Places

Date: 1875

By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897

Reference: B-175-008

Description: Shows at lower right a covered wagon stopped beside a wooden hut. Two men, three horses and a dog are standing beside the wagon, which is standing at the side of a road, curving away around the corner of a road that follows a river though mountainous country. There are snow-capped peaks in the distance. Several birds flutter around the hut, and there are stands of native bush at left and right. Title from the label attached to backing board (retained with the artwork) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signed and dated] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 332 x 464 mm. Processing information: Deframed by the Library

Date: 2002-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000503

Description: Photographs of Moana, West Coast. Includes photographs of Lake Brunner, boating and jet skiing, dwellings and views of the surrounding areas. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (moana)" Quantity: 78 digital photograph(s).

Date: [ca 1881]

From: Perkins, J (Mr), fl 1967 :Photograph album and loose prints

Reference: PA1-o-415-26

Description: Coach Road, near the headwaters of the Waimakariri River, Canterbury. A mountain range can be seen in the background. Photographed circa 1881 by an unidentified photographer, possibly William Herbert Perkins. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Coach Road Nr Waimakariri. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 14.2 x 19.3 cm, mounted on album page

Date: 31 July - 26 August 2008

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000497

Description: Photographs of flooding in Kaikoura, Marlborough. Includes photographs of landslides, storm waves and traffic congestion due to flooding of roads. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (kaikoura (floods))" Quantity: 33 digital photograph(s).

Date: [Circa 1910s]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000729-G

Description: View of the Otira River in the Otira Gorge, with the road running alongside. Snow-covered mountains are visible in the background. Photograph taken by William Archer Price Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Otira Gorge. [No.] 1745B Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1998-2008

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000485

Description: Photographs of Arthurs Pass and Otira Gorge. Includes photographs of the viaduct and road construction, and views of the surrounding areas. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (Arthurspass)" Quantity: 277 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1888

By: Cussen, William, 1849?-1901

Reference: MapColl-832.17cba/[1888]/Acc.35736

Description: Topographic map of the area from Ruapehu to the junction of the Wanganui and Whakapapa rivers to Lake Taupo and the Tauranga - Taupo Road, then following the Waikato River to the Moawhango River. Includes Moawhango (Erewhon) and Karioi and part of the North trunk railway line. All rivers and streams are named. Includes Lake Taupo, Lake Rotoaira and the Rangipo Desert with sites of two camps, one having a water supply. Named settlements are referred to a reference key. Includes the mountain range of Ruapehu, Ngaruhoe and Tongariro and a second range which includes Pihanga, Kakaramea and Kaharua, all with heights in feet. Roads and tracks are marked, some with distances from Tokaanu, referred to in a reference key. Hot baths and Blake's Hotel are marked at Tokaanu. A note states that Te Heuheu is buried at Waihi, and at a point further north L.M. Grace's house is marked. Two sites of campsites are marked, one with water, near the ran The inscription of 'G.B. Thomas Sr. 16-8-88' is written on the bottom left corner. 29.10.79 is written on the bottom right corner. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on dressed linen, coloured, 50.8 x 43.5 cm.

Date: [189-?]

By: F Bradley & Company

Reference: PAColl-8476

Description: Photograph of a section of the Arthur's Pass road over the Southern Alps, with a signpost in the foreground that reads: `To Hokitika 53 Miles'; taken circa 1890s by an unidentified photographer, and published as part of the "Views and Landscapes of New Zealand" series by F Bradley & Co. Inscribed with name `E. G. Jublin , Little River' on back of print, but does not appear to be creator of collection. Original caption for this view reads: `This Pass, the highest on the line of the coach road between Christchurch and the West Coast, is 3300 feet high. The descent from the Pass through the Otira Gorge to the Teremakau River, brings under notice some of the wildest and most romantic scenery on the route'. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Publisher's sticker: `MESSRS. F. BRADLEY & Co., / Box 374, P.O., Christchurch PHOTOGRAPHIC PUBLISHERS, &c. / VIEWS & LANDSCAPES OF NEW ZEALAND / No. 44 --- ARTHUR'S PASS / This Pass, the highest on the line of the coach road between Christchurch and the West Coast, is 3300 feet high. The descent from the Pass through the Otira Gorge to the Teremakau River, brings under notice some of the wildest and most romantic scenery on the route.' / [Copyright.; Verso - centre - Insrcription on publisher's sticker: E G Jublin Little River Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 20.4 x 14.2 cm

