Places

Date: 1927

Reference: PA-Group-00431

Description: Views of the 1927 Royal Tour of New Zealand by the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Includes displays viewed and events attended by the royal couple, as well as travelling between towns by car and train. Places visited include: the Royal New Zealand Air Force at Wigram airport, Canterbury University, the view over Lyall Bay from Truby King's house, Dunedin war memorial and the war memorial at Waitaki Boys' High School, Government House in Wellington. Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-048049 to 048258, 049253 to 049455, 1/2-175202 to 175220 Quantity: 386 b&w original negative(s) glass. 27 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives Processing information: Archivists notes - Originally arranged and described in 2002. Reference number changed from PAColl-6909 to PA-Group-00431 in 2009.

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-661-001/061

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 61 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies A4 size

Date: 1851 - 1859

From: [Medley, Mary Catherine] 1835-1922 :[Sketchbook]

Reference: E-346-1-006

Description: Half-length frontal portrait of a girl or woman in a hat and cloak and the face of another, with a leg and shoe; also part of Sir William Martin's house in Judges Bay with detail of bay windows. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page, 129 x 178 mm

Date: 1911 - 1912

By: Smith and Caughey Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-1911-01

Description: A sales catalogue listing products for sale, including dress fabrics, clothing, umbrellas and sunshades, underwear, hosiery, art needlework, quilts, lace, handkerchiefs, belts, patent medicines and toilet requisites, men's sports clothing including riding breeches, oilskin coats, and raincoats. The first page shows a group photograph of the 170 male members of Smith & Caughey's staff in the firm's furnishing department on October 9th, 1911. Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Coverless booklet of 64 pages, 270 x 212 mm.

Date: [ca 1890-1936]

By: Abernethy, William, 1865-1930?; Allen, (Miss), active 1910s; Blencowe, James Rasdell, 1871-1945; Carberry, M V, active 1910s; Churton, C E, active 1904; Ellerbeck Studio; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Le Grice, Edward, 1881-1959; Marsh, Robert George Stanley, 1862?-1940; Peter Pan Studio; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Raphael Tuck & Sons (Firm); Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers); Taylor, T E, active 1899; Walker, George Allen, -1915; William Beattie & Company; Wilson, William Thompson, 1882-1917

Reference: PAColl-0718

Description: A collection of postcards and printed views (possibly from a magazine) of New Zealand scenes primarily of towns and cities rather than scenic views. They include one of two Maori women washing clothes at Rotorua, another of the Royal visit in 1927 and a family group of seven men and three women possibly taken in Belfast. A number of the postcards have been used. Also included are five original photographs which have been captioned with the family connections: a soldier in uniform, possibly named Ralph Ferguson; Uncle Henry Babe's wedding photograph; cousin Violet Bradford in America; Albert and Elizabeth (Eliza) Babe (brother and sister) and four others; Thomas and Fanny Babe (grandpa and grandma) with Eliza, Harold, Albert, Olivia, Queenie and Gladys. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s). 55 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1895-1896

From: Brusey family :Photographs

By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920; St. George Company

Reference: PA1-o-973

Description: Auckland Hospital and nurses home. Two interior views of the men's wards showing patients, nurses, and furniture. There is one image of a man and a woman on horseback, the woman riding side saddle, and another of a group of fashionably dressed men and women cyclists. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 2002

