Photographer unknown: Views of Wellington and Murchison

Date
[ca 1929]
Reference
PAColl-6887
Description

16 views of Wellington and Murchison including: Oriental Bay from the west and the east; a park on Oriental Bay looking towards the harbour with a family with a pram pic-nicking; two of J O Smith's gentleman's outfitters on the corner of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, one with the Government Buildings in the background and one taken from them; the Carillon from Buckle Street; the Hikitia lifting a buoy in Wellington Harbour; Seatoun taken from the north; the steamer Cowan (location unknown); three men, one in a uniform, standing next to a car with Newman Bros Ltd on the windscreen; a display for visiting dignitaries in the form of a human Union Jack possibly in Athletic Park for the Duke of York's visit; the Public Library building on Mercer Street with the Technical College and the Town Hall in the background and Wakefield Street to the right; Willis Street looking south; and three showing the damage after the 1929 earthquake to H J Hodgson & Co General Merchants and Ross's Hotel in Murchison and Nelson Boys' College. Photographer unidentified.

Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-044200 to 044215

Quantity: 16 b&w original negative(s).

Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Curator required
Format
16 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Glass negatives, Glass ¼ plate negatives
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