Places

Date: 1986

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

By: Wellington (N.Z. : Region). Regional Council

Reference: MapColl-WRC-5/1/2A-B-Acc.

Description: Two maps of Petone Esplanade together with 13 photographs of houses, streets, cars etc. Includes photograph of Odlins and the old Gear Meat site. Quantity: 2 map(s) with ms annotations + 1 sheet of photographs. Physical Description: Ink on cream paper, on grey cardboard backing. Scale ca 1: 1000, 32 x 20 cm. and smaller

Date: 25 July 1972

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

Reference: EP/1972/3592-F

Description: View of Courtenay Place, Wellington, New Zealand. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer 25 July 1972. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: [ca 1940-1951]

Reference: PAColl-6862

Description: 50 views of Wellington harbour. 34 are of the docks showing bales of wool being prepared for loading; merchant and naval ships docked; soldiers preparing for embarkation with supplies and artillery; construction of dockside buildings; cranes in use including the Hikitia etc. The remaining 16 images are of Oriental Bay and various leisure activities around it such as sunbathing, swimming and running. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-031255 to 031304 Quantity: 30 b&w original negative(s) glass. 20 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives

Date: [1920s]

Reference: PAColl-D-0689

Description: View looking along Hastings Street with the Hannah Building on left and Bank Of New Zealand and Napier Post Office on the right. Bestall's can be seen at the far end of Hastings Street. There is a tram in the immediate foreground, cars on the road and parked at kerb, and a number of pedestrians. Taken by an unidentified photographer, ca 1920s. Identified by comparing with 1/2-006602-F taken in 1921 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 400 x 545 mm mounted

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-001/020

Description: Includes a collection of political cartoons from the 1940s as well as charicatures and drawings depicting various sportsmen who flourished in the 1940s and 1950s. The political cartoons refer to an electricity crisis as well as issues concerned with the Wellington City Council. In one of the Wellington cartoons the name MacAlister is mentioned. The sporting portraits feature speedway champion Percy Coleman and boxer Dave Sands, as well as wrestlers Lofty Blomfield, Earl McCready, and Bill Kuusisto. Includes a number of smaller illustrations, most of which feature gardening and its related materials. Quantity: 19 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newsclippings stuck onto paper and wallpaper, sizes vary.

Date: ca 1915, 1931, 1955-1963

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-021

Description: Photographs of Wellington Region, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of Castlepoint lighthouse, street scenes in Martinborough, Featherston and Masterton, construction of the Wellington - Wairarapa railway and aerial photographs of Wainuiomata. Includes two earlier photographs; one of Lower Hutt train station circa 1915 and the reconstruction of Taita Gorge Road in 1931. Quantity: 41 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [192-?]

From: Wall, John Reginald, 1870?-1944 :Photographs

Reference: 1/1-012958-G

Description: View of Broadway, Stratford, taken from the middle of the street. The storefronts of Whites Corner Drapery, C Jackson, Weston Brothers and J R Hall can be seen. There are carriages and cars parked on either side of the street, and two men are crossing the street away from the camera. Taken by John Reginald Wall ca 1920s. 10856 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1949

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

Reference: 1/2-048881-G

Description: People walking and swimming at Oriental Bay, Wellington. Photographed by S C Smith in 1949. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative

Date: 1950-1950

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

Reference: 114/145/08-G

Description: Street scene with traffic on High Street, Lower Hutt with Margaret Street off to the right. Photograph taken in 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 5 December 1957

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

Reference: EP-Municipal-Towns T-04

Description: View of the Lake Hotel, Tongariro Street, Taupo, New Zealand, looking roughly northeast. Photographed by an unknown photographer in December 1957. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 24.3 x 15.1 cm

Date: [ca1948]

From: White, Dorothy Neal, 1915-1995 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-7953-2-5