Reference: H-668-001/020

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Topics covered include: Whanau benefits in Maori TV funding and jobs, Helen Clark advises Australia to stay out of New Zealand politics, the stranding of the tanker Jody F Millennium off the Coast of Gisborne, air-sprayed 'painted apple moth' toxin seen as a possibility for dealing with Palmerston North gangs, Government spending prioroties questioned, Judges private use of lap-top computers called into question after pornography accessing case, Helen Clark and Peter Davis come to terms with royal protocol, the Queen arrives in NZ and is greeted by the Deputy Prime Minister, comparrisons of Royal and Vice Regal visits including the beleaguered Australian Govenor General, 2002 Rich List and the increasing poverty of the ordinary man, the Government considers new road tax on motorists, ex-MP's and their spouses travel perks, The Queen and Duke meet Australian PM Howard and Govenor General, Governments spending priorities questioned, large amount of new road tax to fund Auckland roading development, Alliance Party in self destruction mode, the unlikely prospect of Bill English becoming Prime Minister, Helen Clark wonders whether the Governments policies have given the unions too much strength, ease of securing money for social activities if you call them a 'hui', NZ Rugby Football Union loses co-host status for World Cup and it's associated revenue. Quantity: 20 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 photocopies

Date: 2002

Reference: H-668-021/037

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Topics covered include: Democracy Zimbabwe style, reactions to the news that Tau Henare is returning to politics, WINZ gives new hope to struggling artists, aftermath of the twin towers attack in New York, ACC reinstate lump sum payments for sexual abuse victims, Labour Government buy Maori votes through Moari TV funding, modern day Robin Hood and Little John - robbing the poor to give to the rich, levels of public concern over the leadership battle within the Alliance party, Helen Clark prepares for her meeting with George W Bush, Police ineffective at curbing Gang involvement in drugs, Alliance Party alikened to a Palestinian suicide bomber, the rich meet to discuss the plight of the poor, ex-MP's travel perks, Jim Anderton about to jump out of the Alliance waka, Helen Clark trys to convince Peter, her husband, to learn golf so he can play with George Bush, Marian Hobbs as an avenging angel tells commercial radio what to play, the uneven stand-off between Israel and Palestine. Quantity: 17 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 photocopies

Date: Between 1915 and 1916

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PA1-o-195

Description: Photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1915 and 1916. Many of the images show various aspects of logging in Piha and Karekare. Views include the Piha Tramway, bush railway inclines, scenes of lumbermen cutting down kauri trees and cross-cutting felled trees, transportation of logs by bullock teams and horse-drawn rail wagons, the Piha timber camp and mill and men at everyday activities in camp buildings and in their workmen's huts. Other sections of the album show views of Petone, and Godber's family (his wife, Laura Godber, and two children, Phyllis and William (Bill)); views of the central North Island; farming in the Mendip Hills (Canterbury); and views of Trentham. Other Titles - Title printed on spine - Godber Album 101 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 26 x 30 cm

Date: 1952

From: Farmers' Trading Company: [Sales catalogues of octavo size. 1920-1960s]

By: Farmers' Trading Company

Reference: Eph-A-RETAIL-FTC-1952-01

Description: Illustrated sales catalogue for the Famers' Trading Company shows men's and women's clothing, books, shoes, fabrics, blankets and towels, household linens, tennis racquets, grain and produce, tents, deckchairs, camping equipment (including thermette), glasshouses and garden sheds, toiletries, radios, appliances, cameras, movie projectors, toys, kitchenware, cleaning equipment, tools, gardening equipment, stoves, motorboats, paints, motor cycles, kitchen cupboard units, bedroom and lounge furniture. Coloured cover illustrations are of women's dresses, Monarch bicycles, Monarch sewing machines. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Soft-bound book of 98 pages, 237 x 170 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Webbs Auction, 19 November 2008, lot 31.

Date: 1906-1907

From: New Zealand. Department of Labour :Photograph albums for the International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-1907

By: New Zealand. Department of Labour

Reference: PA1-o-371

Description: Views of various factories and businesses in the Auckland Region, taken circa 1906, by unidentified photographers. They include interior and exterior views, and employees. Other Titles - N.Z. Department of Labour Other Titles - Factories and workrooms, Auckland Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with tan leather cover, entitled `N.Z. Department of Labour. Factories and workrooms, Auckland. N.Z. International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-7'; 25.5 x 31.0 cm

