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Date: 1885 - 1886

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-964-q-024

Description: Shows sailing boats on a stretch of Auckland Harbour, with Devonport in the middle distance and the distinct shape of Rangitoto rising in the distance. There is a fenced roadway in the bottom left foreground Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper, 180 x 150 mm (image)

Date: 2004

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009472

Description: Shows Auckland dominated by roading. In the background a road is seen on Rangitoto Island. Refers to the road infrastructure and policies to extend the roading in Auckland. See DCDL-0009473 for black and white version. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009473

Description: Shows a future look at Auckland which dominated by roading. In the background a road is seen on Rangitoto Island. Refers to the road infrastructure and policies to extend the roading in Auckland. See DCDL-0009472 for colour version. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1843 - 1844

From: [Various artists] :[Mrs Hobson's album. 1843-1845]

By: Mitford, John Guise, 1822-1854

Reference: E-216-f-035

Description: A clay road curving between low hills, with flax bushes in the foreground. Six houses visible on the foreshore in the middle ground. Mount Victoria (with a flagpole or signalling pole) and North Head across the water and Rangitoto Island in the middle distance. Two ships in the harbour. The early road towards Epsom passed from Shortland Crescent, via Grafton Gully, the Government Domain and on towards Epsom Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - title in ink; also on verso, alternative title in ink: Rangitoto, Mount Victoria and North Head from the Epsom Road, Auckland. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 165 x 313 mm

Date: 1963

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AWM-0527-F

Description: Images show roadworkers in Mission Bay and scenes from Orakei Marae, Auckland, taken in 1963 by Ans Westra. Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Most of the images show members of a roadworking team working with shovels and a wheelbarrow with views of Rangitoto Island in the distance. The remainder of images show Maori boys and girls near Orakei Marae. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra and filed with proof sheets. Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film Processing information: Digitisation details - Original negatives digitised by Suite Tirohanga.

Date: 5 February 1968

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-67442-G

Description: Aerial photograph of Auckland including Waitemata Harbour and Rangitoto Island. In the right foreground can be seen the Dominion Road interchange under construction. Photographed by Whites Aviation 5 February 1968. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches