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Date: 1960 - 1975

By: Johnstone, James Alexander, 1893?-1977

Reference: E-278-q-104-A

Description: View of Lake Wanaka at sunset by artist J A Johnstone reproduced on a Christmas card 'Art in NZ' Post Card Series No 15 Identical image at E-010-f-015 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph 100 x 125 mm on folded card

Date: 1960 - 1975

By: Johnstone, James Alexander, 1893?-1977

Reference: E-278-q-104

Description: View of Lake Wanaka at sunset by artist J A Johnstone reproduced on a Christmas card 'Art in NZ' Post Card Series No 15 Identical image at E-010-f-015 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph 100 x 125 mm on folded card

Date: 1931 - 1939

From: Wickham, Charles, 1853-1940s :Family album. Uncle Charlie's unfinished drawings. [1926-1941].

Reference: E-563-q-18

Description: Shows a view of Oriental Parade, looking east from the city. Number 324 is marked in pen. There is a rosy glow in the sky. Wickham's reputation as an artist of "Turneresque" views, was probably built on pictures such as this. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) inserted into slits in page of album.. Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 196 x 244 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr Thomas H Hudson of England in 1997.

Date: 1953

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-379-005

Description: Shows a view over low cloud towards distant mountains and an orange sky. A smoking Mount Ngauruhoe is in the left distance, and Ruapehu in the right distance. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 290 x 390 mm.

Date: 1937

By: Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie Ltd; Kibblewhite, Maree Christine, 1960-

Reference: Eph-C-BOWLING-1937-01

Description: Shows certificate text framed with grape vine decoration, and showing men playing lawn bowls at the bottom. Circular insets for Blenheim (huia), Marlborough (rising sun), Picton (fiord), Awatere (wheat sheaf) at four corners. Other Titles - Blehheim, Marlborough, Picton, Awatere. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph and ink, on certificate 316 x 251 mm. Provenance: Donated by Maree Moxon in 1999.

Date: [Circa 1900s to 1910s]

From: Mercer, Robert, fl 1964 :Photographs and albums of Maori, New Zealand views, and illustrations

Reference: PA1-o-338

Description: Album of photographs taken in the Otago and Southland Regions, by unidentified photographers. All the locations are well identified. Some of the images are related to railways, including railway tunnels (e.g. The Caversham Tunnel when under construction circa 1909), and the Hunts Road Tunnel; the Clutha Railway Bridge; the Wingatui Signal Box; the Balclutha Railway Station, railway yards, and sales-yards; railway barns; D-class engine (New Zealand Railways steam-engine No. 355); the Owaka Express; and bush tramway tracks, one sawmill typical of small mills in the Catlins area. Many of the images are taken with an emphasis on atmosphere, including sunsets, stormy days on the coast near Dunedin, evening at Ocean Beach, storm clouds at Lawyer's Head, and "By beach and sand-hill". There are a large number of views of the Dunedin Botanic Gardens and the Winter Gardens, and the Dunedin Reservoir. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark brown cover, gold lines down spine and across corners; 19.5 x 26.5

Date: 1931 - 1939

From: Wickham, Charles, 1853-1940s :Family album. Uncle Charlie's unfinished drawings. [1926-1941].

Reference: E-563-q-19

Description: Shows a view of Wellington Harbour looking towards snowy mountains in the background. There are two small boats at either side of the picture in the foreground, with a shelter wall behind them. Other Titles - The yachting harbour Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) inserted into slits in page of album.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 182 x 239 mm.

Date: [Circa 1900s]

From: Harris, Esme Enid, 1913-1993 :Photographs

By: Brockett, Frederick Charles, 1881-1956

Reference: PA1-o-213

Description: Photographs of scenes, and events in the Wellington Region. Photographs include views of Mount Cook Boys' School staff at a picnic, children from the school on an outing to the coast where they were picnicking and swimming, and teachers in fancy dress. A number of images show Trafalgar Day celebrations, with a parade through the streets of Wellington, and activities at Newtown Park. Two ships shown are HMS Powerful in Wellington Harbour, and La Bella after being washed ashore at Ohiro Bay, 15th October 1904. Sporting scenes show the IIIB team from Victoria University College, a gymnastics team, and a photograph of two men practising gymnastics. Inscriptions: Album page - F.C. Brockett. 1906 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; 15 x 20 cm

Date: 1955

By: Woollaston, Mountford Tosswill (Sir), 1910-1998; Capper Contemporary New Zealand Art Prints

Reference: C-085-106-a

Description: A semi-representational view of river and sky Original oil in Robert McDougall Art Gallery, measures 570 x 830 mm Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, col. 370 x 550 mm, on sheet 580 x 730 mm

Date: [ca 1900]

By: Permin, James William, 1880-1921

Reference: PA4-1017

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of a sunset over Otago Harbour. Photograph taken by J W Permin. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Sunset. Otago Harbour; Recto - right of image - J W Perman - photo; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

Date: 1900

From: Babbage, Herbert Ivan, 1875-1916 :[Album of watercolours]

By: Babbage, Herbert Ivan, 1875-1916

Reference: E-285-q-028

Description: A sunset scene from Fantham's Peak, looking east towards Ruapehu and Tongariro in the distance Other Titles - Peak Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 230 x 295 mm

Date: 1923

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908].