Date: 1916

By: Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-1916-01

Description: Sales catalogue for the company which merged in 1918 with the Farmers' Union Trading Company, to become the Farmers' Trading Company. Inside front cover shows a calendar for the last part of 1915, and January-September 1916. There is a foreword by company founder Robert Laidlaw, photographs of the Auckland sales staff, photographs of the showrooms of each department and portraits of the staff who ran them; photographs of office staff at work and the shop equipment (entrance stairs, elevator, employees dining room, currant cleaner and raisin stemmer, the packing department), and an illustration of the warehouse on the corner of Hobson and Wyndham Streets. There follows an advertisement for the company's book of plans and specifications for houses, and an account of the way the war was affecting prices and supplies of goods (See pages 18-21). Information about ordering, paying and freighting follow. The illustrated catalogue of goods is arranged in the following sections: grocery, patent medicines, ironmongery, tools and household ironmongery, stoves (Dover, Orb, Zealandia, Champion), sheep shearing machine, roofing iron, tinware, enamelware, cutlery, aluminium, brushware, handbags, pipes, wallpaper (with 2 colour sample pages), stationery, books, cameras, rifles and pistols (guns), tennis rackets, bicycles, telephones, gramophones, violins, electroplated goods, jewellery, watches, clocks, windmills, pumps, buggies and wagons, engines, ploughs, crockery (2 colour plates), lamps, saddlery and harnesses, luggage, boots and shoes, clothing, hats, drapery, haberdashery, lace, rugs, sewing machines, furniture, linoleums (2 colour plates), toys (including Meccano). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Catalogue of 500 pages, each 277 x 220 mm, blue paper covers, bound in brown suede with gilt lettering Provenance: Purchased at Webbs Auction, 19 November 2008, lot 33

Date: 1894-1899

From: Jenkin, Robert :Albums of photographs by Arthur Jenkin, ca 1895-1898

By: Jenkin, Arthur, active 1890s

Reference: PA1-o-1048

Description: Opens with Queenstown and Dunedin, and closes with the SS Rotorua in George Sound and Mitre Peak, Milford Sound. But most of the rest of the album relates to the Auckland region. There is a strong emphasis on Piha its coastal features like Lion Rock, and on groups of mainly men who went there on camping, hunting and fishing weekends or holidays. There is also one image of a group of surveyors and their camp at Piha dated 1894. Many images record social outings and picnics, especially at Northcote. These include both men and women dressed up for the occasion. There is a goup image of the St James Football Club dressed for the game dated 1895. Two photographs show a horse and buggy driven by a youthful Uncle Harold accompanied by Grandpa Jenkin and baby Irene. Another shows Mr Ogles's horse and cart, and another Jim Bailey's (of Cabbage Bay) ox team. There is also an image of a team of horses and a sled taking the milk to the factory at Onewhereo. There are images of waterfalls at Karekare and Nihotapu (Waiatura), and of the Nihotapu Creek. Some views of Auckland City and one of Waitemata Harbour probably on a weekend with yachts out on the water. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1950

By: Bishop, Bruce, active 1998; Bishop, Claire, active 1998; Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd

Reference: PA1-o-852

Description: Record of the operations of Academy Pattern Co Ltd, Auckland. There is a group photograph of the staff dated 1950, and all the other photographs show the processes involved in producing clothing patterns. Quantity: 1 album(s). Provenance: Donors inherited album from an aunt who was the wife of Allan Mungall, who with his brother Ray, set up Academy Pattern Co Ltd.

