Places

Date: [Between 1954 and 1968]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PA1-q-200

Description: Album of photographs, some prints, some contacts from 35mm film, taken by Professor John Salmon in Wellington. Most of the images describe his use of different camera lenses and filters. Many of the scenes are taken from Professor Salmon's window at Victoria University of Wellington, showing different moods in different weather patterns. They include early morning, afternoon, and night views, northerly wind and southerly wind cloud patterns, including a southerly storm. He also has a large number of images of Wellington Harbour and wharves, again taken in different lights, showing ships, reflections and buildings. Other sequences show views of the Hutt Valley, Silverstream, and Glenmore Street in Wellington, many taken on misty early mornings. The last scenes are coloured photographs showing some of the decorations erected for the Royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II, in January 1954. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with cream cover, Cobra ring binder; 30 x 24 cm

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Bailey, Margaret (Dr), 1945-: Collection of Margaret and John Bailey

Reference: PA12-7804

Description: Transparency slides of various locations around New Zealand, taken ca 1950s-1960s. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: 1957

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-380-078

Description: Shows a view of the deck and funnel of a small ship. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 91 x 118 mm.

Date: 1938 - 1952

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-1/1/6-Acc.35914

Description: The north of the North Island showing Three Kings Islands; Hokianga, Kaipara, Waitemata, Manukau and Kawhia Harbours; Cape Egmont Cook Strait and on the other coast, Castle Point, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, Poverty and Mercury Bay, Whangarei Harbour. Includes inset map of Bay of Islands. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink drawing on cream paper. Scale indeterminable. 69 x 101.7 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: [ca 1910s-1950s]

By: Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-6866

Description: 152 views and portraits. They include: at least 22 of Picton and and the surrounding area showing boating in the harbour, people pic-nicking on the waterfront, people watching a rowing race, a speedboat called Pelorus Jack racing in the Sounds, and ferries coming in to the terminus; 10 images of the geothermal area around Wairakei inlcuding mud pools and geysers; nine images of a Studebaker Commander 6 either parked at scenic views or driving along country roads; eight images of men talking possibly at race meetings; six of the timber industry particularly the building of a timber boom; four aerial views of a liner coming into Auckland harbour; three views of groups of well-dressed men and women wearing what are possibly conference badges in an area decorated with bunting; three similar images of a large group of women photographed at Te Aro School near the Carillon also with conference badges; three general views of Wellington harbour; three images of the Spa Hotel, Taupo; two images of two women in bathing suits; two views of the railway station from The Terrace, Wellington; two views of a girl in Wellington Botanic Gardens; a scene on board the RMS Mononwai with a woman being photographed framed by the life belt; two of Aorangi; one of the ferry Cobar in Wellington Harbour; two of children riding on donkeys; two of the same elderly couple outside their house; two of young men on the boat Starlight; a group of what are probably sheep shearers outside their shed; Aotea Quay, Wellington; the yacht Ilex in Wellington harbour; children playing on swings; a large wooden gothic style house (location unknown); sheep droving; two women on a Bell Bus Company tour; various scenes on board ship including passengers watching an entertainer, a boxing match and a crossing the equator ceremony; a ship's officer climing down a rope ladder on the side of a ship; two of kauri trunks being transported on the Roxen, 1932; and a small child looking at an overturned carved wooden statue. The majority of the remaining images are of unidentified landscapes. Photographer(s) unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-030982, 030983, 030985, 030992 to 030996, 030998, 031005, 031007 to 031010, 031012, 031013, 031016 to 031045, 031049, 031051 to 031059, 031154 to 031192, 031198 to 031203, 031205 to 031217, 031227 to 031248, 031737, 031739, 031740, 092294 to 092305 Quantity: 114 b&w original negative(s) film. 38 b&w original negative(s) glass. Physical Description: Film and glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: 1952 - 1953

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to ferries and ferry services in New Zealand, 1900-1969]

By: Devonport Steam Ferry Company

Reference: Eph-A-FERRY-1952-01

Description: Ticket for the Devonport Steam Ferry Company, 4-53, issued to Mrs C R Prime. It is signed by C George, manager. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on ticket. Physical Description: Offset print on ticket, bound in buckram and housed in leather and plastic pouch, ticket 78 x 56 mm (folded) Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in July 2003.

Date: 1952

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PA6-646

Description: Panoramic view of Wellington City and Harbour taken from above the Bolton Street Cemetery. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1952 for the Evening Post newspaper This panorama was first published in the Evening Post on 5 May 1952, and again on 6 September 1957 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print

Date: 1951 - 1959

From: [Tovey, Arthur Gordon], 1901-1974 :[Nine pencil landscape drawings. 1950s].

Reference: C-105-024

Description: Shows a group of three trres in the left foreground, with a jetty behind them. There is a small sailboat anchored off the shore, and a row of houses on the far shore under a steep hill slope. This is a preliminary drawing for oil painting done in the 1950s (See Carol Henderson's "A blaze of colour" (Christchurch, 1998), page 217). Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on cream paper, 395 x 502 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist's daughter, Carol Henderson, in 2001. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A2001-115.

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Bailey, Margaret (Dr), 1945-: Collection of Margaret and John Bailey

Reference: PA12-7815

Description: Transparency slides of Napier and Gisborne, taken ca 1950s-1960s by John Bailey Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: 1930 - 1950

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-379-045

Description: Shows a view across water to the far side of the harbour, with a distant snowy mountain, Tapuae-O-Uenuku, of the Inland Kaikouras, beyond. Other Titles - Tapuae-O-Uenuku Mountain Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 230 x 294 mm.