Description: View down on George Street, Dunedin. On the opposite side of the street a crowd is queueing in two directions on the footpath under the shop awnings. Three shop signs can be identified. One is Newbolds Bookshop at 394 George Street. The other is Kelvinator House at 388 George Street. Between the two is a sign for Holsum Bread. Three cars can be seen on the street. Photographed by an Evening Star staff photographer in about 1948. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 21 x 16 cm

Date: 26 February 1950

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-014-241

Description: View of Evans Bay looking towards Greta Point. Cars line the side of the road in the foreground, beyond which can be seen the roofs of sheds on the beach. In the background is Evans Bay Parade, the Patent Slip, Greta Point and hills on the far side of the harbour. Swimmers can be seen between the shore and a diving tower out in the bay. Photographed by George Leslie Adkin on the 26th of February 1950. Source of descriptive information - Caption under print in album Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Harbour swim event at Evans Bay Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 10.7 x 6.2 cm

Date: [1950s]

From: Jacques, James Anthony, 1901?-1987 :Slides of family, friends, holidays and world trips

Reference: PA12-2550-28

Description: View of houses in Rimu Road, Kelburn, Wellington. The one near the centre of the frame is number 5 Rimu Road. The street can be seen, also two cars, the front hedge, and some of the trees beyond it. Photographed by J A Jacques sometime in the 1950s. Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 18 May 1920

From: Creator unknown :Photographs of visit of Prince of Wales to New Zealand

Reference: PAColl-9163-16

Description: Public reception for Edward Prince of Wales, Dunedin, New Zealand. The motorcade is proceeding along Anzac avenue which is lined with crowds. In the background can be seen the Law Courts and the Police Station. Extreme left foreground is a corner of the Railway Station. Photographed by an unknown photographer 18 May 1920. Inscriptions: Verso - Public reception at Dunedin Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 20 x 15.2 cm

Date: ca 1930

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

Reference: 1/2-045675-G

Description: View east dowm Courtenay Place from the junction with Taranaki Street. A bus marked "lambtons" is taking on passengers beside the Taranaki Street men's toilets which are screened by a rangiora hedge and surrounded by cabage trees planted in the 1910s. Two policemen stand talking in the middle of the street, and a hording for "Fuller's Vaudiville" can be seen above the St James' Theatre. Photographed by Sydney Charles Smith about 1930 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1920s]

From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-015371-G

Description: Courtenay Chambers building and adjacent buildings, Courtenay Place, Wellington. Martins' Ltd, a shoe shop, is located in the ground floor of the Courtenay Chambers. Photograph taken ca 1920s by Gordon Burt. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass Negative

Date: 3 February 1951

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-014-266

Description: View of the western side of Evans Bay from above the Patent Slip. Ships can be seen in the slip. Evans Bay Parade winds into the distance. A seaplane sits on the water. Tree and house clad hills form the background. Photographed by George Leslie Adkin on the 3rd of February 1951. Source of descriptive information - Caption under print in album Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - The same as photo 265, from hillside to rear of the slip Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 10.7 x 6.2 cm

Date: 1948

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

Reference: 1/2-047553-G

Description: View west along Laings Road, Lower Hutt City. Photographed by Sydney Charles Smith in 1948 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1928

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-1870-1/2-G

Description: View of The Strand at Tauranga, with the harbour on the left, a railway line running alongside the edge of the harbour. The Strand runs down the centre of the image with commerical buildings on the right including the Tauranga Hotel, Clark's Novelty Store, and Farmers' Trading Company Ltd. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber in 1928. Identification of location and date from Godber's own index filed in Photographic Archives at TL 6/1/15 in the 1/2 plate sequence under T. Tauranga. Tauranga. 1928. Box 107. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: January 1955

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-36708-F

Description: Main street of Kawakawa, showing train with steam locomotive in middle of street lined with automobiles. Photograph taken January 1955 by Whites Aviation. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 11.3 x 13.2 cm Finding Aids: File print in Whites Aviation folder: Blue 181 - Kawakawa.