Signal flags

Date: 1887

From: Pritchett, Robert Taylor, 1823-1907 :Sketches for Lady Brassey's `Last Voyage'. 1886-1887.

Reference: E-022-q-098

Description: On lefthand side, Sunbeam under full sail along East coast of Australia, drawn bow on, August 1887. On rightand side, Sunbeam under full sail Centre, watercolour depicting the Sunbeam's signal flags Lefthand drawing published as a chromo-lithograph chapter-heading in The last voyage. Annie Brassey, 1887, page 367, entitled The East Coast. Title added in red ink `Balloon canvas'. Extended Title - From his Sketches for Lady Brassey's `Last voyage' Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title in red ink (lefthand drawing) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash, pencil and wash, watercolour; on sheet 210 x 305 mm

Date: [ca May 1941]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-00910-F

Description: Soldiers of 6 NZ Infantry Brigade with signal flags during training in Egypt. Taken circa May 1941 by an official photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 1957

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1957/3849-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1955

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1955/2323-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1941

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-00484

Description: Members of the signal section of the Christchurch Home Guard demonstrating their signaling equipment. Photographed on 20 Jul 1941 by an unknown Photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: Jun 1957

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1957/2444-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 1940

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; Mitchell, Leonard Cornwall, 1901-1971

Reference: Eph-E-HISTORY-1940-02

Description: Poster shows a monochrome blue couple in Victorian dress in the left foreground looking further into the scene at a modern car, train, steamship and tall city buildings, while an aeroplane flies overhead and two radio transmitter masts stand atop a distant hill. From top left to lower right a string of coloured signal flags spells out the letters W E L C O M E A L L. Artist is probably Leonard Cornwall Mitchell; see similar signed image reproduced in "Selling the dream" (2012), page 363. Other Titles - Government Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Silkscreen print, 995 x 625 mm.

Date: 1959

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1959/0866-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm