Places

Date: Between 1910s and 1930s

From: AFCM :Six albums containing newspaper and magazine clippings, and some original photographs

By: Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955

Reference: PA1-f-002

Description: Includes a page showing the four main university colleges in New Zealand, circa 1930s; pages of botanical drawings; pages showing the Lever Brothers' soap manufacturing building, aspects of packaging Sunlight Soap and Lux soap powder at the factory, all photographed by F.G. Barker of Courtenay Place, Wellington. Also includes photographs and newspaper cuttings of transport used by country children going to school, including horseback and riding on cows. Images of various schools; bombers and fighters at Wigram Aerodrome during the visit to NZ of the Duke of York in 1927, including Bristol fighters, Avro 504 fighters, DH4 and DH9 bombers; map showing NZ as it would be situated if placed in corresponding latitude of Northern Hemisphere, NZ Government Railways; mean annual rainfall map of NZ (signed DG Bates, Director of Meteorological Office, 7.6.1911); farm buildings on Somes Island; cattle mustering at White Rock (Wairarapa); views of trains on the railway line between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki before the Centennial Highway was constructed; view of the Jubilee floating dock arriving in Wellington in 1931, towed by two Dutch ocean-going tugboats.

Date: 1923-1928

From: Panoramic photographs of New Zealand taken by R P Moore

By: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948

Reference: PA6-198

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

Date: 1923-1928

From: Panoramic photographs of New Zealand taken by R P Moore

By: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948

Reference: PA6-252

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

Date: December 1911 to January 1912

From: Field, Arthur Nelson : Collection of albums and negatives

By: Field, Arthur Nelson, 1882-1963

Reference: PA1-q-076

Description: Photographs taken on a trip leaving Wellington on Christmas Eve 1911, by A N Field and K A Henderson. Itinerary of the trip. Rail to Auckland from Wellington; Steamer from Auckland to Thames; Bicycles from Thames to Waihi, to Tauranga, to Matata, to Rotorua, to Waiotapu, to Wairakei, to Taupo; Steamer from Taupo to Tokaanu (January 15th 1912) Bicycles from Tokaanu for about 10 miles on the Waiouru Road; Coach to Waiouru; Train from Waiouru to Ohakune; On foot from Ohakune, up Mount Ruapehu; Train from Ohakune to Taumarunui; Steamer from Wanganui to Palmerston North (1 1/2 days) Train from Palmerston North to Wellington. Inscriptions: Album page - Trip Xmas 1911. A N Field & K A Henderson. Left Xmas Eve 1911 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with grey cover, red spine, entitled `Sunny memories'; 32.0 x 27.5 cm

Date: [1900s-1910s?]

From: Mercer, Robert, fl 1964 :Photographs and albums of Maori, New Zealand views, and illustrations

Reference: PA1-o-339

Description: Album of photographs taken by unidentified photographers, taken in central North Island, and Otago and Southland regions, circa 1900s and 1910s. Some of the images are related to railways, including North Island scenes of the first passenger trip on 14th February 1909, during which the train stopped on the Raurimu Spiral because of a lack of engine power to haul it; the railway station at Longburn; a locomotive owned by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company; various engines including one image showing a J Class locomotive and an A Class locomotive with the caption "Note the difference in 20 years". South Island trains are shown in the Catlins District, including the construction of the Catlins River Railway, the Houipapa Quarry on the Catlins River Extension, loading wagons in the Balclutha ballast pit, the viaduct across the Catlins River at Houipapa, the Clutha Railway Bridge, and the Houipapa terminus on the Catlins River Railway. The North Island scenic views include the areas around Lake Rotorua, the Government Sanatorium at Rotorua, Sophia's Whare, a group of Maori boys diving for pennies, Whakarewarewa, Okere and Ohakune. Scenic views in the South Island are mostly around Dunedin (including Telford's country house in the Balclutha District), Clutha River, Balclutha, and the Catlins, including flax swamps and flax mills in the Catlins District. Many of the images are taken with an emphasis on atmosphere, includingGathering storm", "Beside the winding river", "Outward bound", "A heavy pull" and "A calm day". Inscriptions: Album page - "Thus we remember many a sunny hour with bike and camera"-Inside back cover Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with very dark blue cover, black leather corners and spine; 22 x 29 cm

Date: [ca 1890-1931]

By: Anderson, Freda, active 1980s

Reference: PAColl-7302

Description: Postcards of New Zealand and Australia. Includes: Paihia showing the pier and a sign on a bathing hut for Mon Desir Guest House, with German writing and mention of Tracey's boarding house; the viaduct over the Makatote Gorge on the Main Trunk Railway; a ship moored at Lyttelton wharves; Town Hall and Wynyard Square, Sydney; and Government House from the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Postcards

Date: [Between 1935 and 1936]

From: Smytheman, V :Photographs from World War II and an album of New Zealand scenes

By: Smytheman, V (Miss), active 1935-1936

Reference: PA1-o-470

Description: Snapshots taken in the North Island of New Zealand between 1935 and 1936, taken by an unidentified photographer. Several of the images show war memorials, in Featherston; the memorial clock in Gisborne; and memorial gates at Victoria Park, Stratford. The last three scenes show groups of women. They include Alice, Ivy, Gwynne, Tess, Mrs Carte-Lloyd and Mrs Booth Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with mottled tan cover tied with brown ribbon, entitled "Photo album"; 11.5 x 17.0 cm

Date: [Circa 1932]

By: Searle, Roland James, 1904-1984

Reference: PA1-f-131

Description: Album of photographs chiefly taken by Roland James Searle, circa 1930s. The first subject is the opening of the Wellington Citizens' War Memorial (Cenotaph), and includes a programme of the dedication and handing over on Sunday 17th April, 1932 (p 001-012). That is followed by the consecration ceremony for the National War Memorial and War Memorial Carillon (again with a copy of the programme), held on Anzac Day, April 25th, 1932 (p 015-023). Pages 029-033 show the arrival of the Wellington Jubilee Dock in 1931, the floating dock which was towed from England by two Dutch tugboats. The next sequence is entitled "The Express pulls out - Thorndon", and follows the Express to Wanganui where views show a river-boat trip up the Whanganui River (p 037-056), and include a map of historical areas on the river compiled by Annabell & Marchant, surveyors of Wanganui (p 055). The train trip is continued in the next section, and includes an illustrated diagram of the Raurimu Spiral, then arrival at the new Beach Road Auckland Railway Station. Photographs of Auckland include the Auckland Institute and Museum, Auckland University, Grafton Bridge, a sailing ship at the wharves, and the Auckland Zoo. Further North there are scenes of ploughing, a mine entrance, rock formations at Waro, and the Taheke Falls; before travelling to Rotorua and the surrounding thermal regions. A number of images were taken at Whakarewarewa, including photos of Paul Thomas and his wife, along with scenes showing women washing clothes in hot pools, a woman with a baby on her back holding a rope with a food basket cooking in the pool, children in a hot pool, and men at work carving. Paul Thomas wrote to thank Searle for sending him copies of photographs (p 101, written on May 1st 1932). Later photographs again with the train often in view show timber felling and milling, and views of the Arapuni hydroelectic power station. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with textured grey cloth cover, entitled "Snapshots"; 28.5 x 39.0 cm

Date: 1923

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-0804-F

Description: Panoramic view of the Rangitikei River, showing the Makohine Viaduct, taken by Robert Percy Moore in 1923 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on tape - Rangitikei River Hunterville 4 copies; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - No. 355A Rangitikei River showing Makohine Viaduct near Hunterville N.Z. 1923 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.8 x 102.4 cm

Date: [Chiefly between 1912 and 1914]

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

Reference: PA1-o-198

Description: Album of photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1912 and 1914. Images include Godber's family, a few of identified people (names listed in the name file), and many with no identification. One image of a group of fitters and turners apprentices at the Petone Railway Workshops, taken in 1913, has all the apprentices named (listed in the full record for Godber negative, APG-0457-1/2) Views of the old Central Fire Station at Petone, and the new Petone Fire Brigade Station; the aftermath of a huge fire at Cooks' Cooperage (on January 14, 1914); and a locomotive which had rolled. Local Petone scenes include the Petone Council Chambers and town clock, and a number of houses in the area, including the home of Godber's friend Tom Mather; Korokoro bush, and the Korokoro Reservoir. Away from the Wellington area, Godber photographed a number of houses in Clonbern Road area; the Makatote Viaduct and the Manganui-o-te-Ao Viaduct. Other Titles - Title lettered on spine - Godber Album 107 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown buckram cover; 25 x 32 cm

