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New Zealand scenery - Auckland city and region

Date: 1945-1959

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-170

Description: Photographs for publication in NZ Free Lance, 1945-1959 Views of Orewa; Waiwera; Milford Beach (with holiday makers & life guards); Oneroa Beach, Waiheke Island; beach at Devonport; children playing on beach; Westhaven & St Marys Bay taken from harbour bridge; lower Queen Street with Post Office building on left. Views of the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Cenotaph; Robert Burns statue in Auckland Domain; Yvonne Sloan, Auckland Training College student on the steps of the Museum; Tamaki Drive (includes Tamaki Yacht Clubhouse); Savage Memorial; Panmure Basin (& leisure craft at anchor); Parnell Baths & Judges Bay; donkey rides at Mission Bay; Cornwall Park (& view of One Tree Hill); views from Mount Eden, one looking towards Manukau Heads with Mount Eden in foreground, the other looking towards city and Rangitoto. Auckland Railway yards taken from Gladstone Road, Parnell, 1957; aerial view of Waitemata Harbour looking towards Firth of Thames (Whites No 42969); Morris Minor parked on scenic drive, Waitakere Ranges. Quantity: 39 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

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Wonderland at the New Zealand International Exhibition 1906-7

Date: 1906-1907

By: Dutch, F W, active 1900-1906

Reference: 1/2-003601-F

Description: Fairground with helter-skelter, a train shaped like a dragon and a band rotunda with the exhibition buildings behind it. Photographer was called Dutch. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - [Dutch, Photo} N.Z. International Exhibition, 1906-1907. No.6 - Wonderland. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

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Photographs

Date: [ca 1920s-1930s]

From: Hird, Edward James, 1924-2002 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-7754-1

Description: Photographs by Edward James Hird. Includes photographs from travels in Hawaii, Canada, United States, Fiji, and Norfolk Island. Also includes postcards, some delivered to Mrs Hind of Raetihi. Quantity: 93 b&w original photographic print(s). 13 item(s) of photographic ephemera.

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The Toboggan at the New Zealand International Exhibition 1906-7

Date: 1906-1907

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 15

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-7081-98

Description: The Toboggan amusement ride at the New Zealand International Exhibition in Christchurch 1906-1907. Photograph by Alva Studio. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

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German Ambassador Eberhard Nöldeke on the Fly By Wire, Paekakariki - Photographs taken ...

Date: 21 January 2000

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Holl, Maarten, active 2000

Reference: EP/2000/0223-F

Description: German Ambassador Eberhard Nöldeke photographed on the adventure ride Fly By Wire at Paekakariki on 21 January 2000 by Evening Post staff photographer Maarten Holl. Quantity: 2 colour original negative(s) 35mm strips with 6 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

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[Postcard]. New Zealand International Exhibition. Water chute. No. 17 / Alva Studio. [1...

Date: 1906 - 1907

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by the Gudopp family. ca 1905-1915].

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-2-39-3

Description: Shows a boat splashing into a large pond, after having come down a water slide. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 89 x 139 mm.

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[Postcard]. New Zealand International Exhibition. The toboggan. No. 21 / Alva Studio. [...

Date: 1906 - 1907

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by the Gudopp family. ca 1905-1915].

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-2-40-3

Description: Shows a wide wooden slide track down which toboggans can slide. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 89 x 139 mm.

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[Postcard]. New Zealand International Exhibition. The helter skelter. No 19 / Alva Stud...

Date: 1906 - 1907

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by the Gudopp family. ca 1905-1915].

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-2-38-2

Description: Shows a tower with a spiral slide around it, in the grounds of the exhibition. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 89 x 139 mm.

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Bernadette Chambers (Mrs), fl 2012 :Photographs relating to the Marshall family of Well...

Date: [ca 1890s-1910s]

By: Sarony Studio (Wellington, N.Z.); Marsh, Robert George Stanley, 1862?-1940

Reference: PAColl-9983

Description: Photographs taken circa 1890s-1910s relating to the family of Mr Michael T and his wife Elizabeth Marshall who emigrated from Ireland to New Zealand and became part of the Catholic community in Newtown, Wellington. Images show: -The Marshall's house and garden at 1 Owen Street, Newtown, Wellington. Two of the Marshall children standing outside. One child is possibly Kathleen Johanna Marshall (born 1888). Cabbages in a vegetable garden in foreground. Photograph taken circa 1892 by Sarony Studio of Wellington. -Unidentified group of men and children near a bank, circa 1910s, possibly during a 'Children of Mary' outing in the Wellington district. Photographer unidentified. -Unidentified group, circa 1910s, on horse-drawn cart, featuring a family friend of the Marshall's named Mary Hanrahan. Photographer, and location, unidentified. -Unidentified group, circa 1910s, on horse-drawn cart, next to Lake Tikitapu. Hand-coloured. Photographer unidentified. -View of Wonderland at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition in Christchurch (1906-1907), from the top of the water chute. Hand-coloured. Photograph taken by Robert George Stanley Marsh. Other - Michael and Elizabeth Marshall emigrated from Ireland to New Zealand. They lived in Martin Square, Te Aro, Wellington and later moved to 1 Owen Street, Newtown, Wellington. They had six children and their daughter Kathleen married John Chambers. K and J Chambers had one son, the donor's husband Desmond John Chambers. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Michael and Elizabeth Marshall emigrated from Ireland to New Zealand and lived in Martin Square, Te Aro, Wellington. They later moved to 1 Owen Street, Newtown, Wellington. They had six children and their daughter Kathleen married John Chambers. K and J Chambers had one son, Desmond John Chambers, who later married Bernadette Chambers. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 b&w original photographic print(s) coloured by hand. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Provenance: Photographs came from the donor's husband's grandparents, Michael and Elizabeth Marshall. Transfers: From Ephemera Collection - Bernadette Chambers: Ephemera: Music programmes, Victoria College graduates menu and toast list, and accommodation ephemera. Also items for appraisal sent from Ephemera to Published and Cartographic..

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[Postcard]. N.Z.I. Exhibition, 1906-7. No. 23 - Helter skelter. Webb [photographer]. Sm...

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Webb, Steffano Francis Pavlovich, 1880-1967; Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-01

Description: Shows the turret-shaped helter skelter building with the riders sliding down the spiral around it. Other Titles - New Zealand International Exhibition Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on postcard 141 x 91 mm.

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[Postcard]. New Zealand International Exhibition. The camels. No. 22 / Alva Studio. [19...

Date: 1906 - 1907

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by the Gudopp family. ca 1905-1915].

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-2-42-1

Description: Shows a small group of camels and people watching or about to have rides. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 89 x 139 mm.

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Otaki wedding and Carterton A&P Show

Date: Summer 1959-1960

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AWM-0008-F

Description: Scenes at Carterton A&P show, photographed in the summer of 1959-1960 by Ans Westra. Also first two frames show a group performing a Maori action song, possibly at a wedding in Otaki. 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. Processing information: Digitisation details - Original negatives digitised by Suite Tirohanga.

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[Postcard]. N.Z.International Exhibition, 1906-7. No. 6 - Wonderland. Dutch, photo. Smi...

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Dutch, F W, active 1900-1906; Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-03

Description: Shows a view of the exhibition buildings, with a rotunda and a dragon train ride in the foreground. The helter skelter is at the right. Some lines of pathways and building outlines are highlighted with applied glitter. Two copies held, one with glitter, one without. Digitised copy has glitter and watercolour additions. Displayed in "An ornament to the town; the band rotunda in New Zealand". Turnbull Gallery, 13 March - 2 June 2017 Other Titles - New Zealand International Exhibition Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on postcard 92 x 141 mm.

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Photographs of Horowhenua A & P Show

Date: [18-20 January 2007]

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000180

Description: Photographs of Horowhenua A & P Show, Levin, taken ca 18-20 January 2007 by Dylan Owen. Includes photographs of amusement rides, animals, jam and cake making competitions. Quantity: 72 digital photograph(s).

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Creator unknown :Stereoscopic photograph of the water chute at the New Zealand Internat...

Date: [between 1906 and 1907]

Reference: 1/2-074023-G

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the water chute amusement ride at the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-1907. Shows a boat landing in the water after coming down the chute, taken by an unidentified photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

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View of rides by the lake at the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch

Date: 1906-1907

From: Webb, Steffano, 1880-1967: Collection of negatives

Reference: 1/2-049711-G

Description: View of rides by a lake at the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, with passers-by looking on. Shows a gondola shaped boat, with propellors on both ends and pulley on top, travelling above a lake. Across the lake is a toboggan roller-coaster-like ride (left), and a two storey `workers dwelling' that was built for the exhibition (right). Photograph taken between 1906 and 1907, by Steffano Francis Webb. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

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Postcard. The Water Chute, Day's Bay, Wellington. New Zealand post card (carte postale)...

Date: 1904 - 1914

Reference: Eph-POSTCARDS-Wellington-05

Description: Shows a frontal view of a carriage hitting the water after sliding down the chute, while crowds watch, and a row of flags flaps in the breeze. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard. Physical Description: Collotype on postcard 89 x 138 mm.

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Fairground area of the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch

Date: 1906-1907

From: Webb, Steffano, 1880-1967: Collection of negatives

Reference: 1/2-049707-G

Description: Fairground area of the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-1907. Shows the helter skelter, the toboggan ride partially obscured behind it. A band rotunda is next to the tobaggan ride. What may be a German castle is in the background, as well as a one storey house. There is a train track circling the helter skelter, and people walking around. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

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Fair, or Agricultural and Pastoral show, Masterton showgrounds, Wairarapa, Wellington

Date: [1908 or 1909]

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/1-022681-G

Description: Fair, or A and P (Agricultural and Pastoral) show, Masterton showgrounds, Wairarapa, Wellington, photographed in 1908 or 1909 by S C Smith. Scene includes a clown and a merry-go-round. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

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Photographs of Agricultural and Pastoral fairs and galas

Date: 1999-2004

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

Reference: PADL-000284

Description: Photographs of Agricultural and Pastoral (A&P) fairs and galas in West Coast Region Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Events (A&P fairs galas) Quantity: 74 digital photograph(s).

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