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Date: 1927

Reference: PA-Group-00431

Description: Views of the 1927 Royal Tour of New Zealand by the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Includes displays viewed and events attended by the royal couple, as well as travelling between towns by car and train. Places visited include: the Royal New Zealand Air Force at Wigram airport, Canterbury University, the view over Lyall Bay from Truby King's house, Dunedin war memorial and the war memorial at Waitaki Boys' High School, Government House in Wellington. Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-048049 to 048258, 049253 to 049455, 1/2-175202 to 175220 Quantity: 386 b&w original negative(s) glass. 27 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives Processing information: Archivists notes - Originally arranged and described in 2002. Reference number changed from PAColl-6909 to PA-Group-00431 in 2009.

Date: [ca 1890-1936]

By: Abernethy, William, 1865-1930?; Allen, (Miss), active 1910s; Blencowe, James Rasdell, 1871-1945; Carberry, M V, active 1910s; Churton, C E, active 1904; Ellerbeck Studio; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Le Grice, Edward, 1881-1959; Marsh, Robert George Stanley, 1862?-1940; Peter Pan Studio; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Raphael Tuck & Sons (Firm); Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers); Taylor, T E, active 1899; Walker, George Allen, -1915; William Beattie & Company; Wilson, William Thompson, 1882-1917

Reference: PAColl-0718

Description: A collection of postcards and printed views (possibly from a magazine) of New Zealand scenes primarily of towns and cities rather than scenic views. They include one of two Maori women washing clothes at Rotorua, another of the Royal visit in 1927 and a family group of seven men and three women possibly taken in Belfast. A number of the postcards have been used. Also included are five original photographs which have been captioned with the family connections: a soldier in uniform, possibly named Ralph Ferguson; Uncle Henry Babe's wedding photograph; cousin Violet Bradford in America; Albert and Elizabeth (Eliza) Babe (brother and sister) and four others; Thomas and Fanny Babe (grandpa and grandma) with Eliza, Harold, Albert, Olivia, Queenie and Gladys. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s). 55 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1961-1967

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-139

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide Association, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various activities throughout New Zealand. The first pages show the move from old headquarter buildings in Hastings to new buildings in Christchurch, in September 1961. They include the transfer of equipment by truck and by air freight, and views of different aspects of the new premises. Later views show visiting Girl Guide leaders attending conferences and training courses; ceremonial occasions attended by Lord Cobham in 1962, and by Sir Bernard and Lady Fergusson. Lady Fergusson was the Dominion President during their term in New Zealand. One section of the album shows activities of Girl Guides and Brownies in the Cook Islands, and also in Western Samoa. A number of the camps were attended by Girl Guides from Pacific countries, with many of the Guides named in the album. Various activities undertaken by the Guides include the sale of Girl Guide biscuits, ANZAC Day commemorations, Thinking Day ceremonies, rallies, and the awards of special badges. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, labelled in blue ink on front cover `Book 2. 1961-1967' with 1963-1968 crossed out; 38 x 52 cm

Date: 1917-1930

From: Kensington, Jacqueline :Photographs, certificates and theatre programmes relating to the Reeve and Oxley families

By: Kensington, Jacqueline, active 1995; Kensington, Iris Merle, 1905-1982

Reference: PA1-o-730

Description: A lot of Merle Reeve's relatives and friends, views of cities and towns, especially Palmerston North and Wellington, sports teams associated with Wellington Teachers College, Wellington Boys College, and All Saints Anglican Church, Palmerston North, in the late 1920s. Scenic views taken on holidays. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: Feb 1927

By: Clark, Charles Troughton, 1890-1973

Reference: PA-Group-00433

Description: Photographs of visit of Duke and Duchess of York to Rotorua, taken February 1927 by Troughton Clark. Shows Duke and Duchess, and Maori group listening to the Duke of York's response. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1890-1945]

From: Estate of W Wilson :Photographs of the Wilson family and Eketahuna

By: Crown Studios (Wellington, N.Z.); Thomson, Richard John James, 1890-1977; NZ Camera-Craft Company; Valerie Studios (Wellington, N.Z.); Kinsey, William Henry Scott, 1860-1931

Reference: PAColl-0436-1

Description: School photographs, one from Eketahuna District High School 1938; roll of honour for Eketahuna District High School; G Dawson and M(?) Ramsay in their navy uniforms 28th Feburary 1940; Mr Hornblow and Mrs Dickson at a formal dinner; the Queen Mother at a gala event on the upper gallery of a theatre; the Queen Mother with Bishop Owen; Mrs Wilson and Miss C M Wilson in front of radio equipment; John Dawson's graduation photograph; Mr Wilson leaving his house in a top hat; the post office at Eketahuna before 1934; two photographs of William Muir Wilson's grave; a group photograph of nine men in business dress (uncaptioned); and a postcard of Eketahuna in the snow. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-065853 to 065863 Quantity: 28 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera.

Date: 1927

Reference: PA1-o-444

Description: Photographs of the Royal visit in 1927 of the Duke and Duchess of York, taken by an unidentified photographer. None of the photographs have captions. Images include the royal entourage driving or travelling by train through New Zealand countryside in the South Island and the North Island; various ceremonies, welcoming crowds, a large group of nurses lining the steps up to a hospital, various dignitaries, and inspection of troops and police. Two photographs show the Royal camp at Tokaanu, and one shows rows of people seated at tables in the open air. A number of more personal images show the Duke and Duchess, the Duke outside smoking a pipe, the Duke at a racecourse with a trotting horse and sulky, and the Duke and Duchess fishing near Turangi. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; entitled "Photographs" (stamped in lower right corner); 18.5 x 29.5 cm

Date: 1880s - 1960, 1974

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Muir & Moodie (Firm); Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949; Barnicoat, John Wallis, 1814-1905

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-041

Description: Photographs of places and personalities, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes Maori portraits and groups on marae, including the Duke and Duchess of York meeting Maui Pomare in 1927. Includes a photograph of the crowded deck of the `Waikere' a few minutes before the boat struck land in Dusky Sound in 1910. Also photographs of knighthood being confered upon George Richardson in Samoa; an archaeological site near Rotorua; Kumara, Westland, in 1886; Empire Day celebrations 1905; the first annual apprentice exam held at the Hutt shops, Hutt Valley, in 1930; and sketches of Riccarton House, Canterbury, made by J W Barnicoat in 1844 and R Park circa 1859. Photographers include Burton Bros, Muir & Moodie and Paul Popper. Quantity: 30 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1954

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12777-07-04

Description: Includes words of Te Arawa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa haka; pōwhiri; Posture dance by Ngāti Tūwharetoa; Poi dance by Te Arawa; Mataatua tribes action dance; Taihauauru Poi Aotea, Whakapapa Kawai Rangatira, He Ngeri; Haka Waka Atua; Ngati Porou tribe women's haka of welcome; men's ceremonial haka. Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet, 38 pages, 220 x 144 mm. Processing information: Combined into ATL-Group-00753, October 2022. Previous reference: Eph-A-ROYAL-1954-01.

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2227-F

Description: Panoramic group portrait of police escort contingent for the tour of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1927. Two rows of uniformed policemen (60 men) standing, with 9 men in civilian clothing and 7 senior officers seated in front. They are posed in front of an unidentified building in an unidentified location (possibly Auckland). The rear of a car is visible on the far left (number plate: 34-554). Taken by Robert Percy Moore Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Royal Escort to T.R.H. Duke & Duchess of York, New Zealand Tour, 1927; Marginal notes on negative - 1 1 1 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 23.7 x 123.4 cm

Date: 1980 - 1989

By: Photography by Woolf Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-ROYAL-1980s

Description: Includes: 1980: A service of celebration and thanksgiving in honour of the 80th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Wellington Cathedral, Monday 4 August 1980 at 12.30 pm. Order of service 1981: The Royal wedding; official souvenir. Published by gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen [Published in Britain] Auckland City Council. Royal variety performance 16 October 1981 (see child record for details) State farewell banquet on the occasion of the visit to New Zealand of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Hotel Intercontinental Auckland, 19 October 1981. Menu / toast list, tied with purple ribbon Porirua Action Committee. Royal visit to Waitangirua Mall [by Prince of Wales, 1 April 1981. Protest flyer] (2 copies) 1983: Visit to New Zealand by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. 17-30 April 1983. For pupils of the New Zealand Correspondence School; a souvenir itinerary Wellington Unemployed Workers' Union, et al. "Don't be a Charlie all your life". An open letter [to] Heir to the British throne, Phillip Arthur George Charles. [Mimeographed typescript sheet] 1986: [Three colour portrait photographs of the Queen & Duke (2 copies), and each of them separately, by Woolf photographer, Wellington. Printed and published by V R Ward, Government Printer, Wellington. Crown copyright] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 1958

Reference: Eph-A-ATHLETICS-1958

Description: Includes: Masterton Amateur Athletic & Cycling Club. Park Oval Masterton, 20 January 1958. Official programme Wellington Centre NZAAA. Women's and Junior Provincial Track and Field Championships. Hataitai Park, 7-8 February 1958. Official programme City of Dunedin. Civic reception and Royal Sports meeting. Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Carisbrook, 11 February 1958. Souvenir programme Wellington Centre. NZAAA. Wellington Provincial Track & Field Championships. Hataitai Park, 14-15 February 1958. Official programme Wellington Centre. NZAAA. 63rd New Zealand Track & Field Championships. Lower Hutt Recreation Ground, 6-8 March 1958. Souvenir programme (2 copies) Quantity: 5 album(s). Physical Description: Offset print on programmes, sizes varying under 250 mm.

Date: [ca 1890s-1940s]

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

Reference: PAColl-10268

Description: Photographs of New Zealand scenes taken between circa 1890s and circa 1940s, chiefly by James Caleb Cornwall. Many images have a brief explanatory captions. Contains images including a kapa haka group performing on a barge, a building decorated for Royal [Coronation 1937?] with cameo portraits of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, animals at a zoo (pelican and [thar?]), a thermal area, and a bush scene. Transportation is featured, with photographs showing trains (locomotives and carriages, including a Fairlie locomotive) and railway architecture (train tracks and Main Trunk Line viaduct) as well as car and horse and cart scenes. Places and buildings include Hastings Main Street, Blenheim Memorial (clock tower and fountain), Palmerston North (including birds on pond [Domain?], a church, shops, and the main square), Arthurs Pass and Porters Pass, a Coromandel homestead, house and garden of Cara [Sawings?], and [Otago Settlers?] Museum, Dunedin. Unidentified figures appear in some photographs. Quantity: 10 loose album pages, with 38 b&w original prints. Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints adhered to loose card album pages

Date: 28th February 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2218-F

Description: Panoramic view looking over Arawa Park where Maori women are performing a poi dance for the Duke and Duchess of York. Other groups of Maori performers are waiting on a field in front of a crowded grandstand far left, with a smaller grandstand to the right. Members of a military band are seated on the left of steps decorated with palm fronds leading up to the grandstand. Three large marquees are seen across the centre right of the image. There is a row of press photographers standing up on the edge of the main grandstand. Crowds of spectators line the field, with police at intervals. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Source of descriptive information - Title and date from similar images taken by R P Moore Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 15 15 15 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 131.4 cm

Date: 28th February 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2219-F

Description: Panoramic view looking over Arawa Park where Maori women are performing a poi dance for the Duke and Duchess of York. Other groups of Maori performers are waiting on a field in front of a crowded grandstand far left, with a smaller grandstand to the right. Members of a military band are seated on the left of steps decorated with palm fronds leading up to the grandstand. Three large marquees are seen across the centre right of the image. There is a row of press photographers standing up on the edge of the main grandstand. Crowds of spectators line the field, with police at intervals. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Source of descriptive information - Title and date from similar images taken by R P Moore Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 14 14 14 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 130.0 cm

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2222-F

Description: Panoramic view of H.M.S. Renown in Auckland Harbour, bringing the Duke and Duchess of York on a royal visit to New Zealand, probably taken from Devonport. Trees in the right foreground. An escort ship, and several small boats following. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - H.M.S. Renown in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. 23.2.1927; Marginal notes on negative - HMS Renown in Auckland Harbour, N.Z. 23.2.1927 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 121.9 cm

Date: 23 February 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2230-F

Description: Panoramic view of the arrival of H.M.S. Renown in Auckland Harbour, bringing the Duke and Duchess of York on a royal visit to New Zealand, probably taken from Devonport. Trees in the right foreground. H.M.S. Renown in the centre. Two large two-masted sailing ships, one on the right in front of an escort ship and one centre left. Other escort ships on the far left. Two steamships, a flotilla of yachts and small boats following. Auckland city in the background. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-2222 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - [Duplicate]; Marginal notes on negative - 11 11 11 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 122.3 cm

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2103-F

Description: Panoramic view of Auckland Harbour showing wharves lined with ships and boats flying flags and bunting, and a flotilla of yachts and small boats out to welcome the Duke of York's ship, HMS Renown, on its arrival. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Auckland Harbour; Marginal notes on negative - Arrival of HRH Duke of York, Auckland, 1927; Marginal notes on negative - 14 14 14 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 124.6 cm

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2100B-F

Description: Panoramic view of the reception to the Duke and Duchess of York at Arawa Park, Rotorua in 1927, taken by Robert Percy Moore, of Wellington. It shows a crowded grandstand centre left, a smaller grandstand on the right, more onlookers standing on the far left. Poi dancers in rows in front of the main grandstand, two large marquees far right. Crowds around the edge of a grassed area. A cameraman with a movie camera is visible standing amongst the crowd centre far left. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Maori reception to T.R.H. Duke & Duchess of York Rotorua. N.Z. 1927. No. 2; Marginal notes on negative - 12 12 12 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.8 x 131.7 cm

Date: 28 February 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2106-F

Description: Panoramic view of the reception to the Duke and Duchess of York at Arawa Park, Rotorua in 1927, taken by Robert Percy Moore, of Wellington. It shows groups of Maori poi dancers in a large field in front of a crowded grandstand which is on the far left. Spectators also surround the field. Maori kaumatua and kuia seated on the ground centre foreground. Two large marquees on the right. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Poi dancers entertaining T.R.H. Duke & Duchess of York, Rotorua. New Zealand. 28.2.27; Marginal notes on negative - 3 3 3 3 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 25.2 x 134.2 cm