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Bailey, Margaret (Dr), 1945-: Collection of Margaret and John Bailey

Reference: PA12-7828

Description: Transparency slides of Wellington, Porirua, and various locations, taken ca 1950s-1960s by John Bailey Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: [ca 1776-1954]

By: Williams, Charles Skinner, active 1954

Reference: MS-Papers-5166

Description: Unpublished material concerning Maori and Pakeha traditions, history and contemporary description of the Whangaroa Harbour area, collected and written by C S Williams; includes index relating text to album of photographs held in the Photographic Archive Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 3 folder(s) (ca 170 pages). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Transfers: To Photographic Archive - 1 album of photographs.

Date: 1947-1951

By: Croad, Ernest Norman, 1927-2002; Croad, Nancy, active 1963-2003

Reference: PAColl-7853

Description: Collection comprises: Photographs of construction of Pukaki and Tekapo hydro stations, ca 1948 Scenes in Mangakino and Tokoroa, 1947 Stockton and Rotowaro coal mines, ca 1947 Waiouru military camp, ca 1951 Otago Harbour, 1947 Ernest Norman Croad joined the Public Works Department in 1945 as a drafting cadet. He later trained as a surveyor and qualified as a civil engineer, working on roading projects for the Ministry of Works. He worked on civil engineering projects at Tokoroa, Tekapo, Pukaki, and the housing division at Waiouru. Quantity: 95 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Mrs Nancy Croad, Auckland, 2003

Date: 1951

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: B-165-014

Description: Shows a rocky shore in the foreground with harbour water beyond, and hills in the distance. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - [Signed and dated] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 280 x 352 mm.

Date: 16 February - 21 March 1958

From: Tomsett, Maurice William Henry :Colour slides of New Zealand

Reference: PA12-7759

Description: Phase 1; Christchurch - 1. Village of Sumner from Port Hills, Old sea resort; 2. In Port Hills; 3. Lyttelton Harbour; 4. Frank Warren's children, Road to Lyttelton; 5. Lyttelton, town and port facility; 6. Oil tanks and upper harbour, Lyttelton; 7. The Avon River, Hagley Park ChCh; 8. The Avon River, Hagley Park; 9. Botanical Gardens, Art Gallery; 10. Botanical Gardens, tea rooms; 11. Portion of Canberbury College; 12. Floral clock and Courthouse; 13. Poplars along the Avon River; 14. View from Hotel window - portion of Cathedral square; 15. View from steeple of St Johns' Cathedral; 16. Post office from steeple - Port hills in background; 17; Warner's Hotel from steeple; 18. Along main street to Hills; 19; From steeple; 20. Portion of Cathedral square from steeple; 21. Canterbury plains near Chch; 22. Scene by Avon River; 23. Avon River; 24. By the Avon River Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1951

By: Wellington Harbour Board. Chief Engineer's Office; Gordon Harcourt Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gmp/Mi/1951/Acc.10264

Description: Planning map of the area from Burnham Wharf to Evans Bay Road. Existing roads are named and a proposed road is marked on an area of reclaimed land. Rongotai Terrace is shown at the site of the proposed airport runway. Blocks of land are prominently colour coded and are referred to in extensive Certification of Title schedules which include total areas. A second Wellington Harbour Board schedule, by D.P. plan references, refers to each block of land. Includes a survey of the sea bed and the reclamation limit is marked, as is the low water mark. The boundary of the harbour bed vested in Wellington Harbour Board M3187 is marked. Area A, adjacent to Miramar Wharf and Aberdeen Quay, includes the the limit of the 1 in 7 batter cut. Topographic features are of slopes and a knoll. Calibar, Wrexford, Watford, Tirangi, Seatoun, Onepu, Wellington and Evans Bay roads are named, as are Salek, Te Whiti, Yule and Coutts streets, also Kilbirnie Crescent. An electric power station is marked adjacent to Watford Road and Salek Street. Other Titles - Wellington Harbour Board - Evans Bay, affected by Rongotai Aerodrome proposal Notes on bottom left of original: Compiled from W.H.B Plans 72/100 22/20 54.82. W.H.B. Land Book & P.W.D. plan W.H.B. No. 75/93. B.W. Diccle 4.1.51 Note on bottom right of original: P.D. 57 Stamp on bottom right: Wellington Harbour Board, Chief Engineer's Office. 17/97 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Colourwash on duplicated plan, coloured, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 67.7 x 64.4 cm.

Date: 1940 - 1959

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-379-034

Description: Shows a view of a harbour, probably Wellington Harbour from Days' Bay, with a road in a cutting on the coast at the left. There are yachts sailing off shore. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 255 x 358 mm.

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Bailey, Margaret (Dr), 1945-: Collection of Margaret and John Bailey

Reference: PA12-7807

Description: Transparency slides of Hokianga, Northland, taken ca 1950s-1960s by John Bailey Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: [1860s-1950s]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-002

Description: Views of the Orongorongo River, Otago, Milford and early Wellington made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. They include photographs of early artwork, street scenes, shipping, government buildings, mountains, lakes, rivers and people engaged in outdoor activities such as tramping and hunting. Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1920 - 1959

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-379-047

Description: Shows a view of Wellington Harbour from York Bay, looking towards Ward Island, Wellington City, and with Mount Tapuae-O-Uenuku of the Inland Kaikouras, in the distance. There are bushy trees in the centre foreground and cabbage trees at the left. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 252 x 357 mm.