Whitemans Valley Road

Date: 1920s-1930s?

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

Reference: APG-2113-1/2-G

Description: View of the photographer, Albert Percy Godber and his wife Laura at their home in Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream. A bridge across the stream is partially visible lower left, and the path to the house is lined with rustic fencing. In the two gables are small carvings in Maori style, carved by A P Godber. Laura Godber is standing on the verandah, while A P Godber is standing below outside the fence. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1944

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Crichton McKay & Haughton (Firm)

Reference: Plans-90-1239/1242

Description: Includes perpectives drawings of the exterior, and floor plans. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to 490 x 630 mm.

Date: 1949

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Haughton & McKeon (Firm)

Reference: Plans-90-1243

Description: Shows plans and sections of staircase. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil on tracing paper, 500 x 715 mm.

Date: 1921

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

Reference: APG-0778-1/2-G

Description: View of Whiteman's Valley Road in 1921. The photographer's wife and daughter, Laura and Phyllis Godber, stand in the foreground on the corner of Whiteman's Valley Road and Chatsworth Road. The small bridge in the lef foreground leads to the Godber's Silverstream property. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Original print in Godber album PA1-q-102, page 145. Inscriptions: Album page - Whiteman's Valley Road. Silverstream. 1921 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1920s-1930s?

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

Reference: APG-2112-1/2-G

Description: View of the bridge across the stream on the Godber property in Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream. The river appears to be swollen with flood water. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. For another image of the bridge with Laura Godber standing on it, see APG-2111-1/2. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

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

Reference: APG-0899-1/2-G

Description: Albert Percy Godber's bookcase with a Maori carving surround, hanging on the wall of his house in Whitemans Valley Road. The two shelves hold stones, a tiki and other items, as well as books. A tiki, two poi, a mere and a picture of a Maori village hang below the case. Above the case is a painted Maori design. Carving on the bookcase possibly done by Godber himself. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: Circa 1920s

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

Reference: APG-1984-1/2-G

Description: Side view of the steps leading up to the verandah on A P Godber's house in Silverstream. A Maori style carving is visible at the top of the steps, carved by Godber himself. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.0 x 3.0 inches

Date: 1919

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

Reference: APG-1414-1/2-F

Description: View of Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream. An open area of grassland in the foreground, with the road marked by a fenceline across the centre. Houses are partially hidden behind trees on the far side of the orad, with hills rising behind. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber This image is a film negative taken from a loose print. Dated from accessions register. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 16.25 x 11.75 cm

Date: 1919

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

Reference: APG-0796-1/2-G

Description: View of Albert Percy Godber's house on Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream. Godber's wife Laura and daughter Phyllis are sitting on the ground outside, and there is a footbridge over a creek in the foreground. The house has a chimney and a water tank on the wall facing the camera. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1919. Original print in Godber Album Vol 109, p 110 (PA1-q-102) Inscriptions: Album page - Silverstream. Looking S.W. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1920s-1930s?

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

Reference: APG-2110-1/2-G

Description: View of the photographer's wife Laura Godber standing beside a touring car in Whiteman's Valley Road. Behind is a low-cut hedge, with tress in a garden behind, and there is a willow tree centre right. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Location identified from comparison with image at 1/4-038926-G. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1920s-1930s?

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

Reference: APG-2111-1/2-G

Description: View of the photographer's wife, Laura Godber, standing on a bridge with rustic fencing across the stream on the Godber property in Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. For another image of the bridge with the swollen stream beneath, see APG-2112-1/2. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1919

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

Reference: APG-0795-1/2-G

Description: View of the rear of Albert Percy Godber's house on Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1919. Original print in Godber Album Vol 109, p 110 (PA1-q-102) Inscriptions: Album page - From the rear. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1928

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

Reference: APG-1825-1/2-G

Description: View of Albert Percy Godber's house in Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream. The house is partially hidden by trees, with a hedge running alongside the road, and a gate at the right of the hedge. Godber's Maori style archway is visible behind the gate. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber in 1928. Identification of location and date from Godber's own index in Photographic Archives, filed at TL 6/1/15. In the 1/2 plate sequence see under G. Godbers' house. Silverstream. 1928. From hill opposite. Box 106. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: Between 1915 and 1926

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

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Sherriff, D J, active 1901-1931

Reference: PA1-q-102

Description: Album of photographs chiefly taken by Albert Percy Godber, relating to his family, his work and his interests. Family photographs include portraits of his wife (Laura) and two children (William and Phyllis), and scenes of their home in Whiteman's Valley Road, Silverstream; views of the Hutt Valley including large numbers of cars travelling to Trentham Racecourse, and the Hutt River. Another group of images relate to a holiday at the Mendip Hills Homestead in Canterbury, with scenes of farm life, including haymaking, merino sheep, and farm buildings. During their stay in the South Island Godber also took photographs of Dunedin (including the Ross Reservoir, Otago Boys' High School, Seacliff Mental Hospital, the 1926 Dunedin Exhibition, and the Hillside Railway Workshops); Invercargill (including the Invercargill Railway Workshops); Stewart Island, Moeraki, Tuatapere, Waiau River, Oamaru and Port Chalmers. Various railway stations in Canterbury and Otago, the Burnside Iron Mills, and the Rosslyn Mills. Godber was a volunteer fireman with the Petone Fire Brigade with the album including views of the building, groups of firemen, fire engines and other fire fighting equipment, and a building in Petone damaged by fire. In his work with New Zealand Railways, mainly at the Petone Railway Workshops, he took interior photographs of various buildings, including the Machine Shop and finishing benches, the engine room, lathes, boilers, and fitting shops. He also took photographs of many of the steam engines that were built and worked on at the workshops. One scene shows a group of men watching a fight. Many images show his interest in logging railways, particularly in the Piha, Karekare, Anawhata area. Scenes of logging camps, various methods of transporting logs including bullock teams, logging trains, and dams created and then tripped to send logs down by river, and timber mills. Other topics covered in Godber's photographs are scenes at Maori marae and meeting houses, with some of the people identified; Maori carving and rafter designs; beekeeping, and gold mining. Other Titles - Title printed on spine - Godber album 109 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown buckram cover; 38.0 x 26.5 cm (257 p.)