Places

Date: 1975

From: Crane, Wendy Vivienne, 1936-: Photographs of New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, and India

Reference: PA12-1843

Description: Freezing works at Tokomaru Bay, the wharf and ruins of Hicks Bay freezing works, and the Marae at Tokomaru Bay Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1890]

By: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925

Reference: PAColl-8123

Description: Mills & Co Wool and Grain Stores at Port Chalmers. Photographed ca 1890 by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Mills & Cos Wooland Grain Stores Port Chalmers; Mount recto - beneath image - De Maus exhibition photo. And fine art publisher, Dunedin and Port Chalmers. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14 cms, mount 27 x 22.4 cms

Date: [Between 1927 and 1955]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PA1-q-206

Description: Photographs taken by John Tenison Salmon between 1927 and 1955, mostly in the Wellington Region. Some are art photographs, including still life images of carvings, cloisonne ware and porcelain, and some are tinted. One sequence shows the Dominion Museum and Art Gallery, both interior and exterior views. Some were taken in April 1936 before the building was furnished; others were taken later in 1936 and 1937, including the Kauri Hall, the Sculpture Hall, the Art Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the Academy Gallery, the Maori Hall, and the entrance vestibule. Civic events are shown in illuminations at the Government Buildings for the King George V Silver Jubilee on 12th May 1935; the Carillon tower floodlit for for the coronation of King George VI; and night photographs of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in 1940, including the Australian and British pavilions. Wellington is shown in views from various hills and rooftops. Specific trips and occasions include a Waikaremoana trip in 1930; the Victoria University College Natural History Society trip to Butterfly Creek in 1933; a Camera Club outing near Mangaroa Hill in 1938; and celebrating Xmas in Auckland in 1952. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, Super-Cobra binder file; 30 x 24 cm

Date: [ca 1920-1943]

By: Jones, Frederick Nelson, 1881-1962; Deste, Eileen, 1909-1986; Hastings Public Library (N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-0365

Description: A collection of photographs including views of Nelson by F N Jones, buildings and earthquake damage in Wellington in 1943 and others from around the country including three hand-touched photographs of Napier and Hastings. The photographs of Wellington are captioned with the building the weather conditions when the photographs were taken and whether flash was used. Quantity: 55 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [Between 1930 and 1934]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Mitchell, Lindsay, active 1930-1942

Reference: PA1-f-058

Description: Album of publicity photographs including designs for advertisements for use in the new Zealand Railway Magazine; designs for posters for use in Railways Ticket Offices and one for a large neon lighting sign "Suggested `Claude Neon' Display for New Zealand Railway Publicity Department, Wellington. `Travel by train'". One photograph is entitled "`Post' corner 1880. Now site of King's Chambers". A number of images show a [Labour Day?] parade of marching people, and floats some of which are advertising NZ Railways holiday destinations, with slogans reading `Come to Rotorua', `Come to Waitomo', `Come to The Chateau Tongariro'. There are designs of title pages for the New Zealand Railways Magazine; a view of a commemorative key with a sheaf of corn on the handle in a presentation box; and designs for a programme of events surround the laying of the foundation stone for the new Government Railway Station, Wellington, N.Z. by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, December 17th 1934. These are followed by photographs taken during the Duke's tour of New Zealand, including crowd scenes in Wellington, Maori celebrations of welcome at Ngaruawahia, and scenes in the Rotorua thermal area. There are a few individual and group portraits of the management and administrative staff of New Zealand Railways, most unidentified. Most of the images relate to the 1930s, but there are a few copies of earlier photographs. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, maroon spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book C4'; 42 x 59 cm

Date: [Circa 1935]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964

Reference: PA1-f-059

Description: Album of publicity photographs, taken by unidentified photographers, chiefly in 1935 At the beginning of the album there are a large number of photographs of the buildings, and crowds at a race meeting at the Trentham Racecourse. (See article by O.N. Gillespie in New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue, 12, March 1, 1935). The album has many publicity photographs, designs for railway advertisements and posters, all showing the advantages of travel by rail. The advertisements include methods for travel savings: `Buy travel stamps. Travel savings N.Z.R. 1/-, 2/-, 2/6, 5/-, from railway stations & booking offices'; also `Start saving to-day for your trip away...'. Other posters advertise cheaper travel in the off-season, including summer holidays at the Hermitage, with low combined rail and motor fares" as well as advertising full season trips to tourist destinations. There is one photograph of a programme [?] for "New Zealand Authors' Week, 1936. Souvenir". Near the start of the album there is a large group of views at Flock House, agricultural college at Bulls. They show pig farming, dairy cows, sheep, lucerne for pasture and vegetable growing (See New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 12, March 1, 1935); and in one of these Lord Bledisloe is bending down examining pasture (See New Zealand Railways magazine, Vol. 9, Issue 11, February 1, 1935) There are a few individual and group portraits, but only one or two are identified. Interior photographs of Union Steam Ship Company luxury liners Rangatira and Aorangi, are shown as individual pictures, as well as in a montage (published in New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, issue 4, July 1, 1935). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscelleous 5'; 41 x 59 cm

