Ring & Inkster (Firm)

Date: 1890s-1970s

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

By: Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, 1897-1955; Inksters Ltd; Quinn, Joseph, -1998; Ring & Inkster (Firm); Ring, James, 1856-1939; Sidney Riley Studios

Reference: PAColl-9680

Description: Photographs from the Ring & Inkster Studio taken from the 1890s to the 1970s relating to floods and slips, and dredges in the Greymouth area. Views of Greymouth include: aerial view of the town, circa 1950s; Mawhera Quay after a flood, circa 1890s; Gilmer's Corner after a flood, circa 1890s; aerial view of subdivision, circa 1970s. Group photographs include: group of women in the 1950s [possibly a reunion]; school photograph of girls attending a convent school, 1937; wedding group taken in Sydney, Australia, by Sidney Riley Studio, circa 1923; family group seated outdoors on a large rock, circa 1920; Grey County Councillors, circa 1912; Inangahua Silver Band taken in Greymouth during band competitions, 1975. Blackball aerial tramway (or ropeway) crossing the Grey River on large pylons, seen from the foot of Coats' Terrace, circa 1900s [this tramway began operation in 1893, and was replaced by rail in 1910]. Views of landscape and countryside include: two panoramas of the Punakaiki River, 1927; panorama of Nine Mile coast road, 1927; two panoramas of a landscape featuring nikau palms and damaged bush, 1927; panoramic view of Punakaiki, 1927; two panoramas of Ten Mile on coastal road, 1927; and a country race track and surrounding countryside, circa 1970s. Accompanying material - An inventory of shipping, Greymouth by the Inksters Ltd. Quantity: 19 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1894-1917

From: Ryall, Denis James, 1909-1982:Photographs ,including postcards, of Barrytown and members of the Ryall family

By: Ring & Inkster (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-4641

Description: A cart and a group of men on horseback outside the All Nations Hotel, Barrytown waiting for the right tide before returning to Runanga and Greymouth ca 1917; men on the beach with a Royal Mail coach and another dray belonging to Ryall Bros names given are - W Heffernan, J Ryall, John Lewis, M Cave, D J Moore, T Ryall, J Cargill, John Moore 1914; Denis Ryall driving dray along the side of a river (the only access to Barrytown and Punakaiki) June 1904; group of men round a table possibly for a council meeting - names given are - J Higgins (County Engineer), J Ryall (Chairman), M Keating (County Clerk), A Donnellan, J Hannan, A Robinson, D Baybutt, Blair, Ogilvie, Carter, IKrvine, R T Bush (Reporter) ca 1920; Daniel Liddy and Jordie Kerr passing the All Nations Hotel 1894; man standing on a pipe used for gold sluicing 1907; a school picnic with John Ryall, Arthur Grimmond and Austin Combes 1901; two large drays on the beach with D Ryall and J Cargill; and rocks on the beach. Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) postcard.

Date: 1879-1970s

By: Quinn, Joseph, -1998; Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, 1897-1955; Ring, James, 1856-1939; Ring & Inkster (Firm); Quinn, Thelma, -2014

Reference: ATL-Group-00018

Description: Comprises chiefly photographic materials produced by the studio founded by James Ring, and continued by L A Inkster and Joseph Quinn. Photographic negatives and prints of Greymouth, Hokitika, and other areas on the West Coast, taken between 1879 and the 1970s by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn. The collection also includes photographs by Benno Thiem of Hokitika. Images taken as part of the work of the studio feature West Coast scenery, gold industry, settlements, ports, shipwrecks, and local activities. Includes images only in negative format depicting: the opening of the Coal Creek coal flume at Blackball [circa 1932?], the Inkster shop in Greymouth, the flooding of Sawyer's Creek off Marlborough Street, Greymouth, other flooding scenes, and small town street scenes on the West Coast [circa 1950s-1970s]. The collection also includes papers and photographic negatives and prints which relate to the personal and family life of Inkster and Quinn. Glass and film negative images featuring Lawrence and Hilda Inkster, and Thelma and Joseph Quinn, show them on family outings and trips to Auckland, Lyttelton road tunnel, Christchurch, Nelson, and Westport, relaxing and socialising at home, and at family events such as birthday parties and weddings. Includes images of a house alteration, a 1950s wedding [possibly Thelma and Joseph Quinn], and a 1970s wedding [possibly Marie Quinn]. Other individuals are shown, mostly unidentified, and including Miss Anne Watson of Runanga. Source of title - Title supplied by Library In 1879 photographer James Ring established a studio in Greymouth, West Coast. The success of his commercial catalogue of West Coast scenes enabled the business to expand to include two more studios in Hokitika and Reefton. In 1924 he amalgamated with Greymouth photographer Lawrence Andrew (Laurie) Inkster, the firm being known as Ring & Inkster until Ring's retirement in 1929. After World War Two, Inkster passed management of the studio to Joseph Quinn. Inkster's daughter Thelma married Joseph Quinn, and they continued running the photographic firm on the West Coast until the 1970s when they shifted to live in Wellington bringing the studio collection with them. Marie Quinn is Thelma and Joseph's daughter. Quantity: 6 container(s) crates containing negatives and prints. 274 b&w original negative(s) (Film) strips, and 2 rolls, with 501 images. 7 colour original transparency/ies. 5 b&w original negative(s) (glass). 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Film and glass plate negatives, black and white photographic prints, colour film transparencies, and personal papers Transfers: To Book Collections - Rothams Pall Mall British Isles Tour of New Zealand 1971 - Collection as a whole received by Photograph Archives and book transferred to Book Collections.. Processing information: Originally arranged and described in 1995. Reference number changed from PAColl-4935 to PA-Group-00382 in 2009. Eight boxes of file prints from negatives at PAColl-4935. After the third accession of photographic and manuscript materials in 2015, the reference number was changed to ATL-Group-00018. The quantity of materials within the 'containers' in the group record extent field are not described at item level.