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New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch: Visit Mt Egmont. Scenic trip by train. New Zeal...
Date: 1938 - 1939
By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch; Holmwood, Edward John Evelyn, 1910-1987
Reference: Eph-E-RAIL-1930s-05
Description: Shows a snow-capped Mount Taranaki seen from the recreation ground in New Plymouth, with a decorative wooden bridge in the foreground, over a stretch of water. There is a tree fern in the left foreground, framing the scene. In conversation with Hamish Thompson in 2005, Jim Morrison, an employee of the Railways in 1947-1987, attributed this poster to artist John Holmwood. Dated with reference to the fact that the poster may be one of the six new posters mentioned in the Railways Department's annual report for 1938-1939. They are described as reaching "a new standard for New Zealand" with "excellence in their design and printing". Peter Alsop reports (email 28 January 2020) that three of the six appear in a photograph held by Rotorua Museum; the photograph also shows a poster for the New Zealand Centennial, suggesting a date of around 1939. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 1015 x 640 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2004.
[Postcard]. Mt Egmont, from the Recreation Ground, New Plymouth. [1900-1920].
Date: 1900 - 1920
From: [Postcard album of cards collected by Joye Eggers / Taylor. 1905-1970s].
Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-6-047-top
Description: Shows a snow-capped Mount Taranaki seen from a lake or river, with a white painted bridge in the foreground. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 60 x 120 mm. on postcard, 89 x 141 mm.