Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Date
[ca 1909-1925]
By
Morrison, John M, active 1883-1951
Reference
PAColl-6494
Description

Photographs of Takapuna and Milford.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Arrangement: Negatives at 1/4-016625 to 016630, 1/2- 031823 and 101744

Quantity: 35 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Photographic prints

Transfers: Manuscript material now held at qMS-1398..

Processing information: The majority of the prints do not have negatives.

Additional description

Alternative form available: Copy negatives C17667, C21065, C21066.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Curator required
Format
35 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Gelatin silver prints, Landscape photographs, Group portraits, Seascapes, Photographic prints
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Looking along the beach at Milford, Auckland

Date: [ca 1909]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: PAColl-6494-01

Description: Looking along the beach at Milford, Auckland, circa 1909. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Milford Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 151 x 99 mm, dry mounted on to card

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Wharf and yachts, Takapuna Beach, Auckland - Photographer unidentified

Date: ca late 1920s

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: PAColl-6494-26

Description: Looking out to sea at Takapuna Beach, Auckland. Shows a wharf on the left, yachts on the right, and two couples walking along a path in the middle ground. Photograph taken circa late 1920s by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 9.9 x 15 cm

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Corner of street in Milford showing Brinsleys Supply Store, Waitemata County

Date: [ca 1909]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: 1/2-101744-F

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Takapuna Grammar School under construction, Lake Road, Takapuna, Auckland

Date: [ca 1926-7]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: 1/2-079476-F

Description: Takapuna Grammar School under construction, Lake Road, Takapuna, Auckland. Taken by an unidentified photographer between 1926-1927. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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Browns Bay, Auckland

Date: ca 1920s

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: PAColl-6494-25

Description: Beach scene, Bay, East Coast Bays, Auckland, circa 1920s. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Brown's Bay Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 9.8 x 15.2 cm

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Houses on Sanders Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland

Date: [ca 1909]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: PAColl-6494-21

Description: Houses on Sanders Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, circa 1909. A truck is visible on the right. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Sanders Ave; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Takapuna Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 137 x 108 mm

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Street corner and shops in the suburb of Milford, Auckland

Date: [ca 1909]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: PAColl-6494-10

Description: Street corner and shops in the suburb of Milford, Auckland, circa 1909. Signs advertising "Brimsley's Supply Store", the business of "J H Lloyd", and "Soda Fountain", are visible. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Milford Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 153 x 91 mm

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Street with shops in the suburb of Milford, Auckland

Date: [ca 1909]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: PAColl-6494-11

Description: Street with shops in the suburb of Milford, Auckland, circa 1909. Tram lines, and a sign advertising the "Milford Billiard Parlour", are visible. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Milford Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 148 x 105 mm

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Scene in the suburb of Milford, Auckland, with the Milford Baptist Church

Date: [ca 1909]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: PAColl-6494-19

Description: Scene in the suburb of Milford, Auckland, circa 1909, with the Milford Baptist Church and houses alongside. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Milford Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 138 x 88 mm

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St Joseph's Industrial School and Orphanage, Takapuna, Auckland

Date: [1924]

From: Morrison, John M, fl 1883-1951 :Photographs of Takapuna and Milford

Reference: 1/2-C-021066-F

Description: View of St Joseph's Industrial School and Orphange for boys, Takapuna, Auckland. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1924. Date of photograph and sources of information relating to date and the history of this building supplied by John Webster, January 2009. The two storied wing was built as St Mary's School which opened in 1849. This was built of localy quarried bluestone. St Mary's school closed in the late 19th century, and reopened in 1894 as St Joseph's Industrial School and Orphanage for boys under the care of the Sisters of Mercy. In 1923 a fire gutted the building leaving the walls standing. It was rebuilt and a three storied wing was added, both the old and the new buildings were faced with a plaster finish. It reopened in 1924 which was when this photograph was taken. What are possibly builders huts can be seen at the near left hand corner of the new wing. The building still stands today (2009). (Information from John Webster of Takapuna, and from Auckland-Waikato Historical Journal September 1989 page 4-5, and September 1992 page 40.) Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative