Wright, Amy Elizabeth, 1867-1949

Date: [ca 1885]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020634-G

Description: A photograph of a group at Te Karaka kāinga, facing south towards Te Au a Tāne, taken by Henry Wright circa 1899 to 1910. Rīpeka Te Puni is holding the baby and sitting with Amy Wright under a woven cloak or kaitaka.The two men next to her are thought to be her two brothers Nopera and Atanatiu. The man in the back is Captain William Shilling, Harbour Pilot, and on the right is Amy Wright, daughter of the photographer. People identified from information on page 18 of ‘Motukairangi: Taranaki Whānui kiTe Upoko o Te Ika, Cultural Safety Report’, 2020 https://www.linz.govt.nz/sites/default/files/culturalsafetyaudit_-_motukairangi_-_taranaki_whaanui_cultural_safety_report_2020.pdf. Accessed 13 September 2023. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches Processing information: Title changed and people identified following information from staff member, 13 September 2023.

Date: [ca 1888-1890]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020430-G

Description: Outdoor portrait of Henry Wright picnicking with his son Reginald Clarke Wright, daughter Elizabeth Minnie Clarke, and eldest daughter Amy Elizabeth Wright (reading). Shows them sitting by a rock face with a greyhound and a black terrier dog named Skye. Clarke's tripod and camera rest against the rock face. Location unidentified. Photograph taken circa 1888-1890 by unknown photographer. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [ca 1885-1891]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020537-G

Description: Amy Elizabeth and Reginald Clarke Wright with two unidentified boys on the beach at Worser Bay, Wellington. Photographed by Henry Charles Clarke Wright, circa 1885-1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative

Date: [ca 1890-1891]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020458-G

Description: Henry Charles Clarke Wright with his son Reginald Clarke Wright, daughter Elizabeth Minnie Clarke Wright and eldest daughter Amy Elizabeth Wright, Henry's daughter from his first marriage in Australia. Posed on a verandah. Included are the family's cat and three dogs. Photograph taken by Henry Wright, circa 1890-1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative

Date: [ca 1885-1891]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020443-G

Description: View of part of the rocky shoreline at Island Bay, Wellington. A small boat is tied up near one of the outcrops of rocks. Amy Elizabeth Wright, the daughter of the photographer is seated on the shore with a cocker spaniel and an unidentified dog in her lap. Photograph taken by Henry Wright in the period circa 1885-1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1885]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020509-G

Description: Māori woman in a tag cloak, and a pakeha woman, alongside a raupo whare at Karaka Bay, Wellington. The photograph was taken, circa 1885, by Henry Wright. The woman on the right is the photographer's eldest daughter, Amy Elizabeth Wright. "The Maori settlement at Karaka Bay, on the east side of the Miramar Peninsula, was long established when this photograph was taken. Wooden extensions and windows have been added to the traditional raupo construction. Other photographs of this settlement show extensive plantings of cabbages, which were probably sold in the Wellington markets. The lower edge of this print shows damage to the emulsion of the original negative." (Information taken from the caption used in "Darling, I'm home!" display). Exhibited in 'Darling, I'm Home!' exhibition at the National Library of New Zealand, 1 June - 5 July 1999. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1885]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020546-G

Description: Karaka Bay, Wellington, near the path to Tai Paku Paku Road, photographed by Henry Wright, circa 1885. William Shilling stands under the Taupata (Coprosma repens) tree. Henry Wright's daughter, Amy Elizabeth Wright, is on the left. A small dog (a fox terrier?) appears in foreground. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1885-1891]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020444-G

Description: Amy Elizabeth Wright sitting in a boat at Island Bay. Shows Tapiteranga Island in the background. Photograph taken by her father, Henry Wright, circa 1885-1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1890-1891]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020608-G

Description: Wharf, boat and group at Seatoun, circa 1890-1891. Shows two men, one in work clothes and the other in a suit with bowler hat. Amy Elizabeth Wright stands with a greyhound to the left of the image. In the foreground is a rough slipway, beside which is a dinghy. Photographer unidentified, but probably Henry Charles Clarke Wright. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1890-1891]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020442-G

Description: Members of the Wright family (probably Henry Wright's son and daughters) sitting on rocks beside the sea at Island Bay, Wellington, circa 1890s. Photograph taken by Henry Wright. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative

Date: [ca 1887-1890]

From: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-020626-G

Description: Scene at Karaka Bay, Wellington, looking toward the harbour mouth. A raupo whare and a fenced enclosure are in the foreground. By the fence are two of Henry Wright's older children, Reginald and Amy. Henry Wright is seated on the foreground to the right. Photograph taken circa 1887-1890. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).