Glass negatives taken by George Rennie Smart

Glass negatives, taken by George Rennie Smart circa 1905 to 1920s of a range of subjects including some relating to Joseph Smith Smart, George's uncle, a police constable in Banks Peninsula. Most are unidentified.

Images include:

-Portraits, many of families, and often in a garden setting, possibly the Wellington Botanical Garden. Many probably show the Smart family.

-Policemen, of both George and John Smart.

-Groups and scenes on farms at George Smart's farm 'Karetu', Rakauroa district, and some from a farm near Fairlie, South Canterbury.

-Photographs relating to Waihi. These include views of Seddon Street, general views of the town and images related to the 1912 Waihi Strike, when George Smart was stationed there as a mounted policeman. Included is a funeral scene, group portraits of police and horses, large groups of people assembled near the railway station, and the Waihi Commercial Hotel

Other subjects include soldiers, cricket teams, rowers, (wedding?) cakes, a table set for a New Year celebration and shop window displays of the New Zealand Clothing Factory shop in Gisborne.

Original letters written by George Smart relating to the Waihi Strike of 1912 are held at the New Zealand Police Museum, Porirua.

Quantity: 201 b&w original negative(s) (Whole and half plate glass) with 212 images.

Physical Description: Comprise 1/1, 1/2 and a few ¼ black and white glass plate negatives

Provenance: Mrs Reynolds is the daughter of George Smart and the wife of Frederick Reynolds.