Creator unknown: Album of hand-coloured photographic prints of chiefly Wellington scenes

Album of hand-coloured photographic prints, depicting scenes from England and Wellington, including some with caption information by unidentified compiler, taken in the 1950s by unidentified photographer(s).

- Includes photograph captioned "England", showing rural scene with swans and rowboat on a pond in a meadow surrounded by trees against a backdrop of hills.

- Photographs of Lyall Bay and surrounding area including one showing the intersection of Queens Drive and Toru Street with bay and hills in background, and other images featuring seagulls on a sandy beach, and children swimming at a beach with rocky outcrops. Also includes image captioned "Polish Hostel - Lyall Bay", showing "Ngaroma", the Polish Girls Hostel building in Queens Drive, with view over the bay.

- Features two portraits of visiting foreign naval vessels docked in Wellington: the Italian Cruiser 'Raimondo Montecuccoli', in November 1956, and the United States USS 'Arneb' (AKA56), in 1956.

- Also includes views from Newtown, featuring images captioned "Newtown Zoo Lake Wellington - Sept 1956", showing swans and ducks on a pond with zoo buildings in background. Other animal portraits include a white swan with cygnet, and one showing two horses with a foal.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Photograph album in full suede leather binding with decorative cord and colour illustration of Maori whare under the title 'Photographs' on front cover, 26.5 x 39 cm, 20 leaves (14 blank).

Provenance: Donated by Sean McMahon, Wellington, 2015. Donor purchased the album on Trade Me in March 2015. No provenance information available.