Date: 1973

From: Dennis, Jonathan Spencer, 1953-2002 :Photographs

Reference: PA6-624

Description: General view of Oriental Bay and the southern section of the Inner Harbour. The major features and buildings on the south eastern side of the harbour, where the city meets the sea, can be seen. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Panoramic photograph

Date: [ca 1927]

From: Government House Collection : Prints of Te Aro flat, Lambton Quay, Parliament Building, Government Buildings, Post Office and Governor's residence

Reference: PAColl-D-0119

Description: Panoramic view taken from Wireless Hill (Tinakori Hill) looking down on the city and across the harbour to Roseneath, Oriental Bay and Mount Victoria, with the Miramar peninsula in the distance. Bolton Street Cemetery is in the immediate foreground. The Government Building, Parliament Buildings, Government House, Government Print building and Thorndon railway station are to the left. Several ships are berthed at the wharves and a ship is steaming towards Queens Wharf in the middle distance. Kelvin Chambers and Mayfair Chambers can be seen (both under construction). The Taranaki Street Wharf is on the far right. Taken by an unidentified photographer, ca 1927 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title; Recto - bottom right - 2249 Similiar view at 1/2-058525 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 402 x 560 mm with mount

Date: ca 1891

From: Reid, Robert Stuart :Photographs of New Zealand

By: Fischer, Adolf Gottlieb, 1858-1936

Reference: PA1-o-1236

Description: Views of Timaru showing buildings, streets, harbour, and wharves. Three principal buildings are shown, the Bank of New Zealand, the Post Office, and the Public Hospital. Three landscape and coastal views, and two images of a water reservoir complete the album. Photographed by Adolph G Fischer in about 1891 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: Probably March 24 - 25 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8792

Description: Transparency slides of Mr E G Williams' (Edmund Gardner Williams') travel in New Zealand in 1959. This sheet of slides was probably taken earlier than those on some of the preceding sheets (information from his diary). This sheet contains images of Wellington, including Wellington Airport; views from Mount Victoria; around the Wellington coast including shore with marram grass and black-backed gulls; the Petone Settlers' Memorial; Marine Parade around Miramar, with the Monowai sailing through Wellington Heads; buildings in the city including Parliament Buildings, Government Buildings, Wakefield House at 90 The Terrace, used by the Founders Club; and an old two-storeyed wooden house on the Terrace; the Corinthic loading various goods at Wellington Wharves; Lambton Quay; Cable Car terminal and views of Wellington; and the Carter Observatory. Slides on this sheet are numbered 505-528, with a gap for no. 506. Arrangement: Image no. 506 (showing the view from Mount Victoria in Wellington) was taken as part of Williams' representative collection on New Zealand for various lectures which he gave when he returned to England. The lecture series are filed in later sequences. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: [ca 1895-1932]

