Places

Date: ca1930s

By: O'Connor, Margaret, active 1997

Reference: PAColl-5450

Description: The bulk of this collection is a record of a late 1930s refurbishment of the interiors of the Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington. As such it is a very good record of style and lavish taste in interior decor for the period. There are also photographs of the exterior of the hotel ca 1945, and of a reception for Gracie Fields from the same year Arrangement: Album at PA1-o-838 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 14 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Photographs given to Margaret O'Connor by Stephen and Margaret Veronica (Madge) Birchall, managers of the Royal Oak during the 1950s. Mrs Birchall was the aunt of Margaret O'Connor

Date: [1934-1935?]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-052

Description: Publicity photographs taken by various unidentified photographers for New Zealand Railways. The only identifying information is a few pencilled notes giving some locations, but there are no captions identifying people. There is a large sequence showing events surrounding the first celebrations marking the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6th February 1934 attended by Lord Bledisloe. He had purchased the site, and donated money for the Treaty House renovations in 1932. The celebrations brought 10,000 Maori to Waitangi. The images show huge crowds, haka parties, various iwi performing, and parties of dignitaries including Lord and Lady Bledisloe, Joseph Gordon Coates and George William Forbes. Other scenes with Lord Bledisloe show him visiting the Waitaki Hydroelectric power station. Views of New Zealand include Government Tourist Bureau accomodation houses including those at Waitomo and the Hermitage (Mt. Cook); accomodation houses at Helensville and Parakai with interior and exterior views, and showing activities available (spa pools, games such as croquet, golf, and bowls); anglers standing by swordfish they have caught; skiing and ski lessons; and waterfalls. Industrial and agricultural views show dairy cows, citrus groves, the Kiwi Bacon Factory, printing presses, and race courses. A number show people at the beach at Mount Maunganui, and a large group picniking. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, red spine, entitled `Tours Book B3'; 40 x 58 cm

Date: 1961

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 :Photographs relating to the career of Lawrence Samuel Dennis

Reference: PAColl-7359-5

Description: Most of the photographs record the new Hermitage Hotel at Mount Cook in the later stages of construction in 1961. There are also three photographs of the old Hermitage Hotel taken before, during and after the fire of 16 September 1957 which destroyed it. Quantity: 29 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [Circa 1900s]

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department

Reference: PA1-o-504

Description: Photographs of Christchurch and environs, taken by the New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department circa 1900s. Views outside Christchurch City include the stone monument to Kai Tahu on the site of the Kaiapohi Pa, commemorating those who died in attacks by Te Rauparaha and his northern followers Lyttelton wharf and harbour. Christchurch views include the Avon River; central city street scenes; Cathedral Square with the Cathedral and Warner's Hotel, and people using various forms of transport (horse-drawn vehicles and bicycles); the Cathedral and Canterbury Museum (both interior and exterior views). Views inside the museum show various exhibits. Other Titles - New Zealand Tourist Department. No. 17 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark blue cover, black corners and spine, entitled "New Zealand Tourist Department, No. 17"; 26.5 x 35.6 cm

Date: 1954

From: Tourist and Publicity

By: Bigwood, Kenneth Valentine, 1920-1992

Reference: 1/2-030387-F

Description: Lounge interior, Milford Hotel, Milford Sound. Shows a room with a carpeted floor and an unpainted wooden ceiling. Armchairs, couches, and tables are grouped around a fireplace. Photograph taken for the National Publicity Studios by K V Bigwood, in November or December 1954. Original caption reads: "Milford Hotel, built in 1954. The unique fireplace in the lounge is made from greenstone boulders gathered from Poison and Anita Bays, Milford Sound, and grey stones from the Homer Tunnel." Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - left of image - A38395 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.

Date: ca 12 March 1962

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-Municipal-Towns, P to Q-02

Description: Interior view of the temporary bar of the Commercial Hotel, Pahiatua, New Zealand. Photographed by an unknown photographer about 12 March 1962. The Commercial Hotel burnt down Sunday 11 March 1962. The Licencing act required that a tempory bar be provided within 24 hours or the licence would lapse. This bar was set up in a storage shed on the hotel property with the help of local patrons and other intersted parties. Here patrons have gathered to paint the interior. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 13.5 x 12.2 cm

Date: between 1938-1950

Reference: 1/2-040280-F

Description: Interior of a hotel at Lake Waikaremoana, looking out windows, towards the lake. Taken between 1938 and 1950 by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: On original item - below image -: Lake Waikaremoana, New Zealand Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1930s

From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection

Reference: MNZ-0348-1/4-F

Description: Inside the lounge of the Criterion Hotel in Napier showing the carpet, chairs, tables, potted plants, light fittings and a fireplace. Taken in the 1930s. The Criterion Hotel was designed by architect E A Williams. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1851

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-447-002

Description: Shows a detailed view of the interior of the house or hotel of an early settler, probably James Wynen, on the Wairau plain, Marlborough. Mr Wynen (or a hotel guest) and a Maori woman sit within the large fireplace enclosure. A kettle and a pot hang above the fire. The man sits on what appears to be a whale vertebra; another can be seen in the room, also obviously for use as a stool. Various tools and instruments can be seen around the room, including a shovel, a rifle, rope, pots and utensils. Kete, or perhaps nets, can be seen through the opening into another room, where an anchor can also be seen. From the thatched roof of the house, a variety of meats can be seen hanging, including ducks and pukeko, and fish. Bunches of ears of corn also hang drying. The wall has been used as a writing surface, probably with chalk; a sailboat and a game of Hangman can be seen, as well as lists of numbers. A dog sits near the couple by the fireside. The room may be part of the Beaver Hotel, Blenheim James Wynen's companion, Kuika Rangiawa, was murdered by Dick Cook in January 1843 in Port Underwood. The dating of this work (April 1851) indicates that the woman in the picture is not Kuika, and that this scene is likely to be an early hotel established by James Wynen. The Beaver Hotel in Beaverton (Blenheim) was not officially set up until 1855, after Wynen had sold his store on the Boulder Bank, Nelson. Other Titles - Wynen, Wynens Inscriptions: Verso - bottom right - Wining's Wairau NZ April 1851. C E Gold [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 175 x 262 mm