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Date: Circa 1900 to 1905

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-295

Description: Album of photographs, probably taken by George William Barltrop, chiefly taken on a tour around the South Island. The first images relate to an area around Wellington, including Waiwhetu and Wainuiomata, including scenes of the Wainuiomata Reservoir. Two photographs taken in a park show three women wearing hats, full-length outfits, and carrying umbrellas, the "McNabs". One photograph shows a group of men and women, members of a camera club. The tour aound the South Island travels from Sheffield, down to the Otira Gorge, up to Lake Brunner and Inangahua, past Murchison, through Longford. In Wellington Harbour the steamship Ophir is sailing out, with people standing on the wharf in the foreground. Also in Wellington, is a large group portrait of men associated with the Missions to Seamen, gathered together on Labour Day 1901. Five photographs are taken around Otaki, one a pastoral scene, and two of three young Maori people (a young woman and a young girl in two scenes, with a second young girl in the third scene); a water mill; and a group of four people having a picnic in a field (two women (one obscured) and a young boy on the left, and a man with a bandaged hand on the right). The last few scenes are again of the South Island, at Temuka, Otago Harbour, Dunedin (including the Octagon), and a tram belonging to the Roslyn Tramway Company with a group of men on the front cab, and three standing in front. Inscriptions: Album page - G W Barltrop Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Dark green album, entitled `Photographs'; 16.0 x 22.5 cm

Date: [Circa 1900 to 1905]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-300

Description: Photographs probably taken by George William Barltrop, between 1900 and 1905. The images follow on from McIntosh album 15, (these are pages 815-835) starting at Opunake (a church building). Pihama (a memorial to members of the crew of the barque Lizzie Bell which was wrecked off Oeo, 24th July 1901), a view of the Oeo Hotel (F. Morgan, proprietor), and a view of the mast of the Lizzie Bell standing as a memorial at Pihama. These are followed by a panorama of Parihaka (p. 822-823), and a portrait of a man named Ruru, at Parihaka. The rest of the album has scenes in the Auckland area, including a view of Queen Street in which the chemist shop of Charles J Ratgen is clearly visible. A series of images show various Maori artifacts on display at the Auckland Museum. Scenery in Auckland includes the Auckland Domain, Epsom, Tamaki, Auckland Harbour, Rangitoto, St Heliers, Mount Hobson and Mount Eden. Two church buildings are seen, one at Opunake, and the remains of a stone church at Tamaki. A group of photographs show horse-drawn carriages decorated with flowers for a floral fete (p 835-838). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, entitled `Photographic views'; 20.5 x 17.5 cm

Date: 1901-1916

By: Mellor, C W (Mr), active 1901-1917

Reference: PAColl-9559

Description: Collection comprises: Album pages of New Zealand scenes including views of Dunedin, Invercargill, Wellington, Whanganui River, Rotorua, Rimutaka Incline, Christchurch, 1901. Some of the photographs are attributed to C W Mellor. Group portraits of officers during World War I, including C W Mellor Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 17 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: Purchased at auction, 2009

Date: [ca 1900-1920]

By: Walker, George Allen, -1915; Blencowe, James Rasdell, 1871-1945

Reference: PAColl-0524

Description: Collection comprises: Postcards of scenic attractions in the Rotorua and Waitomo area and others of Auckland and Christchurch including one of a young boy, F Shadbolt, on a pony and trap and a soldier in uniform named Howard Photographs of of an elderly woman called Mrs Stevenson and Miss O'Grady Photographs of soldiers at camp during World War I Photographs of children in hot pools, possibly at Whakarewarewa, and of the Blue and Green Lakes at Rotorua, taken by Blencowe Photograph of F O'Grady in a car belonging to Mr Pountney of Carr, Pountney & Co Photograph of a house in Waihi built 1900-1902 with a mother and two children standing outside Photograph of taxis outside a hotel in Onehunga, taken ca 1911 Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s). 30 b&w original photographic print(s) postcards. 2 b&w original photographic print(s) coloured by hand. Physical Description: Photographic prints Provenance: Donated by Charles O'Grady, Wellington, 1964

Date: [ca 1890s-1910]

By: Johnston, I F H (Mr), active 1971; Muir & Moodie (Firm); Morris, Guy Clayton, 1868-1918

Reference: PAColl-6334

Description: Postcards of New Zealand scenes. Includes views of women on the swing bridge over the Catlins River ca 1900; swans on Catlins Lake; Mt Ngauruhoe erupting; the main street in Milton; Gore Railway Station; the Hapuawhenua Viaduct on the main trunk line; the New Zealand rugby football team which toured Great Britain in 1905; the botanic gardens in Dunedin; a view over Mount Eden, Auckland showing the Maori fortifications and the firm of C Lynch Cash Grocers in the foreground; a two storey house boat or ferry at Ohura; Moffat's and Kolberg's homesteads in Pounawea; a re-touched view of the track through Pounawea; a souvenir of Port Molyneux showing Millionaire's Corner, Ka Ka Point and Kororo Creek; the Blue Bath, Rotorua; Princes Street, Dunedin showing a tram and Jacobs Tobacconist on the corner; Lower High Street, Dunedin with the premises of Charles W White & Co on the right; families out on St Clair Beach; two boys having a race in the rockery of the Botanic Gardens, Dunedin; North Island Main Trunk Railways at Ohakune; the Presbyterian church in Palmerston with the Clark Sunday School hall next to it; fell engine pulling a train up the Rimutaka Incline; Guide Eileen at Whakarewarewa; and Smith Bros general store at Owaka with their delivery cart outside. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Prints also at PAColl-5800-36 and PAColl-6001-18 Quantity: 24 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 4 b&w original photographic print(s) postcards. 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcard. 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Postcards Provenance: Donated by Mr I F H Johnston, Clutha, 1971

