Creator unknown: Glass negatives

Glass negatives of a range of subjects taken by an unidentified photographer chiefly circa 1920s and circa 1940s, but also two taken circa 1900s.

Images fall into three broad groups:

- Unidentified portraits (including the two taken circa 1900s)

- Staff and factory floor images taken at suit manufacturer J A Wilkinson & Son Ltd, possibly in Wellington circa 1940s

- Scenes in Wellington, and scenes and buildings in Auckland and Wellington

Specific items show a table of wedding gifts, the ship 'TSS Wahine' with a damaged bow at Pipitea Wharf, Wellington, in June 1936, a group outside a meeting house circa 1920s, an unidentified building decorated with ships wheel motifs, a significant ceremony outside an unidentified building under construction circa 1920s, Auckland University clock tower circa 1920s, Auckland Railway Station, and Oriental Bay marina, Wellington.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Quantity: 28 b&w original negative(s).

Physical Description: Dry plate glass negatives, 4.75 x 6.5 inches, and 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Provenance: Negatives were found in a Wellington house, possibly in Karori.