Concrete structures

Transparencies of concrete construction in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name or brief description, and/or the location, of the concrete structure. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated.

Buildings/structures and locations annotated on the slide mounts include civic [Christchurch City Council] offices in former Miller's building in Christchurch, "ex Ocean View Hotel now Malone's Irish bar" in Dunedin, St Patrick's Basilica in Dunedin, Dominican priory in Dunedin, Judge Chapman's house [Woodside] in Dunedin, Cargill's Castle in Dunedin, Sacred Heart Church in Dunedin, New Zealand Express (MFL) Building in Dunedin, St Clair Beach sea wall, Dowling Street steps/ramp in Dunedin, ruins, bridge and stables at Glenmark Station, and exterior and interior views of Tauroa homestead in Havelock North.

Title supplied by Library.

Few slides have dates annotated

Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a six-row, 43 slides per row, metal case. The case was not labelled; the order appears have begun as largely alphabetical by location, name of building/structure, or name of station/farm; however, arrangement becomes more disordered in the last two rows of the case.

Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.

Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts.

Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.