Places

Date: 1884

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: E-278-q-099

Description: Postcard with a photo-mechanical reproduction of a photograph, taken by William Williams in 1884. It shows Okiwi Brown seated at the door of his thatch-roofed hut at Rona Bay. His Maori wife Nan can be seen on the other side of the door. The two men standing near Brown are F W Devereux and T H Wyatt. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photo-lithograph, 64 x 110 mm on card

Date: 1933-1936, [1930s-1950s?]

From: Creator unknown: Lantern slides, chiefly of trips overseas, plants, and gardens

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: PA11-274

Description: Lantern slides of gardens and related subjects taken ca 1930s-1950s. Five slides are labelled as being taken by William Williams in Christchurch during the 1930s, but otherwise photographers are unidentified. Some slides have captions written on paper affixed to the glass, that describe the location and subject. The images include: - Views of various gardens, flower beds, and trees. Also associated buildings and garden features including steps, ornamental borders, ponds, large pools, streams, bridges, pathways, the rock garden at Windlesham Moor, and a band rotunda. - Four images of Abbotsford Park in Gloucestershire, England. - Six images of gardens in Christchurch taken by William Williams between 1933 and 1937 (with labels giving the addresses). Another image shows the greenhouse at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. - Aerial views of two extensive formal gardens. One image shows gardens around a castle with moat, possibly in Holland. - Delphinium trial garden bed with sign, identifying it as held by "R H S" [Royal Horticultural Society?] and the British Delphinium Society. - Eleven images appear to be from commercial series. Nine feature drawings relating to garden design; the others show water lilies and a circular floral 'clock'. - Another series show plant portraits in garden settings, including at Windsor Great Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. These images are numbered and may be from a commercial set. - Also contains an image of an unidentified man [gardener?] carrying baskets on a pole. Arrangement: Set contains slides from boxes 4, 5, 6, and 3. Quantity: 64 b&w lantern slide(s) comprising 35 original b&w images and 11 copy b&w images. 17 colour lantern slide(s). Physical Description: Lantern slides

Date: [between 1884 and 1887]

By: Dunford, Graeme Wilmor, active 1980-1981; Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: PAColl-D-0055

Description: Photograph of the post office building and Customhouse Quay. Dinghies can be seen hoisted on davits on the quayside. The time on the clock tower is showing ten minutes past nine in the morning. Advertising on the seaward side of the shed on Customhouse Quay for Wilson & Richradson (Drapers, outfitters & importers), and Danks & Son (Brassfounders & outfitters, Brandon Street). Photograph taken by William Williams. Originally erected in 1884, burnt down in 1887 and rebuilt Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - General Post Office Similar view taken by F A Coxhead [PA7-41-30] Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: 43 x 58 cm

Date: [Circa 1860s-1940s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Beken, Charles Albert, 1859-1944; Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Tomlinson, Francis Ernest, 1864-1944; Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: PAColl-0959-05

Description: Scenic photographs of Cass & Craigieburn, Midland Railway, Waimakariri Gorge taken between circa 1860s and 1940s by various unidentified and identified photographers. Photograph (no. 13) shows the hut owned by the Canterbury Coleege Mountain Biological Station; photograph (no. 25) of the old Benmore Station (no. 25) was taken by D L Lundy circa 1860s, and view (no. 26) shows the same site much later with fully grown macrocarpa trees, and the house in poorer condition; the views of the Midland Railway Line including when under construction, with the line, tunnels, and viaducts seen over a number of years were possibly taken by William Williams who was a photographer and who worked for the Railways Department; other images were probably taken by Charles Beken including one of "the meeting of the Arthur's Pass tunnel headings" with two men and a woman beside the dark opening. Quantity: 44 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Williams, P C :Photographs of Levin, Weraroa and Auckland c1900s

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: PAColl-0434-07

Description: Unidentified women inside a pataka (Maori storehouse) at Lake Papaitonga, Levin area, circa 1910. Photograph taken by William Williams. The storehouse is now held at Te Papa. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.6 x 9 cm

Date: between 1880-1890

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/2-004665-F

Description: Scene at the summit of the Rimutaka incline, with S class steam locomotive number 6, two wagon loads of wood, and two passenger carriages. Railway workers, including Guard J Turner and M Cronin, stand alongside. Railway cottages line the tracks. A stack of railway track is in the foreground. Photograph taken by William Williams between 1880 and 1890. Identical (original?) image at negative number 1/2-025480-G. Note on back of file print says that 1/2-025480 is the better neg. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: ca 1885

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Photographs and papers

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/2-140323-G

Description: Kaiwharawhara Stream, Wellington, surrounded by trees and bush. Taken by William Williams, ca 1885. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1890s

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Photographs and papers

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/1-025516-G

Description: The "SS Fifeshire" and other ships berthed at Port Chalmers. The "SS Fifeshire" can be seen in the middle row at the far right. Taken by William Williams between 1890 and 1899. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1880s

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Photographs and papers

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/1-025938-G

Description: Two yachts, the Xarifa and the Thetis (unknown which is which), racing on Wellington Harbour. Taken by William Williams in the 1880s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1909

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Photographs and papers

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/2-140553-G

Description: Shows men and women strolling along the Main Road, Akaroa in 1909. Photograph taken by William Williams. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1890s

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Photographs and papers

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/1-025833-G

Description: View of Dunedin with Dundas Street in the foreground. In the middle distance the buildings of Otago University can be seen. Photographed by William Williams sometime in the 1890s Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: December 1881

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Photographs and papers

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/2-140361-G

Description: View of the bush and hills near Oteranga Bay on Cape Terawhiti, taken from a clearing. Photograph taken by William Williams in 1881. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).