Places

Date: [ca 1885-1945]

By: Lovell-Smith, Timothy James, 1945-; Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Dufty, Francis Herbert, 1846–1910; William H Hammer & Company; Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: PAColl-0422

Description: Views of New Zealand, the South Pacific and elsewhere including: a chief's house in Fiji; the grounds of the Sanatorium, Rotorua; Wairoa township before the Tarawera eruption; "Fijian warrior armed for war"; Maori children in swimming hole with other children standing behind them smoking; three photographs of the construction of the Wellington Town Hall organ; women doing a poi dance and men doing a haka in front of Maori spectators at Whakarewarewa; five photographs of Cook's landing place on Niue; a set of photographs of many parts of the world with the name Waimarino on the reverse, possibly from the voyages of a merchant ship of that name (these include one of an Arab dhow in the Indian Ocean requesting its longitude, Bill Brayton and others holding his sea turtles, two of the gun on board and three of the Panama Canal); the wreck of the Ansonia on Middleton Reef; an artist's impression of the Trans-Pacific yacht race trophy; a performance by Rarotongan men in uniform; three Rarotongan women washing clothes in the river; children swimming in Ngatangiia Creek; the Beach Road, Apia, Samoa; New Zealand Government Ship TutauRai (?) off Niue; and six mounted photographs by James Valentine and Co of New Zealand scenes and Maori women. Arrangement: Prints housed in 2 boxes at PAColl-0422-1 and PAColl-0422-2. Negatives housed at 1/2-037763, 045085, 056525 to 056545, 056315 to 056333, 144784, 144815, 144818, 144830, 144847 and 144850 Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1895-1915]

Reference: PAColl-6904

Description: A large collection of miscellaneous original and copy negatives mostly of Christchurch and the surrounding area. Some are studio portraits of family groups. The rest of the collection includes: a street scene in front of the old railway station; a cycling race; men rowing and canoeing; children playing in a swing park; a brass band playing on board a steamer; various beach scenes including donkey rides; train pulling into Kaiapoi station; a small bach; two girls next to a waterfall; trams and a cyclist going past the Jubliee Clock Tower; the front facade of St Paul's Presbyterian Church; three views of the old Public Hospital next to Hagley Park; the Chamber of Commerce building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street; a copy negative of a carte de visite of a couple kissing; a monument incorporating a tiki on a tall pole and other maori carvings (location unknown); a man at the doorway of his shed with an array of gardening implements; two men pulling a covering back from a hangi pit; the cathedral with a number of trams in front; a tram advertising Ballantynes; a kitchen interior showing a range with kettles on top and a cupboard and dresser with crockery; six Maori on horseback possibly in a procession; a porter bringing a cart of luggage up to a train; five men giving friends piggy backs on the beach; sheep being driven past stock yards; the Avon River; a crowd outside the Avon Rowing Club; Wilson the maltman's horse and cart crossing a bridge; and two images of a harvest festival in a hall with a painted back drop and sheaves of corn arranged in front of it. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-045133 to 045196 and 045802 to 045816 Quantity: 76 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives Processing information: These were originally part of a sequence of unidentified negatives. They were assumed to form a collection due to the similarity in date and location. At the time of entry 1/4-045190 was missing.

Date: [ca 1914]

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

Reference: 1/2-001675-G

Description: View of adults and children on the beach and swimming at Shelly Beach. There is a house on the beachfront in the middle foreground. Taken by William A Price ca 1914 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Shelly Beach. Ponsonby. 1750 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1909]

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

Reference: 1/2-001580-G

Description: View of Lake Beach, Takapuna (now known as Takapuna Beach), with large number of people promenading on the beach or wading in the water. Photograph taken by William A Price, taken ca 1909. Other - Taken on same day as view at 1/2-000424 and 1/2-000458 Other Titles - Takapuna Beach, Takapuna Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Lake Beach. Takapuna. Auckland. 2434. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910]

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

Reference: 1/2-001404-G

Description: View of adults and children standing together in the water close to the water's edge at Arkles Bay posing for a photograph. The photographer is standing on the beach in the middle distance on the righthand side. Adults are standing around watching. Taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Arkle's Bay. Auckland. No 862A. William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1914]

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

Reference: 1/2-001674-G

Description: View of adults and children on the beach and swimming at Shelly Beach. A dinghy with adults in it is at the water's edge. Taken by William A Price ca 1914 (possibly 1 Jan 1914) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Shelly Beach. Ponsonby. 1748 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910]

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

Reference: 1/2-001658-G

Description: Boys playing on an old yacht tied up to the bank at Deep Creek. A catamaran can be seen in the distance. Taken by William A Price in the early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Deep Creek. Auckland. 1696. William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910]

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

Reference: 1/2-001402-G

Description: View of adults and children playing in the water close to the water's edge at Arkles Bay. Two women are standing at the water's edge watching the bathers. Discarded clothing can be seen in the immediate foreground and in the dinghy at the water's edge. The East Coast Bays coastline and Rangitoto Island can be seen in the distance. Taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Arkle's Bay. Auckland. No 860A. William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1909

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

Reference: 1/2-000424-G

Description: View of Lake Beach, Takapuna (now known as Takapuna Beach), with large number of people promenading on the beach or wading in the water. Photograph taken by William A Price, taken 1909. Source of descriptive information - Dated from information in `Takapuna Jubilee 1913-1973', edited by Ross Sayers et al, 1973 (p 88) Other Titles - Takapuna Beach, Takapuna Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Lake Beach. Takapuna. 2440 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910]

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

Reference: 1/2-001264-G

Description: View of a man and a boy in a dinghy in a choppy sea near the water's edge at Herne Bay. A man wearing a hat is holding the dinghy steady while another man and a boy watch from the beach. A small girl is playing on the sand with a spade near by. A black dog is standing in the water and another dog is sitting on the sand in the middle distance. Taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Herne Bay. Auckland. 2869. William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca Jan 1914]

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

Reference: 1/2-000303-G

Description: View of adults and children swimming and picnicking at Shelly Beach. Flax picnic baskets can be seen near the man sitting on the sand in the immediate foreground. The timber mills at Freeman's Bay can be seen in the distance on the left. Taken by William A Price ca Jan 1914 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Shelly Beach. Auckland. No 3120 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches