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Date: [Circa 1930-1935]

From: Birrell, Kenneth Stewart (Dr), b 1909 :Albums of photographs taken by Kenneth Stewart Birrell

Reference: PA1-q-030

Description: Family photographs, and scenic views of New Zealand taken by Kenneth Stewart Birrell. Most are taken in the South Island, particularly around Dunedin, and Queenstown. Several are dated, taken in the 1930s. Images include the old cob cottage at Taioma, the "Waianakorua Camp", and Kawarau Dam. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green cloth-bound album labelled "Enlargements", 230 x 295 mm

Date: [ca 1930], 1946-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-175

Description: Photographs for publication in NZ Free Lance, ca 1946-1959 Kapiti coastline (including view looking north from Paekakariki); Lower Hutt - St James' Church; council buildings; Riddiford Baths; library; St Stephen's Presbyterian Church; aerial view of southern end of Lower Hutt (over Moera); elevated view of Naenae (showing Rata Street School in foreground). Rimutaka Hill Road; Kaitoke, 1948 (shows swing bridge); filtration plant site (Hutt River) re Kaitoke Waterworks construction; bridge at Pakutatahi; Akatarawa Valley road (with Morris Minor at roadside); house in Akatarawa Valley; Hutt Valley Pony Club members with their ponys on Akatarawa Road; Kapiti coast looking north from Paekakariki. Middle Run, Gladstone in Wairarapa - Daffodils in paddocks at Middle Run (owned by Mrs W H Booth), and view of homestead Elevated view of Miramar looking south-west; Lambton Quay with Kirkcaldie & Stains on left; Pigeon Park; Wellington Botanic Garden and tulip beds; view from Mount Victoria looking towards the Basin Reserve, Mount Cook and Brooklyn, with houses in Mount Victoria in foreground (taken ca 1930). Demonstration house at Karori designed and built by The Architectural Centre, 1949 Quantity: 44 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1933

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the activities and exhibitions of horticultural societies in New Zealand]

By: New Plymouth Horticultural Society

Reference: Eph-A-HORT-SOC-NP-1900s

Description: Includes schedules: 1946/47 - Spring show (Daffodils) 19-20 September 1946; Summer show (Gladiolus) 9-10 January 1947; Autumn show (Dahlias) 20-21 February 1947 (all in one booklet) 1947/48 - Spring show (Daffodils) 11-12 September 1947; Summer show (Gladiolus) 8-9 January 1948; Autumn show (Dahlias) 19-20 February 1948 (all in one booklet) Schedules of the Society for the 1970s are held in the Serials section of the Library Quantity: 2 folder(s) booklets. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 180 mm. Provenance: One item from the estate of W E Askwith, 2004.

Date: 1925 - 1935

From: Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].

Reference: B-185-095

Description: Repeated image shows a green black-topped automobile with spoke wheels. A couple is seated inside the vehicle, with the man at the steering wheel at the left side. In the foreground a woman is picking daffodils. The background shows trees including poplars beside Auckland Harbour with North Head and Rangitoto Island in the distance. Because the steering wheel is at the left, this image may have been copied from an American source. Or the printing process may have reversed the original drawn image. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - L. Rykers Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithographs, on sheet 255 x 315 mm.

Date: 1938

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

Reference: 1/4-038921-G

Description: Trestle table laid for celebrations at the opening of the new fire station at Silverstream on the Hutt Road. There are three vases of daffodils, with many plates filled with sandwiches and small cakes, and a smaller table in the corner is laid with cups and saucers. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Identification of location and date from Godber's own index at TL 6/1/15 (in 1/4 plate sequence. Listed under Box 37. F. Fire station. Silverstream. (4). 1938. Opening of new station. Hutt Road.) For three other images relating to the opening of the fire station see 1/4-038919, 1/4-038920 and 1/4-038922. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: 1925 - 1932

By: Fitzgerald, James, 1869-1945

Reference: B-139-025

Description: Shows a scene in Hagley Park, adjacent to the Botanical Gardens, Christchurch, and probably near the Hospital. In the left foreground is an area of daffodils, and just beyond them two women stand looking at them. The Avon River is at the right, and the trees of the Botanical Gardens are at the far right across the river. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] In 1926-32, Fitzgerald was an artist and art teacher in Christchurch. The work may have been made at that time. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Coloured etching, image 255 x 350 mm, plate 300 x 380 mm, on sheet 330 x 412 mm.