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Date: [ca 1887-1891]

By: Gant, Robert, 1854?-1936

Reference: PA-Group-00058

Description: Two albums of photographs taken mainly in Masterton about 1887-1891, probably by Robert Gant. Most photographs of individual men and groups of men, often posed in tableaux, and including men dressed as women. Many subjects appear to be homosexual men. Most photographs have captions. Some landscape scenes of Masterton, Wellington, Woolwich and other overseas locations. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 2 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: Purchase, 2007. Albums belonged to Jennifer Blackburn, great-grandaughter of Charles Blackburn (the 'CB' of the photograph captions). Jennifer Blackburn given the albums by her Aunty Coll (Colleen)

Date: 1860 - 1890

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898; Hodgkins, Percy D'Esterre, 1873-1956

Reference: E-405

Description: p.1. [Street scene in ?Dunedin with tram, hansom cab and a reference to the BNZ]; p.2 [Two elderly men]; p.3 Geo McLeod, Star bg [i.e.building?]; p.4 [Man reclining in chair with his feet up]. p.5 [Two men, one carrying a large basket on his shoulder]; p.6 [Two men's faces, with red colouring]; p.7 Sketch for "Land carriage ...". The eleven mile swamp between ?Madialloc and Western port in Victoria. Light carts bring the fish across the neck to Melbourne - 1860. p.8 Coastal steamer entering Preservation.; p.9 [Man in bowler hat and overcoat with walking stick]; p.10 [Three portraits of the same bearded balding man]; p.11 [Sketch of dinghy] Inscriptions: On cover in pencil: W.M.Hodgkins. Several sketches titled, but not all titles fully legible Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s) Green card covers, inscribed "The reporter's notebook ... J.Wilkie & Co ... Dunedin". Physical Description: 11 pencil sketches in album of 37 pages, page size 113 x 818 mm Provenance: Hodgkins family by descent to Percy D'Esterre Hodgkins. Transfers: Transferred from Manuscripts & Archives 1989. MS acc. no. 73-129.

Date: ca 1950s-1960s

By: Robin Smith Photography Ltd

Reference: PAColl-0530

Description: Set of photographs of work and leisure in New Zealand, the majority of cattle and sheep mustering and skiing but including a woman water skiing, a woman painting a vase of flowers in oils, a Maori man carving wood, portraits of individual Maori, a procedure in the wine making process, men in the oyster fishing industry, a woman testing eggs, a man looking up at a tree with a chain saw etc. Photographer was Robin Smith. Quantity: 60 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1973

From: Ball, Murray 1939-2017: Collection

By: Ball, Murray Hone, 1939-2017; Quartet Books

Reference: J-045-013

Description: Shows Bruce the Barbarian walking into the sunset holding his sword in one hand and the head of Ted the Tory in the other hand. Also gives a synopsis of Bruce the Barbarian and his task in taking on the British Isles. Extended Title - A4 photocopy of the back cover. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 photocopy Processing information: Record updated on 30 June 2023 when the access and use conditions were updated per the agreement with Diogenes Designs Limited for the Murray Ball Estate.

Date: [ca October 1931]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-6303-49

Description: Clutha Nantes Mackenzie and (Mrs?) Chapman, Days Bay, Eastbourne, circa October 1931. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000710-F

Description: Farmer, Robert McKenzie, owner of a sheep farm at Mangaorapa, Hawke's Bay. Shows him standing with his horse. Photograph taken in 1943 by John Dobree Pascoe. Other - Pascoe's caption, from the Photographic Archive file at 6/1/30, for the first of the set of photographs at 1/4-000701 to 000738, reads: "With hundreds of Land Girls well established as experienced farm hands, it is interesting to see their way of life and work. These thirty-eight photographs give a balanced impression of what is a typical sheep farm..." Caption - Pascoe's caption for this image in Photographic Archive file at 6/1/30 reads: "Mac, on the right, is the owner of our typical sheep farm. Before the war he had three men to help him work the place. Now he has two girls. He does not suggest that the girls replace the men, but it is fair to say that they make the difference in keeping the farm going." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1911

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

Reference: 1/1-019749-G

Description: Group portrait of men (probably office workers) at a cement works at Tarakohe, photographed in 1911 by Sydney Charles Smith. Shows eight unidentified men outside a building clad in corrugated iron. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000706-F

Description: Robert McKenzie (right), owner of a sheep farm at Mangaorapa, Hawke's Bay, and two unidentified men, 1943. Shows them standing outside a shop. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Other - Pascoe's caption, from the Photographic Archive file at 6/1/30, for the first of the set of photographs at 1/4-000701 to 000738, reads: "With hundreds of Land Girls well established as experienced farm hands, it is interesting to see their way of life and work. These thirty-eight photographs give a balanced impression of what is a typical sheep farm..." Caption - Pascoe's caption for this image in Photographic Archive file 6/1/30 reads: "Mac, on the right, is the owner of our typical sheep farm. Before the war he had three men to help him work the place. Now he has two girls. He does not suggest that the girls replace the men, but it is fair to say that they make the difference in keeping the farm going." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1911

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

Reference: 1/1-019752-G

Description: Group portrait of men employed at a cement works at Tarakohe, photographed in 1911 by Sydney Charles Smith. Shows approximately 70 unidentified men outside at their workplace. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Group at Tarakohe Cement Works S C smith Photo Protected Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1886

