Places

Date: 1889

By: Hooper & Company (Wairarapa, N.Z.); Wairarapa daily (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-D-COSTUME-1889-02

Description: Arrangement of text. Stock for sale included: ladies' Garibaldi jackets, ladies' and children's dust cloaks, mantles, lace boas, light summer jackets, pretty pinafores, new parasols, sunshades, sashes and sash ribbons, gloves, silk handkerchiefs, fancy drapery, Zephyr prints, muslin dress fabrics. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, on poster 565 x 359 mm.

Date: 1905

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-D-RETAIL-1905-05

Description: Arrangement of text listing items on sale. Items include blankets, fabrics and curtains; men's suits and hats; towels and sheeting; women's undergarments. Other Titles - Our last word here - we ask our Petone and Hutt friends, customers, and the public to come along for AULD LANG SYNE. ... Right down, clear out, snorter sale, Jackson Street, Petone Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Evening Post Print - 11094. Dated by Evening Post print number, in relation to other posters of the same era. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on poster, 515 x 318 mm.

Date: 1867

From: Beatson, William, 1807-1870 :[Architectural plans of buildings in England and Nelson. 1840-1870].

Reference: Plans-99-020-151

Description: Shows the ground plan and elevation of the shop frontage, with two double doors and verandah, and balcony above. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on sheet, 377 x 530 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Patrick Beatson, in 1999.

Date: 1926

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Atkins & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-063-001/003

Description: Includes floor plans, sections and elevations, a part elevation of the facade and part section of the shop interior. Quantity: 3 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on waxed linen paper, 530 x 750 mm.

Date: 1867

From: Beatson, William, 1807-1870 :[Architectural plans of buildings in England and Nelson. 1840-1870].

Reference: Plans-99-020-153

Description: Shows the first floor plan, with central staircase, showroom, bedroom, and rooms for carpetting and clothing. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on sheet, 330 x 533 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Patrick Beatson, in 1999.

Date: 1867

From: Beatson, William, 1807-1870 :[Architectural plans of buildings in England and Nelson. 1840-1870].

Reference: Plans-99-020-154

Description: Shows the elevation of the storefront, and the back of the building. There is a narrow frieze along the top of the front. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink on sheet, 377 x 550 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Patrick Beatson, in 1999.

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Jones, Frederick Nelson, 1881-1962 :Negatives of the Nelson district

Reference: 1/1-011359-G

Description: Exterior view of Everett Brothers drapery shop in Victoria House, Nelson, circa 1910. Photograph taken by Frederick Nelson Jones. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: ca1900

From: James Smith Ltd :Photographs of personnel, activities and shops

By: James Smith's (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-3332-17-1

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1880s

Reference: 1/2-049208-G

Description: Unidentified street, and row of businesses, in Westport, circa 1880s. Whyte & Pirie drapery, in Westport House, is on the left. Photographer unidentified. Note on back of file print reads: "Before the flood". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1867

From: Beatson, William, 1807-1870 :[Architectural plans of buildings in England and Nelson. 1840-1870].

Reference: Plans-99-020-152

Description: Shows the elevation of the storefront, section of the verandah and skylight, elevations of north and south returns, and plan of the balcony and roof of the verandah. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on sheet, 377 x 530 mm.

Date: 1945 - 1955

By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch

Reference: Eph-E-RETAIL-1940s-01

Description: Poster advertising the Dunedin store, the Drapery Supply Association Ltd, shows a shop facade of a two-storey building lit up in neon and window lighting at night. Pedestrians stand and walk, silhouetted against the shop windows. Almost all of the pedestrians wear hats. Other Titles - The Drapery Supply Association Ltd Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 1015 x 755 mm.

Date: 1915

From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)

Reference: 1/1-015990-G

Description: View of the drapery and department store `The Economic' from across the street, showing window displays, and shoppers outside. The names of the owners of the store, George and Kersley, are displayed on the front of the building. Photograph taken in 1915, by Frank J Denton. Other - Note on back of file print reads: `On neg 1349'. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1930]

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

Reference: 1/2-017581-G

Description: Street scene at Tangarakau Public Works Department construction camp, Stratford district, circa 1930. Includes Mrs Meredith's drapery shop, and J R Charleton's billiard hall. Photograph taken by John Reginald Wall. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Public Works Department camp identified by Library client. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1949 - 1955

Reference: Eph-D-RETAIL-1949-01

Description: Arrangement of text and illustrations in grid format, showing objects for sale and their prices. Goods include: hosiery, vests, light bulbs, tea towels, bloomers, knitting yarn, handkerchiefs, colouring books, saucepans,mats, chocolates, pillow cases, pencils, toilet tissue, socks, tumblers, spoons, plates, slippers, hairpins, soap and elastic. Exhibited in 'To market, to market' Exhibition of advertising and commercial ephemera from the Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. First Floor foyer, National Library of New Zealand, 5 August - 16 September 1997. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Geo. W Slade Ltd., Printers, Wellington. Dated by perpetual calendar and by presence of Woolworth's in Levin phonebook of 1954 but not of 1948. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 540 x 432 mm.

Date: 1906

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

Reference: PAColl-6301-72

Description: Interior of J F Heyhoe's drapery store in Masterton, 1906. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 10.6 x 14.8 cm

Date: 1907

From: Clark, G T :Photographs relating to the Clark family and Levin

Reference: 1/2-091769-F

Description: Shop front of Walter Mace Clark's drapery store in Levin, photographed circa 1907 by an unidentified photographer. Shows a one storied building with a verandah and signs advertising W M Clark importer, established 1894, clothier, mercer, draper, hatter, milliner, bedding, blinds, linoleums, carpets, curtains. Rolls of lino stand alongside the front entrance. Hats and rolls of fabric are visible through the windows. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1930

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-C-RETAIL-1930-01

Description: Arrangement of text and columns listing bargains. Lists prices for men's shirts, ties, socks, handkerchiefs, collars; boy's trousers; ladies' brassieres, bloomers; towels, tablecloths, pillows and carpet ends. Exhibited in 'To market, to market' Exhibition of advertising and commercial ephemera from the Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. First Floor foyer, National Library of New Zealand, 5 August - 16 September 1997. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, 447 x 289 mm.

Date: [ca 1910-1930]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001106-G

Description: View of Bridgers Ltd (Drapery store) on the corner of Church Street and Main Street (now known as Elliot Street). The clothing, etc in the window displays, is clearly visible. A poster advertising the Art Union is on the window at the centre. A horse and cart are parked outside. A man and dog are standing on the footpath at the intersection. Photograph taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches