Photographer working in Dundee, Scotland in the 1860s-1870s. His son George Dobson Valentine came to New Zealand. A representative of the firm of James Valentine & Sons also came to New Zealand hence there are some photographs of New Zealand with the initials J V upon them - see PA1-q-158-27.
Valentine, James, -1880
Samoa & New Zealand album
Date: [Circa 1880s-1890s]
By: Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Morris, John Richard, 1854-1919; Davis, John, -1893; Finch, F, active 1878-1900; Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA1-q-210
Description: Photographs of Hawai'i, Samoa and New Zealand, taken by various photographers circa 1880s and 1890s, including John Richard Morris, John Davis, F Finch and Josiah Martin. Inserted in an envelope is a hand-written list of photos, but these seem to bear no relationship to the album. The list includes places in New Zealand (none of which are in this album), Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, New Caledonia and Fiji (again none of which are shown in this album). The photographs of Hawai'i include Iolani Palace in Honolulu, and Queen Lili'uokalani; Samoan images show children, a waterfall at Falefa near Apia, and a group of dancers in traditional dress. Images of New Zealand include landscapes, Maori children, a hongi with two women, and a collage taken by Josiah Martin of images of Maori chiefs, waka and meeting houses at Parihaka and Ohinemutu. One photograph taken in the Bounty Islands shows mollymawk and crested penguins. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, title "New Zealand and Samoa" hand-printed in white ink; 30 x 23 cm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :The Sedilia, Furness Abbey, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-01
Description: One of a series of photographs of Furness Abbey. Close-up view of the remains of the row of sedilia (seats). Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Furness Abbey. The Sedilia. 2103. J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 18.2 x 28.8 mm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :Furness Abbey, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-03
Description: One of a series of photographs of Furness Abbey. View of the ruins from the west. Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Furness Abbey from west. 2113. J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 18.2 x 28.8 mm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :Aira Force waterfall, Ullswater, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-02
Description: View looking up the waterfall to the footbridge above. Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Aria Force, Ullswater. 4496 J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 28.3 x 18.7 mm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :Furness Abbey, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-06
Description: One of a series of photographs of Furness Abbey. View of the ruins from the east. Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Furness Abbey from the east. 2098. J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 19 x 28.5 mm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :Furness Abbey, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-09
Description: One of a series of photographs of Furness Abbey. View of the abbey from the south-east. Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Furness Abbey from S.E. 2718. J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 18.5 x 28.7 mm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :Furness Abbey, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-05
Description: One of a series of photographs of Furness Abbey. View of the ruins from the north-west. Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Furness Abbey from west. 2113. J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 19 x 29.2 mm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :Arches in cloisters, Furness Abbey, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-07
Description: One of a series of photographs of Furness Abbey. View of three arches. Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Arches in cloisters. Furness Abbey. 2092. J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 18.5 x 28.5 mm
Maori carving album
Date: [Circa 1880s to 1890s]
By: Pulman (Firm); Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA1-o-329
Description: Photographs of Maori carving, in buildings, sculptures, tools and weapons. Most taken by unidentified photographers, at unidentified sites, but a few taken by Pulman Photo, and James Valentine; at Ohinemutu Pa, at Te Wairoa (section of a carved house), and Lake Rotorua. A number of scenes show thatched houses, including some with flax thatching, some with groups of Maori. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, darker brown corners and spine, gold decoration; 23.5 x 28.0 cm
Valentine, James, d 1880 :The Guest Chapel, Furness Abbey, Cumbria
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA7-53-04
Description: One of a series of photographs of Furness Abbey. View of the ruins of the Guest Chapel. Photograph taken by James Valentine (d 1880). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Furness Abbey. The Guest Chapel. 2709. J.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 19 x 29 mm
Union Steamship Company :Photographs of New Zealand
Date: ca 1870s-ca 1910
By: Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Muir & Moodie (Firm); Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Ring, James, 1856-1939; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Valentine, James, -1880; Cottier, Charles Percy, -1950; Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925; Ross & Sons (Firm); New Zealand. Tourism Department
Reference: PAColl-0195
Description: Tourist photographs of the major scenic places in New Zealand Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 container(s) 214 photoprints. Finding Aids: Inventory available.
New Zealand scenes
Date: [Circa 1880s-1900s]
From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area
By: Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Finch, F, active 1878-1900; Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Le Grice, Edward, 1881-1959; Malaghan, Patrick Thomas, -1938; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; Ross, Charles S, active 1890s-1900s; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PAColl-0959-40
Description: New Zealand scenes including thermal areas in the North Island, and river, mountain and roading scenes in the South Island, taken by various identified and unidentified photographers between about the 1880s and 1900s. Two photographers, Josiah Martin and Patrick Thomas Malaghan took most of the images. Other identified photographers include Edmund Wheeler, F. Finch, A.J. Iles, Charles Spencer, Edward Le Grice, J.V. (James Valentine), and Ross (Photographer, Invercargill). Several of the unidentified photographers are listed under their initials only, and include one with the initials T.S.M (or S.T.M. in a monogram), also A.A.B., R.G., Rooney, Luney (?), and L.M. A large number of those taken by Patrick Malaghan show Skippers Road and the Shotover River, with Pinchers Bluff, Huttons Cutting, Hell's Gate, and Skippers Creek. Thermal areas in the North Island show the Pink and White Terraces before the 1886 eruption of mount Tarawera, and also a number taken after the eruption, including the remnants of Te Ariki Pa. A large number also show various geysers, mud pools and hot springs. One method of crossing rivers is shown with the Hooker Wire Bridge (or Hooker Cage) and a "chair" travelling across a wire in Skippers over the Shotover River. Note on this box reads: "1st Ball Hut print" (no. 33); and "J. Martin "Mt Cook"" (no. 66). Most of the places identified are listed above. Other Titles - Old P.O.P. Quantity: 154 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".
Valentine, James (Dundee), fl 1878 :Portrait of unidentified university graduate
Date: 1 Aug 1878
From: Ward, Jeanette, fl 1978-1981 :Various carte de visite portraits and photographs of various people and places
By: Valentine, James, -1880
Reference: PA3-0239
Description: Inscriptions: Verso - Graduation Ceremony (Univ of Edm: August 1st 1878) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Natusch, Sheila Ellen, 1926-2017: Carte de visite and cabinet card portrait photographs
Date: 1860s-1880s
By: Chambers, Lois, active 1986; Natusch, Sheila Ellen, 1926-2017; Brown, Barnes and Bell (Firm); Connolly & Company; Connolly & Herrmann (Firm); Downey and Mendelssohn (Firm); Herrmann, Richard, -1892; Horsburgh, John, 1835-1924; Howie, (Junior), active 1860s-1870s; J G Tunny's (Firm); Lowden, active 1860s-1870s; Messrs Low (Firm); Messrs Prophet (Firm); Mitchell, C, active 1870s-1880s; Moffat, John, 1819-1894; Patrick, P F, active 1860s-1870s; Rodger, Thomas, active 1850s-1880s; Stewart, John A, active 1860s-1870s; Valentine, James, -1880; Wohlgemuth, B, active 1860s-1870s; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)
Reference: PAColl-5434
Description: Quantity: 48 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: The album from which these photographs came was given to Lois Chambers, a friend of Sheila Natusch. The intention of the person (unknown) who gave it was that it should be thrown out. There is no documentation of the images.