Palmer, Charles, 1841?-1928 :[Set of eight Auckland postcards featuring American and New Zealand flags / C Palmer delt. C & M, 1908]

Postcards show photographic scenes of Auckland, flanked by coloured illustrations of the New Zealand and American flags. Some cards show symbolic figures of America and Zealandia meeting.

The Auckland scenes shown are:

Queen Street, Auckland - looking south

Parnell, Auckland, from Mount Eden - showing entrance to harbour

British war ship "Powerful" in Auckland Harbour

Albert Park, Auckland

Onehunga and Manukau Harbour (Auckland's West coast port)

South side Custom St East, Auckland - looking east

Wellesley Street, Auckland - shewing the Free Library and Art Gallery

Auckland, from St Matthew's Tower

This series of cards was issued to celebrate to arrival of the American "Great White" Fleet in Auckland in August 1908. There may have been more cards in the set.

Quantity: 8 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Photolithographs on cards, 89 x 138 mm.

Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath, Auckland, in 2006.