From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection

Reference: PAColl-3060-029

Description: F and N class steam locomotives, unidentified railway workers, and a young boy, outside a Christchurch engine shed in 1886. Photographer unidentified. Making New Zealand caption reads: "Bowler hats were popular with men in the eighties. Here is a group of railwaymen, many of whom are wearing bowlers." Published in 'Making New Zealand' Vol 2, No 23, page 30 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.4 x 20.7 cm Provenance: Item lent by William Walter Stewart to the Department of Internal Affairs for publication in 'Making New Zealand' in 1939. Processing information: Formerly filed in Turnbull Library Pictures at: 385. Locomotives. Steam. F

Date: [ca 1900-1920]

From: Bathgate, Alexander William, 1881-1961 :Collection of photographic prints, negatives and lantern slides

Reference: PAColl-3001-01-14

Description: Group portrait of employees of a Taumarunui sawmill, taken inside the mill. There are two dogs in the group. Photograph taken ca 1900-1920 by Alexander William Bathgate. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - A.W. Bathgate Photo Otago Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 15.2 x 20.4 cm

Date: ca 1900

From: The Press (Newspaper) :Negatives

Reference: 1/2-040998-G

Description: Scene at a railway station between Staircase and Cass, in the vicinity of Broken River, Canterbury, circa 1900. Shows men arriving on the platform, with bags. A street lamp is left of centre. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative Processing information: The collection description was updated in November 2020 with information regarding commercial use of the photographs.

Date: [ca 30 Jan 1979]

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

By: Richardson, Brett, active 1978

Reference: EP-Arts-Music-Festivals-01

Description: Man attending a Nambassa festival, at Golden Valley, near Waihi, Hauraki. Shows him eating a burger and wearing a conical straw hat, Chinese jacket, and batik sarong. Photograph taken circa 30 January 1979, by Evening Post photographer Brett Richardson. Other - Published in the Evening Post 30 Jan 1979 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin-coated paper print 25.4 x 18.4 cm

Date: [ca 1900]

Reference: 1/2-066563-F

Description: Workmen standing on the track to Sutherland Falls, Milford Sound, circa 1900. Taken by unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca 1910

From: Burt, William Beverland, 1912-1992: Photographs, chiefly relating to the Chatham Islands

Reference: 1/2-077398-F

Description: Group of men on the Chatham Islands photographed about 1910 by an unknown photographer. Youth with back against window, M T McGregor; man with beard in front of him, Gabriel Timolius Heinrich Odman (licensee of the Mangoutu Hotel); Third from left seated with white hat, Rangitapua Horomona Rehe (father of Tommy Solomon); centre middle, Mr Stone; right standing, Mr Te Paki; seated right, Reuben Cannon; centre back, Charlie Murphy. 1/2-077259, 1/2-077262, 1/2-077384, 1/2-077387 to 077394, 1/2-077396 to 077400, 1/2-076196 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: ca1908

From: Maclay, Adam Henry Pearson, 1873-1955 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-024001-G

Description: Two men in suits and hats sit in a gig or dog cart signed "D McKinley, Family baker". One man holds the reins. They are photographed against a line of trees. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1882 or 1883

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Negatives, lantern slides, stereographs, colour transparencies, monochrome prints, photographic ephemera

Reference: 1/1-025900-G

Description: Four men, including photographer William Williams, seated outdoors on stones in Wainuiomata. Williams is second from left with a camera by his knee and a camera mounted on a tripod behind him. Thomas H Wyatt is on the right. The other two men are named Kevern and Toulson. They are all dressed in hats, suits, and boots. Two smoke pipes while the other two eat. Photograph taken in either 1882 or 1883, probably by William Williams with a self timer. Source of descriptive information - From lantern slide of identical image: "Kevern; Williams; Toulson & Wyatt at Wainuiomata, Wgton - 1882 or 3" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 4 December 1967]

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

By: Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002

Reference: EP-NZ Obits-Porritt, Sir Arthur-01

Description: Newly appointed Governor General Sir Arthur Porritt laughing with a group of unidentified men who had been painting Government House. Shows the Governor General in his ceremonial uniform, amongst nine painters wearing overalls. Photograph taken by Morris James Hill, ca 4 December 1967, for N Z Newspapers Ltd. Original caption reads: "The new Governor General (Sir Arthur Porritt) gave a hint of the informality that many think will be typical of his term of office when he strolled across to meet these painters at Government House on Friday. The painters, who were putting finishing touches to Government House, stopped to watch official pictures being taken. Sir Arthur noticed them and went across the lawn for a word with them." (Evening Post, 4 December 1967). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 17.8 x 21.5 cm

Date: [ca 1920]

From: Iorns, Bennett, 1883-1977 :Photographs relating to Masterton and the Wairarapa

By: Winzenberg, Albert Edward, 1865-1931

Reference: PA7-60-11

Description: Group photograph of the management and directorate of the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association. The men are photographed standing and sitting on the steps of Caselberg House by A E Winzenberg, ca 1920. Photographs of absent members Martin Elgar and J F Redmond are inset at the top right and left corners. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Names of those in the photograph Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin, 22.5 x 28.5 cm on card

Date: 1900s

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

Reference: 1/1-003999-G

Description: Group of eight men in suits and hats photographed outside the Christchurch offices of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).