Reference: E-599-010

Description: A sketch showing trees on a shore in the foreground with an island or headland in the right distance. Notation in the sky indicates the colours red, grey, red-yellow, dk grey. Other Titles - 7 April 1923 Extended Title - From his Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908, page 10. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing in sketchbook, 135 x 173 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.

Date: 1931 - 1939

From: Wickham, Charles, 1853-1940s :Family album. Uncle Charlie's unfinished drawings. [1926-1941].

Reference: E-563-q-34

Description: Shows an impressionistic view of Auckland Harbour at sunset, with a new moon in the sky above the setting sun. The buildings of Auckland city are vague shadows in the distance over the water. Wickham's reputation as an artist of "Turneresque" views, was probably built on pictures such as this. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) inserted into slits in page of album.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 235 x 187 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr Thomas H Hudson of England in 1997.

Date: 1926

By: Harding, William Guy, 1883-1978

Reference: A-108-017

Description: Ruapehu in the background, a line of bush and a small hut in the foreground A-108-016 to -020 appear to be originals for book illustrations Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Signed H Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing 63 x 152 mm Provenance: Unknown

Date: [ca 1885-1945]

By: Lovell-Smith, Timothy James, 1945-; Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Dufty, Francis Herbert, 1846–1910; William H Hammer & Company; Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: PAColl-0422

Description: Views of New Zealand, the South Pacific and elsewhere including: a chief's house in Fiji; the grounds of the Sanatorium, Rotorua; Wairoa township before the Tarawera eruption; "Fijian warrior armed for war"; Maori children in swimming hole with other children standing behind them smoking; three photographs of the construction of the Wellington Town Hall organ; women doing a poi dance and men doing a haka in front of Maori spectators at Whakarewarewa; five photographs of Cook's landing place on Niue; a set of photographs of many parts of the world with the name Waimarino on the reverse, possibly from the voyages of a merchant ship of that name (these include one of an Arab dhow in the Indian Ocean requesting its longitude, Bill Brayton and others holding his sea turtles, two of the gun on board and three of the Panama Canal); the wreck of the Ansonia on Middleton Reef; an artist's impression of the Trans-Pacific yacht race trophy; a performance by Rarotongan men in uniform; three Rarotongan women washing clothes in the river; children swimming in Ngatangiia Creek; the Beach Road, Apia, Samoa; New Zealand Government Ship TutauRai (?) off Niue; and six mounted photographs by James Valentine and Co of New Zealand scenes and Maori women. Arrangement: Prints housed in 2 boxes at PAColl-0422-1 and PAColl-0422-2. Negatives housed at 1/2-037763, 045085, 056525 to 056545, 056315 to 056333, 144784, 144815, 144818, 144830, 144847 and 144850 Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1963

From: Alington, William Hildebrand, 1929- :[Architectural plans. 1950-1990s]

Reference: Plans-2006-058-373/392

Description: Includes ceiling details, plant room, workshop plan, perspective drawings and sections of entranceway, diagrams of sun on NE, NW, SE, SW face. Original file numbering was: 004.03.06.000 Quantity: 20 plan(s). 6 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Pencil on tracing paper, 530 x 800 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1524 - To Photographic Archive - Photographs and slides.

Date: [190-?]

By: Smith, William Walter, 1852-1942; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Winzenberg, Albert Edward, 1865-1931

Reference: PAColl-9825

Description: Photographs of New Zealand scenery, taken by photographers including A E Winzenberg and Josiah Martin, collected ca 1900s by William Walter Smith in the course of his work with the Scenery Preservation Commission. Photographs comprise: Great Wairua Falls Sunrise on the Ruamahanga River Native bush and Tararua Range Red deer in forest Paranui Pa, Whanganui River Source of title - Title supplied by Library Accompanying material - MSS contents list on verso of Department of Tourist and Health Resorts letterhead Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Provenance: Donated by Lindsay Garlinge, Port MacQuarie, Australia, in 2010

Date: 20 Mar 1977

By: Temple, Robert Philip, 1939-; Clark & Matheson (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-D-0727

Description: One of a series of photographs taken by Temple entitled `Images of Wellington'. Aerial view of Wellington taken over Khandallah. The Ngaio Gorge Road is in the immediate foreground, as well as the motorway, Thorndon Container Wharf, houses in Wadestown. The railway yards, Thorndon and CBD can be seen in the middle distance. Taken at sunrise (note lack of vehicles on the motorway). Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title; Recto - bottom right - Photographer's signature and date Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photo-mechanical print 440 x 295 mm on sheet 565 x 430 mm

Date: 1974

By: Peele, James, 1847-1905; Capper Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: C-085-053

Description: Same as C-085-053-a Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Col. photolithograph, 476 x 355 mm on sheet 521 x 635 mm

Date: 1929 - 1930

From: Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].

Reference: B-185-007

Description: Design drawing for an advertisement for the Farmers' Trading Company shows an illustration of the Auckland six-storey building on a street corner. At the left a long navy-blue articulated bus with "Farmers Trading Co" along its side twice, is parked beside the building. The background sky is orange-gold with radiating sun rays. There is a blank space at the right where text was to go in the published version. Dated from the time of appearance of a slightly altered version in Brett's Christmas number, 1 December 1930. It is not verified that the Farmers free bus service used an articulated bus at this time. There are no other known instances of an articulated bus in New Zealand at the time. Other Titles - Company Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - L.R Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Gouache on board, 365 x 460 mm.