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Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-023

Description: War effort on the home front. Soldiers helping with harvesting linen flax, tobacco, oats, wheat and managing pigs Arrangement: This collection is made up of photographic prints, some with captions. They were scattered throughout the wax boxes in which the War History collection had been housed for the last eight years. In giving the collection a general order they have been sorted into their series groups. This collection has been called the "War Effort" series. They have not been arranged in numerical sequence as yet (though some might be so arranged). Some have negatives which can be found at G 176061 1/2 - G 176075 1/2. (Feb 1995) Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: 1939-1940

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-031-12

Description: Mainly photographs of military officers probably involved in recruitment and selection of troops Quantity: 18 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Elmar Studios; Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-222

Description: Miscellaneous uncaptioned photographs. Include: Panorama of Cassino (mounted); linesmen up a power pole; tukutuku panels and carved panels in a Maori meeting house (photographer J T Salmon); anti-tank practise; V8 engine; grave of regimental mascot No 1 dog Major Major (d 1944); WAACS on board transport ship; Maori soldier; NZer in Long Range Desert Group; Burnham Military Camp, 1939 (photographer Elmar Studios) Quantity: 17 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939-1940

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-029-2

Description: Medical examination of recruits Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1941-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-219

Description: Assortment of photographs (mainly captioned) of General Freyberg in the Middle East, Greece, Crete, Italy and London. Also a series of photographs taken during his visit to Rotorua; the Prime Minister Peter Fraser's visit to Italy; on the steps of Parliament Buildings, Wellington as Governor General; during Rt Hon R G Casey's visit to Middle East. Group photo of voluntary workers, NZ Tuis, General Freyberg, Brigadier Park and Countess Jellicoe at the Fernleaf Club, London Quantity: 91 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939-1945

By: Brown, Rachel, active 1990s-2022

Reference: PAColl-4913

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1942-1944

By: Smith, William Landon, 1920-2008

Reference: PAColl-10297

Description: Photographs taken and collected by William Landon Smith, a pharmacists' mate in the United States Navy during World War II. He was stationed at Base Hospital 3A in Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides between 1942-1943, and Base Hospital 5 at Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand, between 7 May 1943 and 23 April 1944. Images are taken by William Landon Smith. Some are taken by unidentified photographers, possibly official United States Government photographers. Also includes a collection of commercial postcards and photographs, mainly by unidentified photographers but including several by Royal Studio, two by Peart, one by Tanner Brothers and one by VC Browne. Images chiefly relate to his war service at the United States Base Hospital in Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), at Silverstream Hospital, New Zealand and while on leave around Wellington and Christchurch, between 1942 and 1944. - Photographs taken by Smith at the Silverstream Base Hospital, and around the hills near Silverstream, showing views across the Hutt Valley and toward Wellington. They include images of medical personnel and marines posing outside the hospital or in the pharmacy, and an unidentified official reception. There are also images of Smith's friends while off duty riding horses, drinking beer, and chasing sheep. Includes an image of the cable car in Wellington, and an unidentified man at a rock pool, possibly Wellington coast. - One aerial view of Silverstream Hospital stamped 'USN Base Hospital No.4' and dated 'Apr 5 1944' - Photographs of Christchurch city and area taken by Smith including many views of Christchurch Square and Christchurch Cathedral, men riding bicycles and paddling in the Avon River, and visiting the Strathmore Riding School. Images include unidentified men posing on a bicycle in front of a tram and in front of a steam engine, men in uniform outside the DIC building. - Group of young men and women relaxing and drinking beer on a small boat or near a harbour, probably Days Bay, near Wellington. - Ship, probably the USS Davis DD-395, at unidentified wharf - Photographs of unidentified personnel around the United States Naval Base Hospital No. 3A, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. One image of Smith with two friends. Some of the photographs are probably Government photographs and have 'censored' in the bottom left corner. They include views of the tents used for living and storage for the naval personnel, and activities of the locals. Smith has written a description on the back of each of these. - Postcards and commercial photographs (mostly b&w silver gelatin prints) collected by Smith, which show Maori cultural activities and geothermal scenes, and street scenes of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Two colourised postcards labeled 'Maori carver' and 'Te hongi, Rotorua, NZ'. One image with stamp 'with the compliments of the Apostleship of the ea, Auckland, New Zealand' and identified as Knocknagree [Knock Na Gree], Oratia, Auckland. - One foldout wallet of views of Christchurch Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Photographs arranged into the following groups - personal photographs of Silverstream Hospital and environs; personal photographs of Christchurch and environs; personal and possibly official prints of New Hebrides; and commercial postcards and prints of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Rotorua and Maori culture The United States Navy set up Base Hospitals around the Pacific and in New Zealand during World War II. William Landon Smith worked as a pharmacists' mate in Base Hospital 3A, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides between 1942 and 1943 and in Base Hospital, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand between 7 May 1943 and 23 April 1944. Quantity: 131 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 fold out souvenir set of 10 b&w photo-mechanical prints. 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints, postcards Provenance: Donated by Mary Forman, Texas, USA, 2014. Donor is the daughter of W L Smith.