From: Daroux, Louis John, 1870-1948 :Photographs of New Zealand and the Pacific

By: Manning, Charles Henry, 1848-1895; Taylor, T E, active 1899

Reference: PAColl-8788-2

Description: Photographs taken and collected by Louis John Daroux, between 1890s-1930s. This set includes Wellington street scenes and city views, circa 1900s; photographs taken at Trentham Military Camp circa 1914; New Zealand scenic and harbour views; miscellaneous photographs including three taken or collected in Australia, Germany, and the Pacific Islands; and portraits. Wellington scenes include: the unveiling ceremony for statue of John Ballance in Parliament grounds, April 1897; group portrait of armed militia outside Alexandra Barracks, Mount Cook; Queen Victoria statue in Post Office Square; men laying cable for electric trams in Courtenay Place ca 1905; interior of tram sheds; funeral procession for Mr Andrews, (who died of exposure while deer stalking near Martinborough) in Rugby Street 1904; intersection of Willis and Manners streets; a two-part panorama of Lambton Harbour and city buildings circa 1906; an elevated view of Lambton area; a view from Tinakori Hill across houses in Thorndon towards Wellington Harbour; two buildings on Customhouse Quay; ship HMS Powerful in Wellington Harbour in February 1906, showing the ship's company on the forward bow; schooner Rongo after capsizing in 1906. Photographs taken at Trentham Military Camp, circa 1914, include group portraits of Petone Naval Artillery Volunteers (who have joined the 8th Contingent), Petone Military Brass Band and unidentified soldiers. One scene shows men waiting in a queue to be interviewed for cooking jobs. There is also a view of hospital buildings and a broad elevated view of the camp. Other New Zealand scenic views include: the Rangitikei River at Mangaweka, showing mudstone (papa rock) cliffs; ships docked in front of Hawke's Bay Farmer Association Co-operative Ltd building at Port Ahuriri, Napier; a woman and child on a promenade planted with pine trees [Marine Parade, Napier?]; breakwater and railyards at Castlecliff, Whanganui; an elevated view of Upper Hutt township; a broad view of Akaroa township in 1895; a coastal scene showing a radar station and ship near rocks (location unidentified); a fire at a building (location unidentified); views of a public garden (location unidentified); ship 'Doto' at [Nelson?] wharves; a mounted image of a town [Queenstown?] during heavy snowfall; an unidentified man sitting by lakefront with paddle steamer on lake, probably Queenstown; two views of Fiordland. Miscellaneous buildings include: Anderson's Private Hotel (location unidentified), R Smyth, General Blacksmith (location unidentified); Robertson Brothers Woolworks, Nelson; exterior view of a municipal building (location unidentified) housing a public library and business premises (legible signage identifies Barleyman Land Agents, Madame de Launay, and solicitors R Spence). Miscellaneous images include: a table piled with floral tributes, probably in a church; a dining room strung with garlands; a church interior in the Pacific Islands; a postcard depicting Lombard's Bridge, Hamburg, Germany, and one of 'The Dog on the Tucker Box' pioneer's monument at Gundagai, New South Wales ca 1932. Also men wearing ceremonial regalia, possibly Masonic aprons, queuing in an unidentified street; three small girls outside Islay Cottage (location unidentified); a postcard of two small naked girls in a river, published by A G Steglitz in 1904; a crowd outside the assembly rooms at Mangaweka in 1905 awaiting the government land ballot. Portraits include groups of men from various professional and recreational organisations, depicting members of [Masterton?] fire brigade; stewards and officials from Masterton racing club [1903?]; forgery workers, blacksmiths and moulders from government workshops at Petone, and employees of New Zealand Railways. Portraits of women include a group of maternity nurses holding infants; an unidentified Maori woman wearing a cloak, sitting outdoors; three women, possibly sisters; and an unidentified woman feeding young deer. Portraits of children include one of a school group from New Plymouth convent school and one of school cadets [Foxton?]. Quantity: 98 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [Circa 1935-1945]

Reference: PA1-o-200

Description: Album of snapshots, chiefly family groups. None are labelled, but it appears the album is of Arthur James Luke and his wider family; two dogs, a spaniel and a small terrier; his home at 84 Bolton Street, Wellington; family holidays at Napier; views of Lowry Bay; and views of unidentified people linked with tennis. Views in Napier include the Napier Botanical Gardens, various monuments including the monument to the South African War, and buildings damaged by the napier earthquake in 1931. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Grey cloth-bound album, entitled Photographs (in gold lettering); 16 x 22 cm Provenance: No donor or provenance information available

Date: [Circa 1890s]

Reference: PA1-o-286

Description: Scenes of New Zealand, taken by unidentified photographers, chiefly of the South Island. The North island views include Whakarewarewa, especially Pohutu Geyser, Parliament Buildings in Wellington, Ohinemutu, Albert Park & Queen's Wharf in Auckland, and a stretch of the Okoroire-Rotorua Coach Road. South Island views include Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Cathedral Square in Christchurch, and a stretch of the Blenheim-Kaikoura Coach Road. Photographs of Sydney and the Conway River have been removed from the album. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Soft brown school notebook (E. Wolff & Son, London, [printers]), with hand-printed label attached, entitled `Views. Lyttelton, Christchurch, Conway R., Kaikoura, Sydney, Auckland & Picton Wharves'; 21.5 x 25.5 cm

Date: 1897-1904

From: Trevor, Charles Edward Hill-Trevor, 3rd Baron, 1863-1950 :Photographs of New Zealand and Cook Islands compiled during Vice-regal term of Lord Ranfurly

By: Boscawen, John Hugh, 1851-1937; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Pulman (Firm); Shepherd, Cromwell, active 1903-1934

Reference: PA1-f-142

Description: Charles Hill-Trevor's personal album of the time he spent as personal secretary to Lord Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand. It records the New Zealand contingents sent to the South African war and public events, personalities and patriotic entertainments associated with that enterprise. Visits to Government houses in Australia record other governors, officials and official residences. On one occasion in Melbourne a New Zealand versus Australia polo match was played. Hill-Trevor shows an interest in Māori, wildlife conservation (including the bird sanctuary on Resolution Island), and the sports of fishing, polo and horsemanship. There are photographs of members of the Ranfurly family and their principal servants as well as the Governor engaged in official functions such as opening the Kaiapoi council offices and laying the foundation stone of the Veterans Home, Mt Roskill, Auckland in 1903. Also photographs relating to the play 'The Geisha'. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [Between 1934 and 1938]

By: New Zealand Railways; Blaikie, William Nicol, -1938; Matthews, Marmaduke, 1885?-1949

Reference: PA1-f-060

Description: Album of publicity photographs, chiefly taken by unidentified photographers in the 1930s. Many are photographs of posters, artwork and advertisements, all emphasising the beauty of New Zealand, and how easy it is to travel through the country by rail, and by the New Zealand Railways bus and ferry services. Some of the artwork was done by Stanley Davis (one photograph shows the funeral of S. Davis, with the hearse parked outside the funeral parlour in Kent Terrace, Wellington); and by Marmaduke Matthews. (On page 53 there is a photograph of a black and white sketch of Victoria University College, by Marmaduke Matthews). There is a photograph also of the painting of Sir Ernest Rutherford, by Oswald Birley. Photographs of places include a sequence showing the Dominion Museum and Art Gallery in Wellington, with an exterior view with the Carillon, and interior views of museum exhibits, art gallery spaces (including one room containing the Murray Fuller Exhibition of Contemporary British Art), and the tea-rooms. Several views show the exterior and interior of the Alexander Turnbull Library, with Clyde Taylor the librarian in two scenes seated at his desk, and one of a reader in the reading room. Another sequence shows horses, sheep and bulls being readied for transportation by ferry. Two group portraits are associated with the Empire Games, one entitled `Empire athletes', and the other showing cyclist Roy Taylor with a group. Other group portraits are not identified, though one is entitled `Staff Xmas party 1937'. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscellaneous 6'; 41 x 58 cm

Date: 1972

From: Thorn, Benji, fl 2005 :Colour slides taken on holidays in the South Island

Reference: PA12-3425

Description: Views of Christchurch which include street scenes, monuments, buildings, children in a playground, and the suburb of New Brighton. Also Akaoroa, its buildings, parks, and harbour, and people sun bathing and fishing from the wharf. Two slides show a swing bridge over a river flowing through heavily forested hill country. These are part of a record of a tramping trip which is continued in the next group of images (PA12-4326). Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1972. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm

Date: [ca 1918]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001649-G

Description: View of Auckland Ferry Building from the north-west. In the foreground are launches tied up in the wharf area, Freemans Bay. The launch `Sterling' can be seen in the immediate foreground. In the distance can be seen the Auckland Harbour Board building in Quay Street, and the General Post Office in Lower Queen Street. Photograph taken by William A Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Launch steps and ferry buildings. Auckland. No 1493D [blanked out] Relationship complexity - Identical to image at 1/2-001162 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 2002-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000503

Description: Photographs of Moana, West Coast. Includes photographs of Lake Brunner, boating and jet skiing, dwellings and views of the surrounding areas. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (moana)" Quantity: 78 digital photograph(s).

Date: 4 January 2008

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000504

Description: Photographs of Picton, Marlborough. Includes photographs of ferries departuring and arriving in Picton Harbour, the loading and unloading of vehicles, boats and buildings and the surround views of the area. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (picton)" Quantity: 50 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2007

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000490

Description: Photographs of Christchurch City, Avon River and Lyttelton Harbour. Includes photographs of black and iron sands, container shipping, wharves and boats. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (christchurch)" Quantity: 59 digital photograph(s).