Date: [Circa 1900-1908]

From: North, Esther Mary, 1892-1968: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-393

Description: Photographs collected by Mrs Esther Ecclesfield for her daughter Esma Ecclesfield (i.e. Esther Mary Ecclesfield, later known as Esther Mary North, or Esma North). None of the people shown are identified. Several images show camping and views of bays on Waiheke island. Many of the photographs were taken in the Napier area, including several of a woman and two young girls with bicycles standing outside a house in Seaview terrace, Napier, and an interior view of the house; yachts; the Napier Arcade, with the Arcadia Tea-Rooms; children at a Napier beach; and a horse-drawn carriage travelling through water along the foreshore to Cape Kidnappers. Page 4 shows the original Otatara (Ashridge) homestead. Various views around Wellington include Lower Hutt, Belmont Road, Wilton's Bush, Breaker Bay, Muritai and Titahi Bay. In the South Island most of the views were taken around Dunedin, showing Tomahawk Beach, Lawyer's Head and "Cargill's Gates" at St. Clair. Inscriptions: Album page - `Esma. With love from Mother. October 7th 1908' (inside front cover) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with beige cloth cover, entitled `Post cards'; 13.5 x 21.0 cm

Date: 1926 - 1927

By: Farmers' Trading Company; Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1926-01

Description: Illustrated mail order sales catalogue for the Farmers' Trading Company store in Auckland gives ordering instructions and rail freight details. Merchandise includes sewing machines, phonographs, radiola, furniture and carpets, motorcycles and bicycles, made to measure clothing, Wolseley cream separator, pedal cars on the roof of the Farmers', aluminiumware, banking, bedding, shoes, phonographs, crockery, cutlery, tableware, lampware, linoleum (2 colour plates on one loose sheet), grocery, haberdashery, horse and cow covers, milking machines, musical instruments, paints, patent medicines, pianos, poultrykeepers' supplies, saddlery, seeds, spray pumps, tools, toys, tents, wallpapers. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 580 pages, 267 x 210 mm. Provenance: Purchased from A & S Gallagher, in 2011.

Date: 1926

From: [New Zealand ephemera of octavo size concerning clothing, costume, fashion and dress. 1920-1929]

Reference: Eph-A-COSTUME-1926-01

Description: Contains advertisements and lists of available clothing. Exhibited in 'To market, to market' Exhibition of advertising and commercial ephemera from the Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. First Floor foyer, National Library of New Zealand, 5 August - 16 September 1997. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 72p., illus., some col., 25 cm. Provenance: Purchased in 1994.

Date: 1906-1907

From: New Zealand. Department of Labour :Photograph albums for the International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-1907

By: New Zealand. Department of Labour; Hemus & Hanna (Firm)

Reference: PA1-o-370

Description: Photographs of various factories and businesses in Auckland, taken circa 1906. They include interior and exterior views and employees. Photographers not identified except those of D S C Drapers shop and furniture factory which were taken by J. Hanna of Hemus & Hanna. Other Titles - N.Z. Department of Labour Other Titles - Factories and workrooms, Auckland Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with tan leather cover, entitled `N.Z. Department of Labour. Factories and workrooms, Auckland. N.Z. International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-7'; 25.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 1955

From: Farmers' Trading Company :[Sales catalogues of A3 size. 1950-1961]

Reference: Eph-C-RETAIL-Farmers-1955-01

Description: Shows products available, including men's and women's clothing and accessories, bedding, manchester, furniture, radios, washing machines, appliances, tools, sewing machines, lawnmowers, clocks & watches, billiard tables, saddles, crockery garden supplies. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Offset print on 24 pages, 370 x 240 mm.

Date: 1915

From: Everton, Margaret Eila, 1919-2010: Family papers and photographs

Reference: PAColl-D-1367

Description: Four participants in the Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Tournament "Runners-up" Rink Championship, Auckland, 1915. The men are from left - Edwin James Hill (Skipper). Frost (no 3). Fowler (no 2). Baskiville (no 1). Source of title - Title supplied by the Library Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - EJ Hill (Skip) Frost (no 3) Fowler (no 2) Baskiville (no 1). Dominion of NZ Bowling Tournament "Runner-up" Rink Championship Auckland 1915 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 28.8 x 22.3 cm, on cardboard mount Provenance: Donation, Estate of Margaret (Meg) Eila Everton, 2010