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Allan, Joseph Stuart, 1861-1930 :The Island Bay Spring Handicap. Evening Press litho; [...
Date: 1886
By: Allan, Joseph Stuart, 1861-1930; Evening press (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: B-034-001
Description: Shows a series of humorous horse racing scenes Supplement to the Evening Press, Wellington, 15th September 1886. Captions Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 292 x 368 mm
Richmond, Christopher William, 1821-1895 :The Wainui waterworks - as treated by our spe...
Date: 1887
By: Richmond, Christopher William (Hon), 1821-1895; Evening press (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: B-034-021
Description: 3 humorous drawings showing the Wainuiomata reservoir - "fact and fiction". In the first scene, a group of top-hatted men are having a congratulatory picnic with champagne, on completion of the work, with, below them, in cross-section a 'section showing the interior of the concrete race', showing a very crooked and cracked water-course. Behind the men are horses and a carriage. In the second scene, the Wainui Reservoir is shown - a very small lake - dubbed 'Fiction - the most magnificent water supply in the Southern Hemisphere'. The third scene, titled 'Fact - the way the water is conserved for the benefit of the ratepayers' shows a defective valve, with water spouting from every angle. Extended Title - Supplement to the Evening Press, Saturday, March 26th, 1887 Quantity: 4 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 16.6 x 13 in
Forsyth, James, -1896: With the unemployed; supplement to Evening Press, June 6th, 1891.
Date: 1891
By: Forsyth, James, -1896; Evening press (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: Eph-C-EMPLOYMENT-1891-01
Description: Shows 7 small scenes, entitled: (1) The start, (2)Public hall Pahiatua 12.30 am, (3) On the road; 3 miles of slush, glue and water, (4)'The Corner" as seen from No. 10 Gang's fire, (5) Our camp at Poverty Flat, (6) Joe packing flour, (7) Archie, a cool costume. N.B. The kilt is a blanket. The identity of artist Mr Forsyth is unknown at this time. This sheet was issued separately and along with a single-sheet text supplement to the issue of the Evening Press" 6 June 1891. The supplement's text included a fiction story and other chatty text items, but no mention of the Unemployed subject. In the issue for 6 June itself, was a short paragraph about Unemployment in the column "The Labour Interest", a column initiated and announced as a regular feature around ten days prior to 6 June, as labour issues had been growing in importance. The following month, the Woodville Examiner, 15 July 1891, page 2 printed a letter from a member of the Unemployed at the Pahiatua camp. Inscriptions: Most sketches signed: Forsyth; Recto - bottom right - Evening Press Litho. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 505 x 323 mm.