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Te Mahi - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
Reference: 1/1-003082-G
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a Maori man wearing a beard, and a kakahu (Maori cloak). Photographed by William Henry Thomas Partington, probably at Wanganui, ca 1900. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top left - 12. Te Mahi Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
General view of central Wanganui from the foot of St John's Hill
Date: [Between 1905 and 1915]
From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives
Reference: 1/2-000660-G
Description: View of Wanganui Central, from the foot of St John's Hill. The Wanganui Branch Railway line crosses from left to right in the centre foreground, with London Street behind the line and rows of houses beyond. Photograph taken by William Archer Price. Other - For an almost identical view see image at 1/2-000603 (Price-00459) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Wanganui. [No.] 460 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative
Letter from Hoani Wiremu Hipango to Te Pehira Teira
Date: 26 Nov 1863
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0687E-10
Description: Quantity: 1 piece (4 pages on 1 leaf).
On Durie Hill, looking towards the town of Whanganui
Date: 1878
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/1-000027-G
Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches
"We're collecting signatures for a petition to get rid of the mayor, Michael Laws, and ...
Date: 2006
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0001175
Description: The scene shows a little old lady who has staggered to her front door with the aid of two walking sticks. She there confronts rather short-sightedly two huge Black Power members who are petitioning residents with the aim of getting rid of the mayor, Michael Laws. At the same time they politely ask whether the old lady's cannabis and 'P' needs are being met. There have been several serious incidents of physical violence in the streets of Wanganui recently and the mayor, Michael Laws, in his characteristic way, has waded into the fray determined to free the streets of patched gang members and describing them as terrorists. Gangs are reputed to be responsible for a lot of the New Zealand drug trade. There is a cactus and a garden gnome by the front door. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Te Rutene - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
Reference: 1/2-008324-G
Description: Portrait of Te Rutene, an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak). Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, circa 1900, probably in the Wanganui region. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches
Exterior of drapery store George and Kersley, Wanganui
Date: 1915
From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)
Reference: 1/1-020832-G
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative
Petrol tanker, Wanganui
Date: [1920s]
From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)
Reference: 1/1-022329-F
Description: 'Big Tree' petrol tanker alongside S Wright & Co, carriers of Wanganui, circa 1920s. Photograph probably taken by either Frank J Denton or Mark Lampe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Photographer unknown :Portrait of Te Anaua, Hori Kingi
Date: [circa 1860]
Reference: PA2-2397
Description: Te Anaua, circa 1860. Photographer unidentified. Te Anaua, also called Tu and Hori Kingi was a prominent Whanganui chief in the early part of the nineteenth century. He was head chief of the Ngati-Ruaka. Te Anaua signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Hori Kingi Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Letter from William B Baker to McLean
Date: 15 Sep 1849
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0673C-08
Description: From Whanganui regarding land sales in the area Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).
Hariata Teutupoto, also known as Hariata Teki - Photograph taken by William Henry Thoma...
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
Reference: 1/1-003070-G
Description: Mrs Hariata Teutupoto, also known as Hariata Teki, photographed ca 1900 by William Henry Thomas Partington for the Auckland Star newspaper. She has long hair and is wrapped in a korowai (Maori tag cloak). Possibly lived in the Wanganui area. Other - An almost identical portrait at 1/2-008295. File print header gives her name as Hariata. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Wanganui 16.1.[18]65.
Date: 1865
From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[New Zealand sketches, 1864-1866]
Reference: B-045-027
Description: Shows the town from the water's edge, with a boat moored at right, some waterside buildings, dwellings, and fortifications on the hilltop. Similar to version at A-210-004. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, 138 x 232 mm.
Turning the first sod, Wanganui tramway
Date: [190-?]
From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)
Reference: 1/1-017440-G
Description: Turning the first sod, Wanganui tramway, photographed circa 190-? by Frank James Denton or Mark Lampe. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - 392 Turning first sod (Tramway) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative
The Institute building, corner of Bell Street and Ridgway Street, Whanganui
Date: [ca 1880-1882]
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/4-050246-G
Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Built in 1874. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative. Former title - Whanganui Public Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches
Parade of Wanganui Rifle volunteers, Whanganui racecourse
Date: [ca 1881?]
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/2-011861-F
Description: Copy of an original photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Other - This is a copy, made by the Alexander Turnbull Library, of a discarded 10x12 negative Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Come and see the Camera Obscura! as shown at the Crystal Palace, London. Science subser...
Date: 1881 - 1889
From: [Theatre ephemera and programmes for music-hall, comedy and variety productions in New Zealand, 1800s].
By: Wanganui herald (Newspaper)
Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1880s-01
Description: Arrangement of text with varied lettering and border. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on cream paper, 190 x 140 mm.
View of Moutoa Gardens and the Court House, Wanganui, from Durie Hill. The Rutland Stoc...
Date: [1886]
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/2-011820-F
Description: Copy of an original photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Wanganui. Other - This is a copy, made by the Alexander Turnbull Library, of a discarded 10x12 negative Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Panorama view of Wanganui town from Durie Hill
Date: [ca. 1878]
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/1-000103-G
Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Interior of Mrs Cecilia Harper's bedroom in Wanganui
Date: [ca 1890s]
From: Elder, S G :Photographs from papers of T W McKenzie
Reference: PAColl-0972-1
Description: Interior of Mrs Cecilia Harper's bedroom in Wanganui, circa 1890s. Photographer unidentified. Another view of this room is in album PA1-q-068, page 11. Reference number: PA1-q-068-11. Inscriptions: Verso - For the Mater from Cissie; Verso - Mrs Cecilia Harper's bedroom in Wanganui Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 204 x 150 mm
Wanganui
Date: ca 1870
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/1-000201-G
Description: Overlooking Wanganui from Shakespeare Cliff, circa 1870. Moutoa Gardens, the battle monument and the courthouse are on the left. Photograph taken by William Harding. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative