vosseler, Wellington. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 object(s). Physical Description: Axe with wooden handle 405 x 35 x 22 mm, and iron head 160 x 100 x 30 mm. Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022. Previous reference: Curios-028-034. Previous title: Maker unknown :[Axe or tomahawk said to have belonged to Hongi Hika. 1840s?].