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-026

Description: Miscellaneus images of cows in milking shed, state housing in Wellington, hydro electric dams, rehabilitation programmes for disabled soldiers, and the US marines camp at McKays Crossing, Paekakariki Arrangement: This collection is made up of photographic prints, some with captions. They were scattered throughout the wax boxes in which the War History collection had been housed for the last eight years. In giving the collection a general order they have been sorted into their series groups. This collection has been called the "War Effort" series. They have not been arranged in numerical sequence as yet (though some might be so arranged). (Feb 1995) Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: [ca 1912-1945]

By: Cowan, Erica, active 1978-2001; Ginders, C A, active 1940s; Marsh, Robert George Stanley, 1862?-1940; Mitchell, Trevor Vernon, -1942

Reference: PAColl-0324

Description: The collection includes two different sets of photographs. The first is the photographs from the collection of Thomas Vernon Mitchell taken while he was serving in the army in the Middle East in the Second World War. They include tourist scenes of the ancient olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane; the city of the dead in Cairo; street scenes in Jerusalem, Tiberias and Aleppo; tombs of the caliphs in Cairo; the Dead Sea; the tower of King David, Jerusalem; the Hotel Yarkon, Tel Aviv; the citadel entrance, Aleppo; and Tiberias Hot Springs. Other images are a 24th Battalion chuch parade in February 1941, two views of Mitchell's grave, the effects of a sandstorm on a military camp in the desert, Mitchell and his friends on rickshaws, Papakura infantry at Trentham in October 1940, and the 24th Battalion party at Cairo 1941. Most of the photographs are captioned and names given are: Warren, Abbott, Coleman, Braser, Wright, Scott, Hargreaves, Walton, Jamieson, Morpeth, Christianson, Battesby, Bullen, Ready, Procter, Pryde, Brash, Naismith, Steel, Shaw, Bush, Banks, Seavill, Allen, McCowan, Buckingham, Boyce, Hawke, Logie, Trubshaw, Olsen, Conder, Horrocks, Rawson, Gilfilan, Bradley, Pratt, Dow, Bremner, Ker, Stark, James and Cutler. The second set of photographs is of a trip by George Philips to the Rotorua area in May 1912. They include Philips and others at Tutea Falls, Okere; in front of Maori carvings and Ohinemutu; in a punt at Hamurana Spring; and on Hinemoa Step, Okere Falls. The photographer of this is Marsh of Rotorua. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 54 b&w original photographic print(s) loose. 18 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 4 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted.

