Ponsonby Wharf (Auckland, N.Z.)

Date: 1907, 1925-1927

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-951-f-10

Description: Sketchbook containing sketches of New Zealand landscapes. Includes colour legends indicating what colours to use for each area. Probably used for planning of watercolour paintings. Includes one small watercolour of a church. The second-to-last page has been cut from the book. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on paper in sketchbook, and enclosed loose papers, 242 x 310 mm

Date: [ca 1890s]

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/4-034403-G

Description: Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and photographer's lists. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: Between 1912 and 1930

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001177-G

Description: View of Ponsonby Wharf taken from a vantage point looking down and along the wharf with Watchman Island in the middle distance and the North Shore on the horizon. A woman in a large white hat is sitting in the foreground looking down at people on the wharf and the yachts in the Waitemata Harbour. Photograph taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Ponsonby Wharf. Auckland. 2407. The Post Office was built in 1912. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches