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Date: 4 March 1884

Reference: Objects-0599

Description: Maker(s) not identified. Comprises a silver trowel with ivory handle and engraved inscription. Title supplied by Library. Inscriptions: centre - Engraved inscription: "Presented to Sir W Fox, K C M G, on the occasion of his laying the top corner-stone of the YMCA building, Christchurch, 4 March 1884". Quantity: 1 object(s). Physical Description: Trowel, silver and ivory, 40 x 85 x 300mm. Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022. Previous reference: Curios-029-019. Previous title: Maker unknown :[Silver trowel] ; presented to Sir W Fox, K C M G, on the occasion of his laying the top corner-stone of the YMCA building, Christchurch, 4 March 1884. - [1884?].

Date: [Between 1872 and 1899]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: PA1-o-287

Description: An album probably created, and chiefly photographed by George William Barltrop, between 1872 (one image of the laying of the foundation stone of (?) Provincial Buildings in 1872), and the rest being views of New Zealand taken in the late 1890s. One sequence of images shows St Thomas' Church (Newtown, Wellington) under construction, and both exterior and interior views when finished, in 1895. One image shows the wreck of the SS Wairarapa in 1894, and there are views of several lighthouses around New Zealand, two of which were taken by the Burton Brothers. A number of scenes are taken in the Nelson area, including several of the Dun Mountain railway (for the Dun Mountain Copper Mining Company), the Maitai River and valley, Nelson City, and Washington Valley. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album bound in black morocco, with black leather spine, entitled `Photographs' in gold, and McIntosh III lettered in gold on spine; 21.5 x 28.0 cm

Date: [ca 1903]

From: Ranfurly family: Collection

Reference: PA1-f-195-76

Description: Scenes in Christchurch, Temuka and Mount Roskill, taken by unidentified photographers The upper photograph (PA1-f-195-76-1) shows a group at the back of a grand stand in Christchurch, circa 1903. The middle photograph (PA1-f-195-76-2) is a group portrait taken in Temuka, circa 1903. Lord and Lady Ranfurly are 3rd and 5th from the left respectively. Dudley Henry Alexander is on the far right. The lower, left photograph (PA1-f-195-76-3) and the lower, right photograph (PA1-f-195-76-4) depict the laying of the foundation stone for the Ranfurly Veteran's home, in Mount Roskill, Auckland, in 1903. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Four photographic prints mounted on album page, 416 x 286 mm (page size)

Date: 1923

From: Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints

Reference: 1/1-032662-F

Description: Photograph taken by Crown Studios of Wellington. other - negative not in film sequence Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [Between 1870s and 1890s]

From: Nairn, Douglas, fl 1973 :Photographs of New Zealand and Fiji

By: Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Bragge, James, 1833-1908

Reference: PA1-q-167

Description: Album of photographs taken between the 1860s and 1890s by various unidentified photographers, with one identified as being possibly by Daniel Louis Mundy, and one by James Bragge. Two early photographs, one of `Oakbourne Station', the home of John Davis Canning was taken circa 1860s, and one of `Orua Wharo' the home of John Johnston, and later his son Sydney Johnston, was taken circa 1870s, before the new house was built in 1879. Page 7 contains pressed ferns. Non-New Zealand photographs include several of Fiji, including Levuka, Taveuni, and an avenue of palms; one of the carving on Sir Joshua Reynold's bed at Tarrington; one of an Elizabethan glass cup; a carved overmantel; two views of Arundel House at Brighton, and one of Heston Church near Osterley Park. In the North Island, apart from the views of Oakbourne and Orua Wharo in the Hawke's Bay region, there are several views of the Pink and White Terraces, two showing the White Terraces both empty and full, Clay Island beneath the White Terraces; two views of the Manawatu Gorge and Seventy Mile Bush; and a view of Wellington City. South Island views include Milford Sound, Stewart Island, Braida Crags, the Wyndham River; a large group of people at celebrations surrounding the laying of the foundation stone for St John's Church in Invercargill; and two views of an exhibition of a Japanese village displaying such things as banners, lanterns and furniture, held in a hall in Invercargill. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark brown leather cover, gold decoration; 31.0 x 27.5 cm

Date: [Between 1901 and 1903]