Date: 2002-2004

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000501

Description: Photographs of Karamea, West Coast. Includes photographs of rivers, streams, farmland, mountains and views of the surrounding area. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (Karamea)" Quantity: 67 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2001-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000507

Description: Photographs of South Westland, West Coast. Includes photographs of the Franz Josef and Haast villages and glaciers, coastlines and lakes in the southern region of the Westland district. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (south Westland)" Quantity: 170 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2006-2008

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000499

Description: Photographs of Kaikoura, Marlborough. Includes photographs of Kaikoura township, waterfront, beaches, farmland and views of the surrounding area. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (kaikoura (views))" Quantity: 56 digital photograph(s).

Date: [ca 1905]

By: Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933

Reference: PAColl-8369

Description: View of Mount Ruapehu from the service road above the spiral, showing flax bushes and small buildings, taken circa 1905 by Charles Spencer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.2 x 16.6 cm

Date: Aug 1955

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-8163-26

Description: View showing a mother and two children standing beside a convertible car on a dirt road before a bridge crossing, looking up towards Pohaturoa, a rock outcrop rising 245 m above the Waikato River, south-west of Atiamuri. The rock is planted with forestry pine. Photograph taken in August 1955, by an unidentified photographer for the Free Lance. Inscriptions: Verso - top right - File / Photo [... illegible]; Verso - top centre - 1/12 x 3 1/14 Friday 5/8/55; Verso - bottom centre - Published 17 Aug 1955 Page 34 [publication stamp]; Verso - bottom centre - REMARKABLE ROCK FORTRESS. "As we approached Atiamuri there came into view the old Maori stronghold, Powhateroa [sic: Pohaturoa], round whose feet the river runs. Pine forest clothes its cone-shaped sides and out of them, as though the top had been pushed up by a giant's finger, rise sheer cliffs capped again with pines. `Like the head of a Fijian warrior' was the description we heard." [Glued-on clipping from original publication] Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.7 x 16.8 cm

Date: [1950-1959]

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

Reference: PA1-f-014-87

Description: Soil profile in a roadside bank, Manson's Siding, near Raurimu. Photographed by Kenneth Stewart Birrell some time in the 1950s. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Oruanui Ash section, Manson's Siding Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 24.8 x 20 cm

Date: 22 August - 6 October 2006

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000502

Description: Photographs of Lewis Pass, Canterbury. Includes photographs of driving in snow through the mountain pass, snow in the trees and rivers. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (lewis pass)" Quantity: 33 digital photograph(s).

Date: [Jan 1959]

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

Reference: PAColl-7796-60

Description: View of the remote settlement of Maungapohatu, beneath the Huiarau Range in the Urewera region, showing dilapidated buildings and a dirt road at the base of a mountain (Maungapohatu). Photograph taken in January 1959, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post. Other - Published in Evening Post 31 Jan 1959 with caption `Maungapohatu's "main street"'. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.1 x 10.1 cm

Date: 8 May 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-60224-F

Description: Aerial view of the upper Hutt Valley looking north east. Includes Manor Park, Manor Park Golf course, Haywards, Haywards electrical sub station, the railway line and Silverstream railway bridge, the Hutt River, Keith George Memorial Park, and in the distance Upper Hutt and the Tararua Range. Photographed 8 May 1963 by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 13.8 x 13.2 cm Finding Aids: File print in Whites Aviation Box Blue 231, Lower Hutt.