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O'Brien, George, 1821-1881 :Dunedin, 1888. [Postcard]. Otago Settlers' Museum Collectio...
Date: 1888
By: O'Brien, George, 1821?-1888; Otago Early Settlers' Museum
Reference: E-278-q-009
Description: Shows the view looking North-East from the vicinity of Maitland Street across Dunedin and the wharf area, with Signal Hill on the distant right. Princes Street runs diagonally right to left. First Church is in the centre. Reproduction of a watercolour in the Otago Early Settlers' Museum Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 85 x 145 mm
Photographs of Dunedin and business premises
Date: [ca 1860-1889]
From: Knight, Frederic Hardwicke, 1911-2008 :Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-1713
Description: Album of carte de visite photographs. These include - Landscapes. Views of Dunedin. Business premises. Rothsay on the Island of Bute, Scotland. Portraits taken in Otago and Britain. Taken ca 1860s-1880s by various photographers. Most Otago photographs were taken by James Weaver Allen (b 1822). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
[Graham, E J] :The Octagon and upper harbour [1880?]
Date: 1880
From: Graham, E J :[New Zealand scenes] [188-]
By: Graham, E J, active 1880s-1890s
Reference: A-256-009
Description: Looking down from a hill towards the South East quadrant of the Octagon, with First Church beyond, the harbour, St Clair and the sea in the distance Possibly based on a photograph. The second view in this group is based on a Burton Brothers photograph Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 151 x 188 mm, mounted on board with printed title
De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Mills & Co, Wool and Grain Stores, Port Chalmers
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
Letter from Walter Day of Dunedin
Date: 22 Dec 1858
From: Traill, Charles, 1825-1891 : Correspondence
Reference: MS-Papers-2191-2
Description: Letter from Day to Traill wwritten from Dunedin regarding goods ordered Other - Formerly Misc Mss 1139 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 item). Physical Description: Holographs and typed transcripts (photocopies)
Handcock, William :The city of Dunedin. Drawn by W Handcock [Dunedin, Fergusson and Mit...
Date: 1863 - 1867
By: Handcock, William, active 1860s-1870s; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
Reference: A-109-012
Description: Birds-eye view looking down onto the city and harbour, showing houses, businesses, wharves, shipping, gardens, etc Wood engraving done on seven blocks. The gaps between the blocks disfigure the image Inscriptions: "T M Hocken" signed at bottom Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 218 x 370 mm Provenance: Possibly a gift from Dr Hocken to Alexander Turnbull.
Watson, Gus, fl 1970-2000s :The Queenstown calendar 1979. Photography by Gus Watson. Pu...
Date: 1978 - 1979
From: [Calendars for the year 1979, of approximately A3 size. 1978].
By: Watson, Gus, 1947?-; Cheval Publications (Firm)
Reference: Eph-C-CALENDAR-1979-2-02
Description: Photographs for each month show portraits of Queenstown business and retail identities: January: Pete and Jenny McLeod of 'Moonlight Stables Trail Rides' February: John Guthrie of John and Dardy's Bike Hire March: Brian Middlemass of the Queenstown Motor Museum April: Ross Marett & Colin Robinson of Kawarau Jet and Heli-Jet May: Jim Harvey of Helfaleather June: Simon & Jane Gomez of the Music Inn July: Dardy Wallace of John & Dardy's Ski Hire August: Dale Gardiner of Danes Backcountry Safaris & River Running September: Terry and Erina McLean of Staircase Fashions October: Julie Deavoll of Eureka Workshop & Gallery November: Gus Watson of Queenstown Sound and Light Museum December: Tony Sparkes & Amber Jones of Memorabilia Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on spiral bound calendar of 12 openings, 390 x 282 mm. Transfers: Collection accessioned into Ephemera. Transfer to Serials: AA Hotel guide 1966-67; What's on in Auckland 12 Dec. 1957; Taupo holiday attractions 1960-61, 1963-64.
