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Date: 1956

By: Trask, E E, active 1956; Automobile Association (Wellington, N.Z.) Inc.

Reference: MapColl-832.18cdh/1956/Acc.9633

Description: Hand drawn map of the Waikato River from Lake Taupo to Waipapa. Includes Whakamaru and Maraitai Lakes and the proposed Ohakuri, Atiamuri and Waipapa Lake. Settlements and roads are named. Ms map amongst Automobile Association maps donated 1970 Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil on card, linen backed, coloured, scale [1:126 720], 47 x 48.6 cm. Provenance: Signature of E.E. Trask, 2/8/56 bottom right corner Handwritten note on bottom right corner - State Hydro Dept., (Mr. Heine) 9/8/56

Date: 1840 - 1850

By: Mitford, John Guise, 1822-1854

Reference: C-089-017

Description: A view of Whangape Lake from its shores Exhibited in 'Two centuries of New Zealand landscape art' Exhibition at Auckland City Art Gallery, 2 February - 22 April 1990. Title from K.S. Alexander Sketchbook, in Auckland Public Library. On mount: Lake close to Waikato. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 137 x 255 mm Provenance: Purchase: Mr Rich, Farnham Commons, Bucks., 1974.

Date: 1864 - 1880

From: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :[Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford and Samuel Deighton. 1860-1880]

Reference: E-926-068/069

Description: Shows a panoramic view of a wide landscape bordered by a lake on the left, a river curving at the right, and the fenced fort of Rangiriri, packed with tents. Locations are labelled A & B ("Extensive rifle pits"), C ("Swamp into which many natives escaped") , D ("Route of advance of Genl Cameron"), E ("Maori position turned by landing troops there"), F ("Waikato R"), G ("Lake Waikare"). Another version of this image is at E-125-053/054 Other Titles - Rangiriri; River Extended Title - From his "Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford" [1860-1880], pages [68-69]. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 145 x 470 mm

Date: [ca 1870s-1890s]

From: Bridge family :Photograph albums

By: Anson Brothers (Firm); Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Pulman (Firm)

Reference: PA1-f-271

Description: Views of New Zealand, England, Australia and Canada, associated with family of Charles Joseph Bridge (d 1876), settler at Homebrook, near Lake Ellesmere; and his son, Charles Hastings Bridge. Includes pressed flowers and leaves, a coloured sketch of a rowing boat on a river lined with willow trees. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - top centre - Henry Hugh Chapman 1881; Henry Walter Bridge 1886 Quantity: 2 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1946

By: Williams, Wendy, active 1998; Government Film Studios

Reference: PA1-o-998

Description: Pictorial survey of water resources, power stations, stations under construction, and sites of future power stations, on the Waikato River. Included are views of the distribution power lines, and control centres for the supply of power as well as some images of workers communities, houses and one school. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: ca 1890s

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: 1/2-007802-F

Description: A scattering of houses on the side of a river with the caption "Lake Taupo and Waikato River" ca 1890s. Photograph taken by the Burton Brothers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: Circa 1924

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Loughlin, John, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-1251-F

Description: Panoramic view over the Waikato River outlet on Lake Taupo. Two-storeyed wharf buildings with boat moored alongside. Two launches are sailing out into the lake. There are small outbuildings near the wharf, two cars parked on the road and three tents near the water's edge. Several houses partially visible amongst trees in the centre of the image. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Outlet of Waikato River from Lake Taupo. No. 119; Marginal notes on negative - Outlet of Waikato River from Lake Taupo N.Z. J. Loughlin Box 41, London St, Hamilton. 21 B&W 1 oils. Iron roof on wharf. Red roofs in background 119 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 114.1 cm

Date: March 1907

From: Hislop, Harold Stevens, d 1933 :Photograph albums

Reference: PA1-o-229-13-3

Description: Woman sitting on the grass beside Lake Taupo and the Waikato River, taken March 1907 by Harold Stevens Hislop. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Lake Taupo and Waikato River; Album page - beneath image - March 1907 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on album page. Physical Description: Platinum photograph 9.3 x 11.8 cm

Date: 1893

From: Various artists :[Selection of newspaper supplements; illustrations by Kennett Watkins, Thomas Ryan, L W Wilson and Charles Goldie. Published by Brett for the 'Weekly news' and the 'New Zealand graphic'. ca 1900-1936]

By: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927; New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works

Reference: A-385-020

Description: Shows a view of the source of the Waikato River as it leaves Lake Taupo. There is a pataka at the right, two figures in a waka at left, and a harakeke (flax) bush in the centre foreground. Mounts Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu are in the distance. Other Titles - Lithographed Extended Title - From the New Zealand Graphic Christmas number 1893, page 11. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 212 x 330 mm.

Date: 1874

By: Chapman, Ernest Arthur, 1847-1933

Reference: A-132-014

Description: Shows a view of Lake Taupo with houses to the left and right of the source of the Waikato River. The Central Plateau with Mount Ruapehu, and other snowy peaks is shown.The vegetation in the left foreground includes toetoe. on the shore in the middle distance is a partly-built boat, probably the Victoria, a steamer launched July 1874 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - EAC / 1874 A similar view from the same spot, dated 1874 by C D Barraud is in the Rex Nan Kivell Collection, National Library of Australia. It is possibly the original for Barraud's chromolithograph 'Lake Taupo' published in New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive (London, 1877), opp. p. 20. Another similar watercolour by Charles Decimus Barraud, dated 1883, was on sale as lot 832 at Cordy's antique auction, 13 October 2009 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 250 x 350 mm. Processing information: Deframed by the Library.

Date: 1946-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-171

Description: Photographs for publication in NZ Free Lance, 1946-1960 Construction of dam at Karapiro (Karapiro hydro-electric project, 1946); Lake Karapiro looking towards Maungatautari; D S Borrell's farm & Sharon Borrell with Jersey calf at Tauwhare, 1957; crowd at Royal Waikato Show held at Claudelands, 1956; Robert's Farm, Rukuhia; lake at Hamilton; Waikato River at Hamilton and other places in Waikato region; Awakino Gorge road tunnel; Cambridge; Waitomo Caves; Temple View; W F Mulgrew's farm at Te Aroha; aerial view of Kawhia (Whites, 5571); state houses at Hamilton, 1946. Quantity: 45 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints