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Birrell album 3

Date: [1950s]

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

Reference: PA1-q-032

Description: Album contains coloured photographs with views of New Zealand, and some unlabelled family photographs, taken by Dr Ken Birrell, circa 1950s. Images also include three of Oregon and the Oregon State University. New Zealand views are concentrated mainly in the Wellington area including the Wairarapa, Milford Sound and the Dunedin area. Note handwritten at top right-hand corner of the cover reads "Aerial. Qtn-Milford 1957 & Chch-Qtn. (Air & bus)" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Blue covered album, with "Photographs" lettered in gold, 255 x 380 mm

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Birrell album 4

Date: [1950s]

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

By: Bodleian Library

Reference: PA1-f-014

Description: Collection of photograph album pages (lacking covers) which contain images of New Zealand, and images from trips to Switzerland and England (London and Oxford). Many of the photographs are in colour, taken by Dr Ken Birrell circa 1950s. A number of aerial photographs show areas around the Southern Alps, and Queenstown. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album pages, of varying sizes, lacking covers. 43 leaves are 240 x 300 mm, and 12 leaves are 240 x 375 mm, contained in phase box

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Birrell album 2

Date: [1950s]

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

Reference: PA1-q-031

Description: Views of New Zealand with particular interest in mountain scenery, both in the North Island and the South Island. They include numbers of images of chairlifts, skiing, rivers and springs, and thermal regions in the North Island. Most of the images are colour photos, taken by Dr Ken Birrell, during the 1950s. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover labelled "Photographs", 250 x 300 mm

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[Ephemera relating to Coronet Peak ski field. 1950-1969]

Date: 1950 - 1969

Reference: Eph-A-SKIFIELD-Coronet-1950/1969

Description: Includes: 1951: Mount Cook & Southern Lakes Tourist Company Ltd Ski at Coronet Peak and Mount Cook. Winter sports New Zealand 1951. Originated and printed by Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd., Dunedin [1951] 1963: Queenstown for ski-hi holiday tours. Government Tourist Bureau in association with National Airways Corporation and Mount Cook Air Services. 1964: Coronet Peak Ski-Hi holiday tours. Another New Zealand Govt Tourist Bureau Tiki Tour. National Airways Corporation and Mount Cook Airlines. R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington New Zealand, 1964 (2 copies) 1965: Coronet Peak chairlift; the highest (over 5000 ft.); highlight of a Queenstown visit [ca 1965] (2 copies) Coronet Peak, Queenstown Ski-Hi. Mount Cook Airlines in association with National Airways Corporation. New Zealand Govt Tourist Bureau Tiki Tour 1966: Coronet Peak, Queenstown Ski-Hi 1966. Mount Cook Airlines in association with National Airways Corporation. New Zealand Govt. Tourist Bureau Tiki Tour (2 copies) 1969: Ski-Hi 1969. Coronet Peak, Queenstown New Zealand. A Mount Cook Airlines Skyway holiday. NZ Govt Tourist Bureau Tiki Tour. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints in booklets and pamphlets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

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Mallitte, Howard Leon, 1910-1979: Coronet Peak, Queenstown, New Zealand [1950s]

Date: 1950 - 1959

By: Mallitte, Howard Leon, 1910-1979

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Queenstown-1950s-01

Description: Poster shows the skifield at Coronet Peak near Queenstown. In the foreground a woman is using the ski-lift to get up the mountain, and further away, several skiers are descending the slopes. In the left distance is Lake Wakatipu and the surrounding mountains. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 1015 x 635 mm.

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