Date: 1908-1910

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-o-1226

Description: There are three main groups of images in this album. The first is about a climb up Mount Tarawera in September 1908. It includes views of the craters and the rift resulting from the eruption, and views over the surrounding countryside from the summit including lakes Tarawera and Rotomahana. The party also did some sailing in a launch on the lakes before moving on to the Waimangu thermal area and Wakarewarewa. The second group feature railway viaducts being constructed on the main trunk line in May 1908. Those depicted are the Makatote Viaduct, the Hapuawhenua Viaduct, and the Taonui Viaduct. There are two photographs of the road bridge over the Makatote River, and two photographs of the party picnicing in the bush by the river. The third group relates to climbing Mounts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe over Easter 1909, and again over Easter 1910. There are views of Ngauruhoe erupting, the Mangaehuehu Glacier on Mount Ruapehu, the Crater Lake, the Ohinepango Spring, the party on both mountains, and a view Of Paretetaitonga Peak on Mount Ruapenu. Other images are photographic postcards one of which shows a group of Ohakune Boy Scouts on Mount Ruapehu (this group also includes four women). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: ca 1920s-1940s

Reference: PAColl-7243

Description: Two photographs of the Hapuawhenua Viaduct, one with a steam and one with a diesel locomotive. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-002664 to 002665 Quantity: 2 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negatives Provenance: The reverse of the file print states that they are Railway Publicity photographs.

Date: [ca 1900]

Reference: PA4-1024

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Makatote Viaduct Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - The concrete piers, Makatote Viaduct; Backing board recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

Date: 8 August 1974

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

Reference: EP/1974/4481A-F

Description: View of the south pier of the Mangaweka Viaduct under construction. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on 8 August 1974. This viaduct was one of three built for the Mangaweka deviation which opened for use in 1981. The earlier Mangaweka Viaduct was dismantled after the deviation opened. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: [ca 1890s-1910]

By: Johnston, I F H (Mr), active 1971; Muir & Moodie (Firm); Morris, Guy Clayton, 1868-1918

Reference: PAColl-6334

Description: Postcards of New Zealand scenes. Includes views of women on the swing bridge over the Catlins River ca 1900; swans on Catlins Lake; Mt Ngauruhoe erupting; the main street in Milton; Gore Railway Station; the Hapuawhenua Viaduct on the main trunk line; the New Zealand rugby football team which toured Great Britain in 1905; the botanic gardens in Dunedin; a view over Mount Eden, Auckland showing the Maori fortifications and the firm of C Lynch Cash Grocers in the foreground; a two storey house boat or ferry at Ohura; Moffat's and Kolberg's homesteads in Pounawea; a re-touched view of the track through Pounawea; a souvenir of Port Molyneux showing Millionaire's Corner, Ka Ka Point and Kororo Creek; the Blue Bath, Rotorua; Princes Street, Dunedin showing a tram and Jacobs Tobacconist on the corner; Lower High Street, Dunedin with the premises of Charles W White & Co on the right; families out on St Clair Beach; two boys having a race in the rockery of the Botanic Gardens, Dunedin; North Island Main Trunk Railways at Ohakune; the Presbyterian church in Palmerston with the Clark Sunday School hall next to it; fell engine pulling a train up the Rimutaka Incline; Guide Eileen at Whakarewarewa; and Smith Bros general store at Owaka with their delivery cart outside. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Prints also at PAColl-5800-36 and PAColl-6001-18 Quantity: 24 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 4 b&w original photographic print(s) postcards. 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcard. 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Postcards Provenance: Donated by Mr I F H Johnston, Clutha, 1971

Date: [ca 1890-1940s]

From: Cornwall, James Caleb, 1879-1964: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10267

Description: Photographs of family and New Zealand scenes taken between circa 1890s and circa 1940s, chiefly by James Caleb Cornwall. - Features images of unidentified hydro-electric dams and power stations. - Identified figures include Allan Brown's five children; Mr and Mrs Tom Smith and their daughter Edley (of Carterton); Mrs and Miss Grube; Jock the farm dog (1931); school children at Clareville school, near Carterton, with school building; James William Emet Cornwall, Fred Horton Cornwall, James William Cornwall, and Jack Lindsay walking down the street; [Jim Paul?] at his house; and F M Wallace and another unidentified man at the stock yards. - Images relating to farming show a lamb in docking cradle (an invention of James Cornwall), a dog [Jock?] herding sheep, Jack Lindsay's farm near Whakatane (including cow shed and cows), a horse, and the 1915 Agricultural and Pastoral (A&P) shows in Masterton and Fielding featuring events involving horses and cows. - Also contains a number of images relating to transport. Boats including a passenger liner, sailing ship, tugboat 'Melodeon', ship 'Australia'. Series of images relating to railways show viaducts on the main truck line (including Makatote, one near Horopito, and Mangaweka), a steam train travelling between Waiouru and Tangiwai, and train tracks near Rewa on the Rangitikei River. Further photographs show cars, road bridges (including on the Old Kaimai Road), and a horse drawn wagon on a beach. - Scenic images show the Rangitikei River area, Pukekura Park in New Plymouth (lake, lily pads, bush scenes), topiary at 'Coopers Garden Newman' with a lounge suite theme, waterfalls, bush scenes, thermal area, a blossoming tree, and flowers. - Identified places include Waihi Beach, Palmerston North Domain (Cornwall family camping trip), war memorial in Dannevirke Domain, Tauranga (including The Strand, beach scenes, Mount Maunganui, Military Cemetery, Ocean Beach, Mt Dury, the blowhole, [bowling club?], and Cornwall family), Manawatu River, Hastings (Main Street), Napier (Marine Parade), Fetherston War Memorial, and Masterton (Queen Street, Queen Elizabeth Park scenes (lake, band rotunda), Post Office). - Miscellaneous photographs include a Scottish pipe band, a brass band, a water tower, an image titled 'Native hut Fijian Court' at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington (1940). - Some of the images are printed as post cards and some are duplicated (one is hand-coloured and some may use other tinting or printing processes). A number of images have a brownish hue. Quantity: 126 b&w original photographic print(s) including one hand coloured image. Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints

Date: [Circa 1906 to 1909]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, Charles Tenison, active 1906-1910

Reference: PA1-o-455

Description: Photographs taken by Charles Tenison Salmon about 1906 to 1909. Images include views of the Ohakune/Horopito Road, a Christmas camp in the bush at Ohakune, the volcanic eruption of Mount Ngauruhoe in April 1909, and views taken when traversing the Tongariro National Park. Some photographs show Charles and Marie Salmon in the bush, and one shows three climbers, Charles T. Salmon, Edward Phillips Turner and Hugh Girdlestone. Views on the Ohakune-Horopito Road show a team of horses pulling an empty dray, and one of a group of people waiting while their carriage crosses a ford on the Mangatoetoenui River. Other - Negatives are held of these images Inscriptions: Album page - Photographs taken by Charles T. Salmon, about 1906-1909 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; 19.5 x 26.5 cm

Date: 1906-1907, and [1940s-1960s?]

Reference: PA1-o-029

Description: Photographs taken on a trip to New Zealand by Dr Freda Bage, 1906-1907; includes several photographs taken by unknown photographers at later dates, most of new Zealand, but one of Rotten Row in London, and one of the Victoria Dock in Sydney. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black hard cover, cream binding tape spine, 230 x 300 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-0115. Transfer information - MS-0115.

Date: [ca 1930s], 1946-1959

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-168

Description: Photographs for publication in NZ Free Lance, 1946-1959 Views of Palmerston North showing The Square and Broadway; Manawatu River, Ballance Bridge over the Manawatu River; Ratana Temple at Raetihi; Ruapehu from south-west; Makatote Viaduct; Raurimu Spiral; Centennial Memorial at Feilding; Woodville. Pukekura Park, New Plymouth; Flax Flat (between Marton and Turakina); Ohakune; Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont); country road near Porewa railway station (6 miles from Marton); unidentified rural scenes - [Whites Aviation (No F3337)], waterfall; trout fishing House of Mr J Cooper at Newman with topiary on front lawn (photographer W Hall Raine) Quantity: 45 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1908

By: Robertson, J B, active 1908-1913

Reference: 1/2-007964-F

Description: Panorama photograph of the viaduct under construction in 1908. Photographer was J B Robertson. Used in the Public Works Statement, Appendix to Journals, D1, 1908. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative