Places

Date: 1934 - 1935

By: C M Banks Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Queenstown-1934-01

Description: Shows a bird's eye view of Queenstown with the Remarkables in the distance, and a group of climbers in the foreground. One sits on the lower curve of the "Q" and waves. The text below the image lists the names of agencies from which information can be obtained: The New Zealand High Commissioner in London, New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner in Toronto Canada, New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner in Sydney Australia, New Zealand Government Tourist and Trade Bureau in Melbourne Australia, and the General Manager of the New Zealand Government Tourist Department in Wellington. This poster differs from that at Archives New Zealand AAOK, W3241, no 40, which has additional wording "Best reached by rail" and aimed at the domestic market. The 'New Zealand railways magazine' shows this image with the "Best reached by rail" addition, in its issue for 1 November 1934. Other Titles - Q Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph and silkscreen print, 1005 x 640 mm.

Date: 1936

By: Mitchell, Leonard Cornwall, 1901-1971; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Loney, George Henry, 1871-1957

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1936-01

Description: Shows a view of Mitre Peak from the region of the hotel at Milford Sound. The logo of the Tourist Department depicting a Maori chief, is shown at lower left. This image also appeared on a "poster stamp" issued by the New Zealand Government Tourist and Publicity Department (see folder of stamps at Eph-A-TOURISM-NZ-1930s). Dated from the date detectable at the bottom right of the image. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Chromolithograph on poster 1000 x 654 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1959

From: Whites Aviation Limited :Fox Glacier New Zealand. Photographed and produced by Whites Aviation Limited for Messrs Sullivan Brothers, Fox Glacier Hotel, Fox Glacier, South Westland, New Zealand. Leader Press Limited, Auckland, [1950s?]

By: Sullivan Brothers

Reference: Eph-B-TOURISM-Fox-1950s-01-cover

Description: Shows idyllic scene of the Southern Alps reflected in Lake Matheson. Title is superimposed at the left. Date estimated from appearance of a Morris Minor on one of the pages of the booklet. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on cover of booklet.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 206 x 277 mm.

Date: 1931 - 1932

By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch; Lovell-Smith, Edgar McLeod, 1875-1950; Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-ca-1932-01

Description: Shows the front of the Chateau Tongariro, with skiers and hotel guests in front. In background, Mount Ngauruhoe smokes. This image also appeared on a "poster stamp" issued by the New Zealand Government Tourist and Publicity Department (see stamp booklet at Eph-A-TOURISM-NZ-1930s). Possible suggested artist is Edgar Lovell-Smith. Dated from the appearance of similar picture in "New Zealand railways magazine, October 1932, page 3. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, colour, 1010 x 642 mm.

Date: 1959 - 1960

By: King, Marcus, 1891-1983; New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: Eph-D-TOURISM-1960-01

Description: Shows airborne skier in right profile, above foreground slope. In right distance is the Ruapehu skifield and Mount Ngauruhoe steaming in the background. Previously thought to be dated in the 1930s. Revised date based on "Selling the dream; the art of early New Zealand tourism" eds Peter Alsop, Gary Stewart, Dave Bamford (2012); it is reproduced on page 282, with date suggested on page 392. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - MARCUS KING Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screen print, 765 x 510 mm.

Date: 1928

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, relating to Fiordland as a tourist destination]

By: New Zealand. Department of Tourist and Health Resorts

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Fiordland-1928-01-cover

Description: Shows arrangement of text, with photograph of mountains and fiord. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on cover of booklet.. Physical Description: Coloured (monotone) print, 185 x 123 mm.

Date: 1897

By: New Zealand Post Office; Waterlow & Sons (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-POSTCARDS-1897-01

Description: The first postcard issued by the New Zealand Post Office, December 1897. It shows four vignettes of scenic landmarks: Mt Cook, Mt Taranaki, the Otira Gorge and the Waikite Geyser at Whakarewarewa. This copy is postmarked 28 December 1897 on the verso, and has been sent via Suez to London before being forwarded to Horsham, Sussex. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph on card 92 x 141 mm. Provenance: Previously purchased in an antique bookshop in Melbourne.