New Zealand Department of Labour album 2
Date: 1906 to 1907
From: New Zealand. Department of Labour :Photograph albums for the International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-1907
By: New Zealand. Department of Labour
Reference: PA1-o-368
Description: Interior and exterior views of the Roslyn Woollen Mill taken circa 1906, including scenes of the various activities from sorting fleeces, spinning wool, weaving, and the finished cloth. Images show machinery, and factory workers (both men and women). Other Titles - N.Z. Department of Labour Other Titles - Views of Roslyn Woollen Mill Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with tan leather cover, entitled `N.Z. Department of Labour. Views of Roslyn Woollen Mill, Dunedin. N.Z. International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-7'; 25.5 x 30.5 cm
McPhail, Owen :Photographs of Manapouri power scheme and Egmont Box Co
Date: [ca 1940-1970]
By: McPhail, Owen R, active 1950s-1960s
Reference: PAColl-8702
Description: Photographs of the Egmont Box Co Ltd, probably at Eltham, showing stacked milled timber, access roads, trucks, factory sheds, a circular kiln-like building, managers houses, and workmen's quarters. Associated with this group of photographs are images of youths at a swimming pool, a railway line and locomotive, a bridge, and a hydroelectric power house. All of the photographs date from the 1940s. A single photograph shows Owen McPhail as a young man with collegues from the Tokoroa Fire Brigade manning a fire hose. Photographs of the Manapouri hydroelectric project include details of machinary used in tunneling, the tunnel at different stages of construction, aerial views of the work site, the machinary yard, generators in the underground machine hall, and the Wanganella at Deep Cove. There are also postcards of Deep Cove and the surrounding mountains, the unlined tunnel, the Wanganella, Roxburgh hydro dam, ships at Bluff, views of Milford Sound, and four views of Auckland in the early 1950s. Quantity: 62 b&w original photographic print(s). 24 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: Provenance unknown
Cooke, Albert Charles 1836-1902 :Dunedin. [Engraved by] S. Calvert; A C Cooke delt. 187...
Date: 1875
By: Cooke, Albert Charles, 1836-1902; Calvert, Samuel, 1828-1913; Illustrated New Zealand Herald (Newspaper)
Reference: C-060-010
Description: Aerial view over Dunedin city from above Otago Harbour, looking down over wharves, businesses, First Church in the centre, other churches, houses and the surrounding hills. For key to wood-engraving, see reference number D-001-028 (formerly C-060-011), a later reprint of this engraving. Lists Provincial Government Building, University of Otago, the Custom House, Cargill's monument, Masonic Hall, First Church, Supreme Court, Gaol, other churches, hospital, sportsgrounds, Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Police Barracks, Princess Theatre, various banks Another copy at C-060-010-a Extended Title - Supplement to the Illustrated New Zealand Herald Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 355 x 660 mm
[Artist unknown] :[Panorama]. City of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. 1867
Date: 1867
From: Illustrated London news :Various scenes of early New Zealand published in the Illustrated London News. 1860s
Reference: B-070-022-1
Description: Lefthand side of a panoramic view of Dunedin. The Octagon is on the righthand side of the engraving. Princes Street runs from left to right. Birds-eye view looking down onto the city, showing houses, businesses, churches, gardens, etc. Identifiable buildings include: Criterion Hotel; Theatre Royal; Paterson & McLean (wine & spirit merchants); Million House; Herbert, Haynes & Hay; Octagon Family Hotel; Provincial Engineer's Office (all in Princes Street). Scaffolding is in place for erection of St Paul's Cathedral on corner of The Octagon and upper Stuart Street. Based on a photograph by Melhuish (from associated text in Illustrated London news) Other Titles - Published in Illustrated London news, 6 Apr 1867, page 333 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 165 x 520 mm on double page 400 x 560 mm
Tremain, Garrick :37 Cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times from 16 July to 25 Aug...
Date: 2001
By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)
Reference: H-655-001/037
Description: 37 cartoons on political and social subjects published in the Otago Daily Times. A panda bear sits and swings the five Olympic rings in its paws with Olympic officials commenting on China's successful bid for the Olympic games. Comment on ASH's view of underage smoking - two children walk past a cinema and a man in an alleyway furtively offers to show them pictures of people smoking. Comment on Jim Anderton's aim for a 'Peoples Bank' - Jenny Shipley is portrayed as a bank teller sitting under a signd your breath'. Public cynicism of Michael Cullen's proposed Superannuation scheme. Farmers discussing their lack of confidence in ENZA. Cartoonist's reaction to the disparity between the financial levels of sports peoples and other people when being assessed to be published on the 'rich list'. Comment on the publication that 'kiwi kids' are overweight. A male ironing clothing offers comment on Helen Clark Jenny Shipley Silvia Cartwright Sian Elias and Michelle Boag being in positions of power. Comment by a male sitting down to breakfast that deer velvet being a sex aid is 'bunkum'. Michael Cullen is shown standing next to a poker machine called 'Future Super' indication it is the helath and education monines that the poker machine needs to work on. Comment on the outcome of Max Bradford's electricity reforms. Max Bradford is in an electricial repair shop being told that if the article he brought for repair was not broken before Bradford tried to fix it it is broken now. Helen Clark Parekura Horomia and Michael Cullen presenting their individual position on the issue of Maori TV A schoolteacher chastises Max Bradford for blaming others. Michael Cullen and Helen Clark watch two overweight dogs named Super and Maori TV eating while two thin dogs named Education and Health are straining at their leads for food. A nurse opens the expectant fathers waiting room door to tell Mr Anderton to go home and he will be notified if there is any sign of labour getting serious. Early visitors arrive on the shores of New Zealand with the comment that the natives may regret not having an immigration policy. Christine Rankin wears two very large earings one labled 'winzum' the other 'lose some'. Comment on the news that the right-of-way road rule is to be revised. Jim Anderton Helen Clark and Michael Cullen cling to a life raft identified as Beneficiary Voting Block with two boaties in the background commenting that even the knowledge wave did not loosen their grip. Comment on Helen Clark's support for funding going to the arts. Comment on Laila Harre and holiday shopping Finger pointing from Pete Hodgson and Max Bradford as to who is to blame for the electricity reforms not working/ Rugby fans pay their first visit to Dunedin and pass comment on the wearing of tartan trousers. Shows a bloody battle of Gengis Khan's army. Word is being passed around to forget about the plundering and go for the 'bonus point'. Refers to the NZ cricket teams decision to stop their point scoring run glut against Australia and take the bonus point offered by a technicality. Shows two young school boys discussing public educations failure to teach reading, writing and numeracy. Shows Jim Anderton on the steps of Treasury with water flooding under the front doors and down the steps. Comment on Anderton's attempts to stop the 'leaks' coming from Treasury. Comment on the public boredom over multi-millionaire Steve Fossett's attempts to fly around the world non-stop in a hot-air balloon. Shows Marian Hobbs with a large wind instrument wrapped around her playing 'NZ Music' to a man who represents the NZ public. He has a large flat neck collar on representing the new NZ music quota. The collar prevents him from putting his fingers in his ears should not wish to listen to the music. Shows mother explaining to her crying children that their father is now going to play golf rather than take them sailing. The change is due to their father being agitated by NZ Professional Golfer Grant Waite's performance. Comment on prison staff's industrial 'go-slow' and the opportunities it creates for prisoners to escape. Shows a large area of forestry being felled for the sake of sending 'positive signals' to overseas companies. Shows an elderly couple, justifying to a squad of police officers at their front door, that they are doing all they can in the nationwide drive to save electricity. Shows Marian Hobbs introducing a rock band called 'Marian and the quotas'. Shows Sam Neill at the Jurassic Park 3 movie premiere with an old pre-historic friend. Shows a woman in an art gallery asking if a framed display is a piece of art. The gallery worker assures her it is and explains that it is Creative New Zealand's justification for their travel expenditure. Quantity: 37 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies on sheets 297 x 210 mm.
Dunedin Opera Company (Inc) :The Dunedin Opera Company Inc presents "The impresario", b...
