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His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, waves to a crowd, Mount Victoria, Wellington
Date: 12 December 1956
From: Tourist and Publicity
Reference: 1/2-042623-F
Description: His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh waves to a group of people as he is driven to Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington. Photographed 12 December 1956 by either W Walker or B Clark. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.
Star Boating Club, Wellington
Date: [ca 12 September 1989]
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1989/3286/13-F
Description: Star Boating Club building being moved into position beside the Wellington Rowing Club building at the end of Taranaki Street Wharf on Wellington waterfront. Shows Mount Victoria in the background. Photograph taken ca 12 September 1989 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual image on a 35mm strip. Finding Aids: Photocopy of print available in Evening Post illustrations file EP-Transport-Shipping-Harbour Board-Waterfront 1 (17/2).
Wellington City
Date: [ca 1945]
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-001911-F
Description: Looking south west over Wellington City, circa 1945. Shows the suburb of Mount Victoria, the southern end of Te Aro flat, the Basin Reserve, National Museum and surrounding area. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Pearse, John, 1808-1882 :Breaking up of the soil at Te Aro Flat after a deluge of rain ...
Date: 1851 - 1854
From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]
Reference: E-455-f-084-1
Description: A view close to the foot of Mount Victoria, looking towards the Basin Reserve, with the hill on the left. A swift-flowing stream runs down the flat. The view is likely to predate the 1855 earthquake when the land depicted was raised. The stream may be the Waitangi Creek, which flowed intermittently prior to the earthquake Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 131 x 207 mm
Smith, Sydney Charles :Overlooking Wellington City from Mt Victoria
Date: [ca 1910]
From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 4
By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Williams, T A, active 1958
Reference: PAColl-5744-24
Description: Overlooking Wellington City, circa 1915. Looks south over Brougham Street, Mount Victoria and over Te Aro flat. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Panorama of Wellington. (1) Te Aro Flat; Recto - beneath image - F T Series No 1001; Recto - beneath image - S C Smith Photo Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Transfers: PAColl-4705.
Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972 :Anzac Day parade at the Basin Reserve, Wellington
Date: [1920s?]
By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972
Reference: PAColl-D-0804
Description: Anzac Day parade at the Basin Resrve, Wellington. Buildings and houses in Mount Victoria can be seen in the background. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith, possibly in 1920s. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Wellington Harbour and Te Aro
Date: 1866
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
Reference: 10x8-2078-G
Description: Wellington Harbour and Te Aro, photographed looking south from a pier near the site of Wellington Railway Station in 1866 by William Henry Whitmore Davis. Mount Victoria is on the left. Shipping may be seen in the harbour. Other - Extreme left image in panoramic sequence 10x8-2078 to 10x8-2087 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 8 x 10 inches
Part 2 of a 5 part panorama of Wellington City from Mount Victoria
Date: [ca 1878]
From: Bloch, Theodor Thorlacius, 1844-1935 :Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: PA1-o-041-2
Description: Part 2 of a 5 part panorama of Wellington City from Mount Victoria, circa 1878. Looks south west towards Mount Cook with Majoribanks Street in the foreground, and Cambridge and Kent Terraces running from right to left, middle ground. Photograph taken by Theodor Bloch. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Drew, T, fl 1888 :Wellington New Zealand. 1888.
Date: 1888
By: Drew, T, active 1888
Reference: A-303-019
Description: Shows a view from the lower slopes of Brooklyn of the Mount Cook / Te Aro area, with part of the Basin Reserve to the left, the Mount Cook prison on the hilltop, the prison brickworks behind it, the Alexandra Barracks, and other buildings. Mount Victoria is in the background The chimney on the left was part of the prison brickworks, immediately behind the Mount Cook Prison and now approximately on the site of Wellington High School. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sheet 130 x 209 mm, stuck to card.
Devonport, Auckland
Date: 12 Dec 1961
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-56394-F
Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
Part 4 of a 6 part panorama of Wellington city
Date: ca 1908-1910
From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: 1/1-019582-G
Description: Part 4 of a 6 part panorama of Wellington, circa 1908-1910. Shows Clyde Quay School on the left and Kent Terrace on the right. Majoribanks Street runs horizontally across the middle ground. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Part five of six-part panorama. From 1-6: 1/1-019585, 019586, 019587, 019582, 019581, 019584. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative
MacDiarmid, Douglas Kerr, 1922- :Wellington railway yards & Mount Victoria from Wadesto...
Date: 1949
By: MacDiarmid, Douglas Kerr, 1922-2020
Reference: A-135-011
Description: Cubist compostition, but with recognisable railway lines and city buildings and the houses on Mount Victoria in the background. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - D. K. MacDiarmid.'49.; Verso - title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Gouache, 280 x 380 mm
Devonport, North Shore City, including Mount Victoria and with Auckland City and Waitem...
Date: 29 Jan 1986
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-78512-F
Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
Newtown, with Mount Victoria in the background
Date: 7 Mar 1969
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-68373-F
Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
View of Wellington, showing Mount Victoria
Date: [ca 1899]
From: Thompson, D (Mrs) fl 1975 :Postcards of New Zealand scenes
Reference: 1/2-C-03317-F
Description: A view of Wellington, showing Mount Victoria ca 1899, with the hills and coastline in the background. Taken by unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Photographer's title: Wellington, N.Z. showing Mount Victoria; bottom right - S.M. Co.'s Series Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).
Wellington Harbour
Date: 1920s
Reference: 1/2-075148-G
Description: Shows Wellington Harbour looking towards Oriental Parade and part of Mount Victoria. Amongst other city buildings is the Town Hall tower which stands out. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Part 3 of a 6 part panorama of Wellington city
Date: [ca 1908-10]
From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: 1/1-019587-G
Description: Part 3 of a 6 part panorama of Wellington city, 1908-1910. Shows Roxburgh Street in the foreground. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Part 3 of a 4 part panorama. Parts 1-6: 1/1-019585, 019586, 019587, 019582, 019581, 019584. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative
Caterpillar tractor towing a gun
Date: 1939-1945
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-01
Description: Caterpillar tractor manned by two uniformed soldiers towing a gun on a gun carriage. Two more uniformed soldiers sit on the gun carriage behind the tractor. Photograph has been taken on the Hutt Road with a view of Wellington Harbour, Mount Victoria and the eastern hills in the Background. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Unidentified life members of the Victoria Bowling Club, Wellington
Date: 1957
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: EP/1957/0971-F
Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Wellington city, looking toward Lyall Bay, showing Courtenay Place area and Mount Victoria
Date: 12 Dec 1947
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-11336-G
Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches