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Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
- Date
- 1899-1945
- By
- Klee, A A (Mr), active 1975-1998
- Reference
- PAColl-5657
- Description
Relate mainly to the donor's father, George Klee. Shows George and his brothers as volunteers for the South African War. George as a volunteer in the artillery at Wellington taking part in training and activities supporting the Home of Compassion. There are some photographs dating from World War I and World War II, but the largest group relate to the ship 'Janey Seddon' and her use by the Fort Dorset Garrison for towing shell practice targets into place. George Klee captained this ship during World War II.
Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s).
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 16 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs
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UnknownSouth African War volunteers George, Alec and Lou Klee
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-15
Description: Studio portrait of South African War volunteers George, Alec and Lou Klee (brothers, who all survived the conflict) taken ca 1900 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Toned silver gelatin print 19.8 x 15 cm
Group of men pushing a mine
Date: 1890s
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-02
Description: A group of six soldiers in the process of moving a large mine loaded onto a carriage, along a railway track. These men are probably volunteers and the locality is probably Shelly Bay, Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Howitzer shell landing in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
Date: 1939-1945
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-08
Description: Howitzer shell landing from Fort Dorset in the vicinity of Barrett's Reef, Wellington Harbour. Photographed by an unknown photographer sometime between 1939 and 1945. The guns firing the shells were at Fort Dorset. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 14.8 x 10.2 cm
Towing targets for shell training, Wellington, New Zealand
Date: 1939-1945
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-12
Description: Group of men on a boat off Seatoun Beach towing targets for shell practice, World War Two. Photographed by an unknown photographer some time between 1939 and 1945. The guns firing the shells were at Fort Dorset. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 14.6 x 14.2 cm
Howitzer Company at Fort Dorset, Wellington
Date: Between 1920 and 1939
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-13
Description: The Howitzer Company at Fort Dorset, Seatoun, Wellington, photographed in the 1920s or 1930s by an unknown photographer. George Klee is seated beneath the howitzer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 13.2 x 19.1 cm
Janie Seddon
Date: Between 1940 and 1945
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-16
Description: The steam vessel Janie Seddon, used during the 1939-1945 war by the Fort Dorset garrison for transporting prisoners to Somes Island, and for towing targets for gunnery practice, under the command of George Klee. Photograph taken between 1939 and 1945 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Toned gelatin silver print 24.3 x 32 cm
Caterpillar tractor towing a gun
Date: 1939-1945
From: Klee, A A (Mr), fl 1998 :Photographs of New Zealand soldiers and scenes of military training from the South African War to World War II
Reference: PAColl-5657-01
Description: Caterpillar tractor manned by two uniformed soldiers towing a gun on a gun carriage. Two more uniformed soldiers sit on the gun carriage behind the tractor. Photograph has been taken on the Hutt Road with a view of Wellington Harbour, Mount Victoria and the eastern hills in the Background. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).