Solicitors. Operating in Christchurch in 1882; L Harper, C Harper, H A Scott and T W Maude
Harper & Company
Foxley Norris album
Date: [1870s-1880s]
By: Norris, Joseph Foxley, active 1880s; Bragge, James, 1833-1908; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893
Reference: PA1-q-094
Description: Photographic album created by Joseph Foxley Norris, with many images of places visited in Great Britain, including castles, cathedrals, stately homes, ports, landscapes, and bridges. Joseph Foxley Norris was a founding member of the Cyclists' Touring Club in England, and was a member of the Pickwick Bicycle Club in England with one image being a group portrait of members of the club. A number of the English scenes were photographed by G.W.W. (George Washington Wilson). Other regions visited include Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. Views of New Zealand are mostly in the South Island, with a few of Wellington (including Government Buildings, Parliament Buildings and Government House). One photograph taken by James Bragge shows a group of unidentified Maori standing outside a meeting house in Masterton. South Island views include a bicycle "meet" in Christchurch, with a large crowd gathered, and a number of penny-farthing bicycles visible. A number of images show men riding penny-farthing bicycles and the dangers of so doing, with posed views of two men underneath their bicycles and one clutching a fence, taken in and around Christchurch. On page 108 is hand-printed award `Anniversary Sports, Christchurch,N.Z. 16th December 1880. The following ten views taken from the Cathedral Tower, Christchurch, are the 3rd prize in the One Mile Champion Bicycle Race won by J. Foxley Norris, Pioneer Bicycle Club'. Other views include a group of about four men touring along the West Coast Road, and notable buildings in Christchurch and Dunedin. One image shows the "cage" crossing the Teremakau River. A group portrait in Christchurch shows members of Harper & Co. (Solicitors) Inscriptions: Album page - J. Foxley Norris. 1880 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with a black cover, spine title `Photo's'; 29.0 x 24.5 cm
Correspondence
Date: Aug 1892
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-188
Description: Corrrespondents entered in the Name field; includes letter relating to baby farming; and letter from Broken Hearted Mother relating to the Marriage Bill Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level list available.
Correspondence
Date: Nov-Dec 1891
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-181
Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field; also includes letter from Mrs Scott, Women's Suffrage Committee, Lynton, Sydney Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: Feb-Mar 1892
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-184
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level list available.
Correspondence
Date: Sep 1892
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-189
Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field; also includes letter from Maxwell [?] Berry, Sydney Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level list available.
Correspondence
Date: Jan-Feb 1893
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-194
Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: Apr-May 1892
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-185
Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field; there is quite a lot of correspondence relating to women's franchise Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level list available.
Correspondence
Date: Jan-May 1882
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-103
Description: Most correspondents identified and entered under Name below; also includes letter from Mrs [?] M C Ramage, Moberley Road, Upper Norwood, to Miss Norrie; and biographical piece by Hall, probably for his knighthood Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: Jan-Feb 1894
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-202
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).