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Date: 1890

From: [Star Lithographic Works] :[Government Buildings, Wellington and] Panorama of Port Nicholson from a drawing by S C Brees, 1846. [Auckland, Star Lithographic Works, 1890]

By: Star Lithographic Works

Reference: A-109-058

Description: Shows the wooden Government Buildings in Lambton Quay in the middle distance, with trees in the foreground, the harbour with ships and Mount Victoria in the background Extended Title - From: The New Zealand Jubilee and Exhibition Chronicle, 1890 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 85 x 152 mm

Date: 1984

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-274

Description: Shows three vignettes. In the first vignette apiarists are looking at some beehives trying to decide if the bees are 'crook'. In the second vignette an apiarist is holding a notice that says 'all beehives must be sterilised by order Min. of Ag.'. In the third vignette onlookers watch as the Beehive (parliament building) in Wellington emits puffs of steam as it is being sterilised. Extended Title - A large team of Ministry of Agriculture apiary experts has gone to survey the spread of the disease - if it spreads there may be only one solution - with no exceptions? Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and crayon on paper, 261 x 388mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1852 - 1848 - 1856

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870

Reference: E-455-f-053

Description: E-455-f-053-1 = Ground opened near Hutt Bridge, from remembrance, showing slips and rifts near the Hutt River; E-455-f-053-2 = Mr Biggs' House, Hutt, from remembrance, showing a house with two fissures in the ground, one extending into the house's structure; E-455-f-053-3 to 6 = [Hickson & Co]; [Colonial Hospital]; [Ordnance Store] and [Fitzherbert's Store], 4 lithographs cut from a single sheet, the illustration to: An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand (Sydney, Printed by D. Wall, 1848 - Pam 1848); These lithographs are thought to be after drawings by Robert Park. E-455-f-053-7 = Notes on the geology of New Zealand, especially in reference to the Province of Wellington, by Chas Forbes, late of H. M. S. Acheron, p. 84-89. Pearse has included on page 54 of his album a second copy of the lithographs showing the 1848 earthquake damage. (E-455-f-054). The copy on page 54 is intact and in one piece. The copies on page 53 have been cut into three separate sections Other Titles - Colonial building styles Quantity: 2 drawing(s). 4 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash drawings, each 92 x 174 mm on sheet measuring 184 x 174 mm; Four hand-coloured lithographs cut from a single sheet measuring 210 x 130 mm; printed text.

Date: 1992

From: Clark, Laurence [Klarc] 1949 - :New Zealand Herald cartoons. 1992

Reference: H-097-005

Description: Shows a voice coming from the Beehive on a windy, rainy day, asking whether Auckland, New Zealand is meant. Refers to Aucklanders' belief that the government is out of touch with them and that Wellington's weather is always wet and windy Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: 1945

Reference: F-008

Description: Panoramic view of Wellington Harbour and city from Kelburn, including clear views of ships in the harbour, the wharves, the Railway Station, the Government Buildings, the high-rise buildings in the city, Weir House, Kelburn Park, Te Aro flat, the Carillon, the Museum and Oriental Bay with St Gerard's Monastery. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - '45 [in pencil, plus a complex monogram including the letters J.C.H. & W, also in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, hand-coloured 244 x 1420 mm Provenance: Purchase: Dunbar Sloane, October 1969 for $30.00

Date: 1888

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: C-014-013

Description: Shows a view looking towards Wellington Harbour from the lower northern slopes of Kelburn, with part of the Bolton Street Cemetery at the left, and three horses grazing in the right foreground. Beyond the cemetery is the Parliamentary Library, with the spire of St Mary's Hill Street at the far left. In the centre are the old Parliament Buildings, and the wooden Government Buildings are on the right. Old St Pauls is beyond the Parliamentary Library, the Terrace Congregational Church (corner Bowen Street and the Terrace) is in the centre, and St Andrews-on-the-Terrace is at the far right. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 440 x 750 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1970

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982; Carpenter, A (Miss), active 1960s?

Reference: C-126-004

Description: View from the park above Grant Road, looking down Park Road, towards Molesworth and Mulgrave Streets, showing houses, the corner dairy at Tinakori Road, the houses of Thorndon, the wharf buildings, the harbour and Mount Victoria Other Titles - Wellington (title from backing board) Other Titles - Wellington from Grant Road (title from Dunbar Sloane auction catalogue) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Olivia Spencer Bower; Backing board verso - top centre - Wellington 1192 Spencer Bower; Backing board verso - bottom centre - Miss A Carpenter, Park St, Wellington Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour pasted onto card 390 x 454 mm Provenance: Label on verso: Miss A Carpenter, Park St, Wellington