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Bloch album 1
- Date
- [Between 1863 and 1888]
- By
- Ballard, H Benjamin, active 1861-1888
- Reference
- PA1-q-033
- Description
Views of New Zealand, chiefly of Nelson, including the Maitai River, Nelson Reservoir, Nelson Harbour and Port, Nelson Christ Church Cathedral, and Waimea Road (showing Nelson College at the head of the valley). Other images of New Zealand include the Moeraki Boulders, Mitre Peak, the Criterion Hotel in Wellington, and a view of Gisborne. Images of Australia include views of Black Hill and Mount Gambier (South Australia), and Ballarat and Stawell in Victoria. A series of views of the Copenhagen area in Denmark include castles and palaces, the Kongelige Theatre, Fredensborg slot (Frederiksborg, Denmark), and a museum in Copenhagen. Photographs taken by Theodor Bloch who was a professional photographer in Nelson circa 1863-1888, and then in Victoria, Australia until circa 1891. One image (page 24) "The lighthouse, Northumberland" (Australia), is signed H B Ballard (also an Australian professional photographer).
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Green covered album with ornamental embossing in gold and black, 285 x 250 mm
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives at 1/4-017292, 017299 to 017310, 017384 to 017392; 1/2-C-002637 to 1/2-C-002673
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Bloch, Theodor Thorlacius, 1844-1935 :Photographs of New Zealand
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Green covered album with ornamental embossing in gold and black, 285 x 250 mm
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Hop pickers in Nelson
Date: between 1863-1888
From: Bloch, Theodor Thorlacius, 1844-1935 :Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: PA1-q-033-18
Description: Hop pickers in a field in Nelson. Photograph taken by Theodor Bloch between 1863 and 1888. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Hop picking Nelson Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Franzen's wharf, Nelson
Date: ca 1870s
From: Bloch, Theodor Thorlacius, 1844-1935 :Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: PA1-q-033-16
Description: Franzen's wharf, Nelson, circa 1870s. Photograph taken by Theodor Bloch. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Franzen's Wharf Nelson Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 18.8 x 24.3 cm, on album page