Date: 1970
From: [Posters of around A1 and A2 size, for performances of opera, light opera, and musicalsin New Zealand. 1970-1979]
Reference: Eph-D-OPERA-1970-01
Description: Poster advertising two productions by the Dunedin Opera Company lists cast members. At top and bottom are two advertisements for Dunedin businesses: Gardner Motors Ltd and Arthur Barnett Ltd. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 557 x 252 mm, with two collaged images Provenance: Donated by Roger Flury, Wellington, in 2014
[Artist unknown] :[Panorama]. City of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. 1867
Date: 1867
From: Illustrated London news :Various scenes of early New Zealand published in the Illustrated London News. 1860s
Reference: B-070-022-2
Description: Righthand side of a two part panoramic view of Dunedin. The Octagon is on the righthand side of the engraving. Lower Stuart Street runs from left to right towards Otago Harbour. Ironmongers can be seen on the far lefthand side (near where Stuart street joins the Octagon. The engraving shows Otago University, public baths, Waverley Hotel, Claremont House, etc. In the immediate foreground are shepherds and their dogs, a woman with a baby in arms and young children. Based on a photograph by Melhuish (from associated text in Illustrated London news) Other Titles - Published in Illustrated London news, 6 Apr 1867, page 333 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 165 x 520 mm on double page 400 x 560 mm
[Graham, E J] :The Octagon and upper harbour [1880?]
Date: 1880
By: Graham, E J, active 1880s-1890s
Reference: A-256-009-a
Description: Looking down from a hill towards the South East quadrant of the Octagon, with First Church beyond, the harbour, St Clair and the sea in the distance Possibly based on a photograph. The second view in this group is based on a Burton Brothers photograph Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 151 x 188 mm, mounted on board with printed title Provenance: Unknown
Hunter, Norman Mitchell, b 1859 :Royal Arcade. [Dunedin. 1882]
Date: 1882
From: Hunter, Norman Mitchell b 1859 :[Sketches of New Zealand. 1882-1883]
By: Hunter, Norman Mitchell, 1859-
Reference: E-328-f-008-2
Description: Royal Arcade Dunedin, showing Hotel Bayley and Joseph Braithwaite - Imported books Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Royal Arcade Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 57 x 85 mm
[Artist unknown] :[Panorama]. City of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. 1867
Date: 1867
From: Illustrated London news :Various scenes of early New Zealand published in the Illustrated London News. 1860s
Reference: B-070-023-1
Description: Lefthand side of a two part panoramic view of Dunedin. The Octagon is on the righthand side of the engraving. Princes Street runs from left to right. Birds-eye view looking down onto the city, showing houses, businesses, churches, gardens, etc. Identifiable buildings include: Criterion Hotel; Theatre Royal; Paterson & McLean (wine & spirit merchants); Million House; Herbert, Haynes & Hay; Octagon Family Hotel; Provincial Engineer's Office (all in Princes Street). Scaffolding is in place for erection of St Paul's Cathedral on corner of The Octagon and upper Stuart Street. Based on photograph by Melhuish (from associated text in Illustrated London news) Other Titles - Published in Illustrated London news, 6 Apr 1867, page 333 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 165 x 520 mm on double page 400 x 560 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Dunedin; First Church and Signal Hill]
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Collection of sketches] ca 1860-ca 1895
By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898
Reference: A-182-018
Description: View from a distance, with Signal Hill in the background, the spire of First Church, and other buildings to the right Compare C-110-001 (with the same title) which is a less impressionistic view from the same point and includes named warehouses Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 65 x 135 mm
Photographs of Dunedin and Port Chalmers
Date: ca1868-ca1875
From: Allen, James Weaver, b 1822 :Photographs of Dunedin and Port Chalmers
Reference: PAColl-7476-2
Description: General views of Dunedin City and Port Chalmers, city streets, some principle buildings, commercial buildings many showing the names and occupations of business enterprises, and surrounding countryside Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s).
J. O. W. :Dunedin looking towards Port Chalmers from Wains Hotel / JOW 13.3.1886
Date: 1886
Reference: A-159-043
Description: View across roof-tops to wharves with cattle; sailing ships berthed Title inscribed in ink by artist on mount (155 x 212 mm), with date 3/13/86 (i.e. 13 March 1886) Inscriptions: bottom right - Signed in pencil (for initials compare A-159-037/42) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 124 x 168 mm