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-220

Description: Assortment of photographs, most with captions, of military and political leaders, and others. Names entered in Name Field. Group photo of 1st Echelon drinking beer in the `Beer Garden' at Burnham Camp, Nov 1939 Quantity: 178 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-032-9

Description: Troops on parade and being inspected Quantity: 22 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1940-1945]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Boyer, Charles Percy Samuel, 1902-1973

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-141

Description: Series of official and non-official photographs. Most contain captions. Women's War Auxillary members replacing men at Auckland Central Fire Station; women on duty at Headquarters Unit of E.P.S. organisation; members of Women's Auxillary Army Corps at Auckland Anti-Aircraft Station; nurses embarking on a hospital ship bound for the Middle East; nurses and soldiers on parade outside entrance to the Auckland Domain; nurses and soldiers marching in the grounds of Parliament, Wellington; group photograph, 12 Sep 1945 (not identified); members of the first party of WAAFs to leave NZ for overseas service with Minister of Defence, Mr F Jones and Group Captain Bannerman, in the grounds of the WAAF hostel at Wellington; group of returning WAACs on disembarkation at Wellington (C P S Boyer, photographer) Miss E M Nutsey, Matron-in-Chief, 2NZEF, inspects V.A.D.s on their arrival in the Middle East; Governor General speaking to Miss McClure (OC WAACs) in Pacific Quantity: 25 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1943

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-01816

Description: Members of the Wellington Home Guard and US Marine Corps personel, taking part in the School of Bush and Mountain Warfare in burnt bush on the Marchant Ridge, Tararua Range. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-020

Description: Largly New Zealand material and photographs of paintings of the war in the Pacific by Allan Barclay Barns-Graham (official war artist) and Oliver Arthur Gillespie. New Zealand material includes views of coastal defences, military training at various camps, prisoner of war camps, Home Guard, public military parades, sports, army personnel including portraits, guns, tanks and other weapons, repatriated soldiers, medical units, ministerial visits, the posthumous investiture of Lt Ngarimu with the V.C., and mechanical transport. Arrangement: This collection is made up of empty negative envelopes with captions some of which have file prints attached to them, and sheets of contact prints which are also captioned. All of the negative envelopes have the relevant negative numbers written written on them. They were scattered throughout the wax boxes in which the War History collection had been housed for the last eight years. In giving the collection a general order they have been sorted into their series groups. This collection contains material which has been called the "35mm" series. They have not been arranged in numerical sequence as yet (though some might be so arranged). Any negatives will be found in the 35mm registers at 16398 - 16509. (Feb 1995)

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972

Reference: 1/4-000593-F

Description: Shipbuilding tow-boats for the US Forces under the Reciprocal Lend Lease Scheme. Shows the boat 'Koroki' almost completed in an Auckland ship yard. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000352-F

Description: Crowd watching waka races during a day's entertainment provided for United States servicemen at Ngaruawahia in 1943. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Note on back of file print reads: "A day's entertainment given to US servicemen by Maoris of the Tainui canoe at Ngaruawahia. A section of the crowd who watched the races". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca June 1942

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Silk, George, 1916-2004

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0242

Description: United States Marines marching into camp at Paekakariki, circa June 1942. Photograph taken by George Silk. A New Zealand army brass band is playing at left. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 10.7 x 13.9 cm on mount 16.4 x 22.2 cm

Date: Jan 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-002032-F

Description: Unidentified United States Marine with lettuces and cabbages for United States forces, Paremata, January, 1943. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [between 1942-1944]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000146

Description: United States Marines in scrub at the Army School of Bush and Mountain Warfare in the Tararua Ranges, between 1942-1944. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Original caption reads: "This scrub is friendly to the Marines, after their experiences in sterner fields overseas." Note on back of file print reads "This scrub is friendly to the Marines after their experiences in sterner fields overseas." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [between 1942-1944]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000144-F

Description: United States Marines with New Zealand soldiers in scrub at the Army School of Bush and Mountain Warfare in the Tararua Ranges, between 1942-1944. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).