Date: [ca 1905-1914]

By: Winkelmann, Henry, 1860-1931

Reference: Eph-POSTCARDS-Ruapehu-01

Description: Shows a general view of Mount Ngauruhoe from the snowy slopes of Mount Ruapehu. Other Titles - North Island Main Trunk Railway Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard. Physical Description: Photolithograph on postcard 88 x 139 mm.

Date: 1939

From: [Ephemera, menus, programmes relating to ships and shipping companies, mainly used on voyages to New Zealand. 1920-1939]

By: Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij

Reference: Eph-B-SHIP-1939-01-front

Description: Shows Mount Cook framed by tall trees and an carved arch of Maori motifs. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on front cover of booklet.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 239 x 149 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 1995 (order no. 95-101).

Date: 1950

By: King, Marcus, 1891-1983

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1950-02

Description: Shows three people in a small boat gliding on a still lake, which reflects the bush and mountains behind. There is a toetoe bush in the right foreground. Previously thought to be dated in the 1930s; revised owing to information in "Selling the dream; the art of early New Zealand tourism" eds Peter Alsop, Gary Stewart, Dave Bamford (2012), where it is shown on page 145, with date given on page 397. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - MARCUS KING Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 1010 x 627 mm.

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.

Date: 1980

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; Temple, Robert Philip, 1939-; E C Keating (Firm)

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1979-01

Description: Shows a photograph of Mount Ngauruhoe and the surrounding barren countryside. There are grasses growing in the foreground. Dated from the period in which E C Keating was the government printer. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 595 x 840 mm.

Date: 1938 - 1939

By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch; Holmwood, Edward John Evelyn, 1910-1987

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Queenstown-1930s-01

Description: Shows view over Queenstown waterfront towards the Remarkables in the background. 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. Other Titles - Poster Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Issued by the N.Z. Railways Publicity Branch. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, colour, 1005 x 630 mm.

Date: 1930 - 1939

By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Westland-1930s-01

Description: Shows a montage of glaciers, flowering rata, mountains and bush, as if on a map of a portion of the West Coast, with the far left edge showing the coast and sea. Linen-backed before arrival in the Library. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Collotype, 1010 x 635 mm.

Date: 1895 - 1915

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by Agnes Evers. 1910s?]

By: Archibald Dudingston Willis (Firm)

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-13-17-3

Description: Shows a view of a stream emerging from a gully between two bush-topped hills, with snowy mountains in the background. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 137 x 90 mm.

Date: 1950

By: King, Marcus, 1891-1983

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-1950-01

Description: Shows drover on horseback at right foreground, with sheepdog on riverbank behind him. He follows a herd of Hereford cattle across a river, with bush, hills and snowcapped peaks behind. Previously thought to be dated in the 1930s; revised owing to information in "Selling the dream; the art of early New Zealand tourism" eds Peter Alsop, Gary Stewart, Dave Bamford (2012), where it is shown on page 370-371, with date given on page 402. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - MARCUS KING Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 632 x 1012 mm.

Date: 1935

By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch; Loney, George Henry, 1871-1957

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Mt-Cook-1935-01

Description: Shows a young woman in a short skirt, striped top and beret, with a walking stick, standing in a mountains setting, with Mt Cook and the Hermitage in the background. There are edelweiss flowers around her feet. The sky is red. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph on sheet , 875 x 565 mm.

Date: 1950

Reference: Eph-D-TOURISM-1950-01

Description: Shows a view of Lake Matheson with a reflection of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. Date is not established. Peter Alsop's "Selling the dream" (2012) reproduces it on page 144, and suggests a date around 1950. Other Titles - Poster Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, coloured, on sheet 760 x 508 mm.

Date: 1933

By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch; C M Banks Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Mt-Cook-1933-01

Description: Shows a view of Mount Cook, with skiers and other holidaymakers gathered outside the Hermitage building below. At lower left is a circular world map showing America, Africa and Europe, and figures are moving from that map towards the Hermitage. Text in the lower half gives contact details for information, in London, Toronto, Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington. Almost identical to a poster held in Archives New Zealand at AAOK W3241 no. 4 Dated from a similar image appearing in the "New Zealand Railways" magazine, 2 October 1933. Other Titles - Mount Cook Other Titles - Wellington, lithographer Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Coloured lithograph, 1010 x 640 mm.

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.