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

Reference: PA1-q-100

Description: Album of photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1901 and 1903. South Island subjects include the Cape Foulwind Lighthouse and quarry, Westport railway yards and wharf, Reefton, and scenes of explosions in Lyttelton Harbour for Regatta Day, 1st January 1909, and a large number of people beside the Spit Volunteer Fire Brigade building. Scenes show the laying of foundation stones for the Petone Waterworks, and for the Baptist Church in Petone, both in 1903. There is also a view of the lecturn for St Augustine's Church in Petone, which was made by the Petone Railway Workshops. Several photographs show the Kelburn Cable Car, the cable car tunnel and the engine room, in 1903. Two photographs of a group of school children, the girls wearing white pinafores over dark coloured dresses. Some photographs relate to New Zealand railways, including specific locomotives, the Rimutaka Incline with the middle rail (part of the Fell System), railway tunnels, bush railways and railway workshops and yards; and some relate to Godber's interest and work in fire fighting. Other Titles - Title lettered on spine - Godber Album 106 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 31.0 x 25.5 cm

Date: [1970s-1980s]

From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs

Reference: PAColl-9589-2

Description: Includes photographs of Red Cross Conference in September 1974; Trip to Antarctica; Opening of Richmond Coal Store in Rowling's Electorate; Campaigning in Northland 1980; Visit of Lee Kwan Yeu Prime Minister of Singapore; Visit to Paris, France; Visit to North Sea Oil Rig (Aberdeen); Laying foundation stone at the Invercargill Railway Station 1975; Visit of Crown Prince and Princess of Japan; Visit to Iran 1973 Quantity: 48 b&w original photographic print(s). 20 colour original photographic print(s). 5 b&w original photographic print(s) proof sheets.

Date: [ca 1944-1949]

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: Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-037

Description: Photographs mainly relate to Disabled Servicemen's Centres in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Napier. Shows men (including ex-Maori Battalion) in the various workshops and therapy rooms undertaking cane-work, bootmaking and repair, basketry, embossed leather work, weaving, rug making, toy making, upholstery, cabinetry, carpentry, clock making and mop making. Photographs of men making artificial limbs and an amputee being fitted with a new limb; blind returned servicemen in the Occupational Therapy Room learning to read in braille. Photograph of Mr Tom W Cameron, who trained at Disabled Servicemen's Centre at Wellington, outside his jewellery shop with watchmaker R T Dixon; returned serviceman buying new clothes in a department store (Wellington); cafeteria at Christchurch Disabled Servicemen's Training Centre building, and Hawke's Bay Training Centre, Napier; frontage to a boot repair shop in [Wellington?]; NZ Rehabilitation Camp at the Old Park Camp, Dover showing Private Sheeran playing table tennis with M Rosenfeld; Hon C F Skinner, MP (Minister of Rehabilitation) laying foundation stone for Christchurch Branch of Disabled Servicemen's League, 30 Oct 1944 (Lt Colonel J Murphy, Chairman of the League). Photograph of an [opening?] ceremony held in front of a large concrete building with a bowling green in front. Backdrop looks like Wellington but locality and building unable to be identified. Photograph of Disabled Servicemen's Vocational Training Centre in Anzac Street A G W Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd took a number of the Auckland photographs. View of artificial limb workshop; men recuperating on the verandah of the military hospital across the road from Lake Rotorua. Quantity: 60 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1870s-1940s]

From: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese :Photographs relating to St Margaret's Church, Taihape, and Anglican clergy and churches

By: Tesla Studios; Iva Gordon Studio; Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Lewis, J, active 1940s?

Reference: PAColl-6716-3

Description: Photographs of: St Margaret's Church, including interior shots by an unidentified photographer, an interior image by Bell & Greig, and an exterior view by Frederick George Radliffe Anglican clergy, including Rev W Stent, Rev P Clarkson, Rev E Rich, Rev G McKenzie and Rev H Harris are all taken by an unidentified photographer. Rev J Neild was photographed by `Telsa Candid Service'. Rev Bishop Holland was photographed by Geoffrey William Perry. Rev E Rich was photographed by Iva Gordon Studios of Masterton. Taihape, including views of the main street, Hautapu Street taken 1904 by Frederick George Radcliffe, view of Taihape under snow and St Margaret's taken by Yerex, the vicarage with St Margaret's just visible on the right, and the early township of Taihape. Except for the images of Hautapu Street, and Taihape under snow, the photogaphers of these images are unidentified. House interior, church altar, wedding party outside a church, group of unidentified children alongside a church or school building, possibly taken in Taihape. The photographers of these images are unidentified. Unidentified group on Winiata railway station taken by an unidentified photographer. Laying of the foundation stone for Mataroa Church, taken by J Lewis of Greytown. Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-1925-77/44.

Date: Between 1910-1913

Reference: PA5-0013

Description: Shows a group of men, some standing to attention and saluting an unidentified man at the laying of the foundation stone of the Seddon Memorial College in the early 1900s. Verso contains note which reads: Laying of the foundation stone of the Seddon Memorial Technical College 1900's. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 88 x 139 mm

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: ca 1937-1950

From: Jones, Winifred, fl 1950-2004 :Photographs relating to Frederick Jones

By: Phillips, Edward Arthur, -1966

Reference: PA1-o-1230

Description: Album containing photographs relating to the work of Frederick Jones as Postmaster General and Minister of Defence, including photographs of opening ceremonies for post offices around New Zealand, the Jones family, the Achilles arriving at Auckland, and Jones meeting various personalities. Album also contains souvenir items from the opening of the Chief Post Office, Dunedin. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black leather bound album 24.5 x 31.2 cm

Date: 1885

Reference: PAColl-D-0766

Description: Photograph taken by Wrigglesworth & Binns to mark the laying of the foundation stone for the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company's mill in Cornish Street, Petone. Sir Robert Stout can be seen standing beside the stone as it is ready to be lowered into position. Surrounded by a large gathering of men and women including the company directors, architect, contractors and other invited guests. Individual portraits of Thomas Scoular; R S Ledger; T Turnbull; Chas. St.Barbe; T Kennedy Macdonald; Hon R Stout; W T S Travers; J Bransfield; J Coutts Crawford; W A Fitzherbert. Inscriptions: Mount recto - beneath image - Title This building was closed in 1968 and demolished in 1970 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 375 x 438 mm and 10 x 70 x 45 mm oval portraits on card 550 x 630 mm

Date: 1923

From: Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints

Reference: 1/1-032661-F

Description: Photograph taken by Crown Studios of Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: October 1919

From: McAllister, James, 1869-1952 :Negatives of Stratford and Taranaki district

Reference: 1/1-009943-G

Description: Minister of Internal Affairs John Bird Hine speaking to a local crowd at the ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the new Stratford Technical High School. Behind him are prominent people of Taranaki on a platform strung with international flags; including Robert Masters, Chairman of the Education Board, Mr Florance Antony Tyrer, Headmaster of Stratford District High School and Superintendent of the Stratford Technical High School. Photograph taken by James McAllister in October 1919. Source of descriptive information - Event identified by Library client The Stratford Technical High School building was first erected in 1903 in wood and iron. (see The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial District). In 1919, a foundation stone as laid for a new building (see Taranaki Daily News 28 October 1919 pg 3). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: October 1919

From: McAllister, James, 1869-1952 :Negatives of Stratford and Taranaki district

Reference: 1/1-012350-G

Description: Shows Minister of Internal Affairs John Bird Hine speaking at the official laying of the foundation stone for the new Stratford Technical High School in Stratford. Shows Chairman of the Education Board Robert Masters behind. Stratford District High School headmaster and superintendent of Stratford Technical High School Mr Florance Antony Tyrer is first on the left in the front row. Photograph taken by James McAllister in October 1919. M490 The Stratford Technical High School building was first erected in 1903 in wood and iron (see The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, & Wellington Provinical Districts). In 1919, a foundation stone was laid for a new building (see Taranaki Daily News 28 October 1919 p.g 3) Source of descriptive information - Location provided by library client. Formerly described as 'probably in Stratford'. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 30 December 1904

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: 1/1-027028-G

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: 25 April 1903

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

Reference: APG-0071-1/2-G

Description: Officials at the laying of the Foundation Stone at the Petone Waterworks, 25th April 1903. Copy negative from an original print photographed by Albert Percy Godber. Original print at Pa1-q-100 (Godber VII), Godber album, vol 106, p 17. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - top left - 10 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 2nd May 1903

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

Reference: APG-0075-1/2-G

Description: Crowd at the laying of the Foundation Stone for the Petone Baptist Church, 2 May 1903. Photographed by A P Godber. Original Print at Pa1-q-100, Godber VII, p 20 (Godber album (Vol 106, p 20)) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 2nd May 1903

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

Reference: APG-0074-1/2-G

Description: View of the Foundation Stone about to be laid for the Petone Baptist Church, 2 May 1903. Inscribed: 'Baptist Church. This stone was laid by A. Hoby, Esqre. May 2, 1903. E W Petherick, architect. E A Dillon, builder.' Photographed by A P Godber. Original Print at Pa1-q-100, Godber VII, p 38 (Godber album (Vol 106, p 38)) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative