Greenhithe

Date: 1887

From: Hands, Alfred Watson, 1849-1927 :[Scenes in New Zealand] 1865, 1881, 1887

By: Hands, Alfred Watson (Rev), 1849-1927

Reference: A-254-013

Description: View from a high point looking along high cliffs at the shore of Auckland Harbour towards hills. A cabbage tree and a flax in the foreground among low scrub Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 180 x 127 mm Provenance: Donation; New Zealand High Commission, London, August 1977

Date: 1887

From: Hands, Alfred Watson, 1849-1927 :[Scenes in New Zealand] 1865, 1881, 1887

By: Hands, Alfred Watson (Rev), 1849-1927

Reference: A-254-014

Description: A young Norfolk pine growing in a lawn, flanked by part of the trunk and a few branches of one of the native pines with dense low trees in the background. A few visible branches overhead may be from a eucalypt Other Titles - Near Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 355 x 180 mm Provenance: Donation; Mrs M S G MacLeod, Tunbridge Wells, 12 August 1977

Date: [1930s-1980s]

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10010-010

Description: Aerial photographs taken by Leo White and Whites Aviation between circa 1930s-1980s. Images show the Auckland region particularly Henderson. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in sets according to location. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Most of the Whites Aviation negatives have been digitised and images are searchable by Record title and by Whites Aviation reference number e.g. WA-12345..

Date: 1926-1928

From: Earle, Laurence Edward, 1896-1980: Photograph album and negatives relating to Earle's work with the Public Works Department

Reference: PAColl-10723

Description: Unbound photograph album and pages comprises photographs of hydroelectric power and electricity transmission, probably taken by Laurence Earle from 1926 to1928. Photographs are mainly of completed and under construction work for hydroelectric dams and electricity pylons (known at the time as 'towers').The album also contains photographs of powerhouses around the North Island, scenic images taken on location, and worker's campsites. Images of fieldwork include in-construction and erection of electricity towers at Hobsonville, East Tamaki, Greenhithe, Penrose-Takapuna, Panmure and Bombay; as well as cabling installation, bullock teams, survey equipment, construction equipment and dredging machinery. Hydroelectric dam images feature pipelines, dam spillways, dam walls and turbines. Photographs with interior and/or exterior views of powerhouses include the Waikaremoana power scheme, the Arapuni Dam, and Penrose substation. Scenic landscape views include Rangiriri swamp, Waihi, Waiau river and gorge, Mangaore and Poutere lake. Most photographs have accompanying caption inscriptions, ranging from 1926 to 1928, which describe locations, structures, campsites, and bridges. Some photographs feature workers at campsites, or working on tower construction and/or undertaking fieldwork. Photocopy of Mangahao dam diversion tunnels scheme, which accompanied the album on arrival, held in Photographic Archive backfile. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The album pages have been kept in their original order by the archivist. Quantity: 88 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on unbound album pages. 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera photographic album cover. Physical Description: Unbound photograph album with navy blue cover and bound spine, 29.5 x 24 cm, with loose pages. Processing information: As the album pages on arrival were partially separated from the cover, the Conservation staff have separated the album cover from the pages. The cover has been cleaned and retained with the pages for storage.

Date: 1887

From: Hands, Alfred Watson, 1849-1927 :[Scenes in New Zealand] 1865, 1881, 1887

By: Hands, Alfred Watson (Rev), 1849-1927

Reference: A-254-015

Description: View across the Waitemata Harbour to the nearby cliffs of Greenhithe (North Shore, Auckland),with avbout a dozen Norfolk pines growing along the cliff-tops, possibly in the artist's garden. The roof of a house can also be seen amongst the trees Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 165 x 355 mm Provenance: Donation; Mrs M S G MacLeod, Tunbridge Wells, 12 August 1977. Daughter of the artist

Date: 1886 - 1887

From: Hands, Alfred Watson, 1849-1927 :[Scenes in New Zealand] 1865, 1881, 1887

By: Hands, Alfred Watson (Rev), 1849-1927

Reference: A-254-012

Description: A nanny goat seated on a lawn, seen from above and behind. Three juvenile cabbage trees are growing to the right, and base of the trunk of a tree, possibly a pine, is visible to the left Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 94 x 125 mm Provenance: Donation; Mrs M S G MacLeod, Tunbridge Wells, 12 August 1977

Date: 9 May 1972

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-70244-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1870

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096141-G

Description: View from grounds of "Fern Bank", the house built in late 1860s by Thomas and Mary Forgham on land purchased in 1865 by Mary Forgham, photographed in 1870 by Daniel Manders Beere. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - top right - 76 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 4.5 x 7.25 inches

Date: 4 May 1966

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-65984-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 9 May 1972

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-70243-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Other - Greenhithe - Paremoremo. File Greenhithe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 4 Jul 1973

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-71443-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 6 Mar 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-59372-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1870

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096143-G

Description: Mary and Thomas Forgham (centre) and members of their community at "Fern Bank", the house they built in the late 1860s on land purchased in 1865 by Mary Forgham. Photograph taken in 1870 by Daniel Manders Beere. Note on back of file print reads "House still standing at Greenhithe, 1990" Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 78 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 4.5 x 7.25 inches

Date: 1870

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096144-G

Description: Thomas Forgham (left) at "Fern Bank", the house built in the late 1860s on land purchased in 1865 by Mary Forgham, photographed in 1870 by Daniel Manders Beere. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - top left - 79 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 4.5 x 7.25 inches

Date: 1870

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096142-G

Description: Mary and Thomas Forgham (centre) and members of their community at "Fern Bank", the house they built in the late 1860s on land purchased in 1865 by Mary Forgham. Photograph taken in 1870 by Daniel Manders Beere. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 77 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 4.5 x 7.25 inches

Date: 6 Mar 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-59374-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 18 Feb 1954

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-34738-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 5 Feb 1955

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-36842-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 5 Feb 1955

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-36843-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 10 Dec 1957

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-29997-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate