Tan, Sunny (Mr), fl 2011 :Photographs

Date
[ca 1887-1950s]
By
Seaward, Neville Stephen, 1913-2005; Tan, Sunny, active 2011
Reference
PAColl-9900
Description

One group portrait, an albumen print, of men with guns, possibly hunters, titled 'At the Butts Reefton Queen's Jubilee'. Notes on back read 'Luch. NZ Alpine Photo'. Photographer unidentified. Taken in 1887 or 1897 (The Golden Jubilee of 1887 celebrated 50 years of Queen Victoria's reign. Her Diamond Jubilee was held in 1897.)

One of men and a woman in a canoe on the Avon River, Christchurch, taken circa 1900 by an unidentified photographer.

One of Dawson Falls Mountain House, Mount Taranaki, showing children outside, taken circa 1900 by an unidentified photographer.

Four taken during World War II comprising: A scene with troops on board a ship to Crete, Greece, showing Maori troops, possibly members of the Maori Battalion, performing an action song. They appear to be being accompanied by a piano accordian; Undated photograph of New Zealand troops playing rugby in Egypt before a very large crowd; a photograph of the camp at the 1st New Zealand General Hospital, Helwan, Egypt, 14 Jan 1941, with 'KSRA' noted on the back; soldier at an unidentified location photographing a tree with external roots and multiple trunks.

Four scenic views of New Zealand taken circa 1950s. Three are taken by N S Seaward and show Wellington Harbour and surrounds, Milford Sound, and Queenstown. The fourth shows Oriental Bay, Wellington, and is taken by an unidentified photographer.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Quantity: 11 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints and an albumen print

Provenance: Donated by Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011

Transfers: To Other - From Cartoon Archive: B-184-066 to B-184-070, and C-164-048: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- : [6 cartoons by Trace Hodgson] - To Ephemera Collection - Tanner Bros Ltd : The water front, Auckland. For auld lang syne. Maoriland postcard. FT Series X.2/704. [ca 1910] (Eph-A-POSTCARDS-Auckland-1910-01).

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Format
11 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Gelatin silver prints, Albumen prints, Silver gelatin prints and an albumen print
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