Date: From 1911 to 1949

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

Reference: PA1-o-007

Description: Black & white photographs of the Wellington area, Vol 1 (images 1-240), taken by G L Adkin between 1911 and 1949. Earlier images include the house Fern Hill (at 324 The Terrace), and views from the house; Kelburn Cable Car tunnel, and view of the cable car from Kelburn Park; Wellington Botanic Garden; inner city views of Willis St., Lambton Quay (1913); Lyall Bay, Kilbirnie isthmus, Wellington Heads, Oriental Bay (1913); Harbour and city; swimming carnival at Island Bay; city from Mt Cook trig station (1918); panorama of Thorndon with Pipitea Point reclamation from the Nth end of Barnard St (1923); interior view of the Wellington City Corporation Trams Shed at Newtown; Kemp Point Powerhouse, Evans Bay; Miramar Gas Works (1923); Wider views of the city with Tinakori Ridge from Roseneath, Oriental Bay, Lyall Bay (1926); loading the Maheno (1926). Laying Foundation Stone of new railway station by the Duke of Gloucester, showing steel frame of the building under construction (17 December 1934). Views around the city in 1936, including Worser Bay, Breaker Bay, Dorset Point, Queens Drive, the city (panorama from Karepa St, Brooklyn); "wilds of Wellington" Mitchelltown, Highbury, Taitville, and Kelburn (from Karepa St); snow on hills and at Mt Kaukau (2 August 1936). Centennial Exhibition (6 March 1940). Views around the bays in 1948, Lyall Bay, Evans Bay, Kilbirnie, Eastbourne, Days Bay, Lowry Bay. Comparative views from Mt Alfred (1 taken in 1948, the other in 1905). Pamir sailing ship at Aotea Quay (December 1948); railway yards; Kaiwharawhara Gorge (1948); and the first visit of the Solent flying boat Ararangi to Evans Bay, October 1949.

Date: [ca 1895-1915]

Reference: PAColl-6904

Description: A large collection of miscellaneous original and copy negatives mostly of Christchurch and the surrounding area. Some are studio portraits of family groups. The rest of the collection includes: a street scene in front of the old railway station; a cycling race; men rowing and canoeing; children playing in a swing park; a brass band playing on board a steamer; various beach scenes including donkey rides; train pulling into Kaiapoi station; a small bach; two girls next to a waterfall; trams and a cyclist going past the Jubliee Clock Tower; the front facade of St Paul's Presbyterian Church; three views of the old Public Hospital next to Hagley Park; the Chamber of Commerce building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street; a copy negative of a carte de visite of a couple kissing; a monument incorporating a tiki on a tall pole and other maori carvings (location unknown); a man at the doorway of his shed with an array of gardening implements; two men pulling a covering back from a hangi pit; the cathedral with a number of trams in front; a tram advertising Ballantynes; a kitchen interior showing a range with kettles on top and a cupboard and dresser with crockery; six Maori on horseback possibly in a procession; a porter bringing a cart of luggage up to a train; five men giving friends piggy backs on the beach; sheep being driven past stock yards; the Avon River; a crowd outside the Avon Rowing Club; Wilson the maltman's horse and cart crossing a bridge; and two images of a harvest festival in a hall with a painted back drop and sheaves of corn arranged in front of it. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-045133 to 045196 and 045802 to 045816 Quantity: 76 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives Processing information: These were originally part of a sequence of unidentified negatives. They were assumed to form a collection due to the similarity in date and location. At the time of entry 1/4-045190 was missing.

Date: [1900s]

By: Pringle, Thomas, 1858-1931; New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: PA1-o-316

Description: Album of scenic views of New Zealand, many taken by Thomas Pringle, others taken by photographers from the New Zealand Tourist Department, and others by unidentified photographers. A number are hand-coloured. South Island scenes include Milford Sound, lake and mountain views, and some of Christchurch city. North island scenes include a number in Wellington, with views of city streets, the Chief Post Office, Government Buildings, St John's Church and the railway station. Most of the other North Island views are of tourist destinations, particularly in the thermal regions, with hot springs, geysers and mud pools. There are a large number relating to Maori, especially at Whakarewarewa, with taniko weaving, flax weaving, poi dancers, te hongi, and posed portraits of young girls in front of a meeting house wearing different styles of cloaks. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark brown textured cover; 25.5 x 30.0 cm

Date: 1900 - 1914

By: Fergusson Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-LIBRARY-1900s-01

Description: Shows the old library building on Riddiford Street, with a tram passing beside a horse and cart. There are cabbage trees along the street frontage. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 88 x 139 mm.

Date: [ca 1902]

Reference: 1/2-025301-F

Description: A scene in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, circa 1902, showing Warner's Hotel in the centre. Adjacent to the hotel can be seen construction starting on the Lyttelton Times building. A tram and a group of horse drawn carriages are in the middle ground. On the left, a group of people cross the tram lines, and, to the left of them, a man rides a bicycle. Puddles of water are on the road. Library client supplied dates for the completion of Warners Hotel, and the construction of the Lyttelton Times building, March 2011. Warners Hotel was completed in 1901, and the Lyttelton Times building was constructed ca 1902-1904. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: ca 1900

Reference: 1/1-002752-G

Description: Cathedral Square, Christchurch, circa 1900, showing Colombo Street and the United Service Hotel to the left. The Post Office is in the background, on the right, with the clock tower. A double decker tram is in the foreground with the words "Christchurch Tramways" written close to the wheels. On the left is a hansom cab. People walk about amongst the scene. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).