Wainoni Park

Date: [Between 1890s and 1910s]

By: Tomlinson, Francis Ernest, 1864-1944; Muir & Moodie (Firm); Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Ring, James, 1856-1939; Denton, Frank James, 1869-1963; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Hillsdon, George, active 1890s; Powell, J S, active 1890s; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland)

Reference: PA1-q-184

Description: Album of postcards of New Zealand (includes one of Molesey Lock, England). Images include landscapes, views of prominent buildings in locations listed above, gold mining, harbours, glaciers, bridges, parks and other scenes of interest. Towards the end of the album is a collection of tourist portraits of Maori, including `A Maori canoeist' (a young woman holding a paddle), `Maori chief Patarangukai', `Te Heu Heu, the great Maori chief', and `Maori girl'. Photographs taken by various professional photographers whose names are listed above. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with mid-blue cover decorated with an Art Deco pattern in lighter blue and black, entitled Post Card Album in golden cursive script; endpapers with fine gold pattern of impressionistic leaves and irises; 28 x 22 cm

Date: [ca 1900-1920]

By: Parton, L I, active 1968; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; William Beattie & Company; Aldersley, David James, 1862-1928; Zachariah, Joseph, 1867-1965

Reference: PAColl-4601

Description: Postcards of: the old gun on Mount Victoria; the General Post Office, Wellington lit up with lights for coronation night 1902; parade at Newtown Park on Dominion Day 1907 with the gun from HMS Challenger; Lord Plunket inspecting troops during the Dominion Day parade 1907; spectators at the Dominion Day celebrations in Newtown Park, taken by Zak 1908; battalions marching past on Dominion Day 1907, taken by Zak; the junction of Wills Street and Lambton Quay with the Bank of New Zealand on the left; looking along Lambton Quay towards Willis Street with the Wellington Investment Trustee & Agency Co Ltd on the left; Lambton Quay at the Government Buildings with Quinton's Corner on the right; the Makohine Viaduct on the Main Trunk Railway (taken by Aldersley); the Hapuawhenua Viaduct on the main trunk line taken by Frederick Radcliffe; Raurimu at the foot of the spiral with the railway track in the foreground; the fire on the High Street, Christchurch February 6th 1908; the Salvation Army Rescue and Children's Home, Newtown (in colour); Maori carved house called Takitimu at Martinborough with pakeha visitors outside it; two of the view from Tinakori Hill over to Wellington harbour with Tinakori Road in the foreground and Bolton Street cemetery to the right; a view looking west along Oriental Bay towards St Gerard's Monastery with a billboard for Crescent Tea on a shop to the left; a locomotive going through Ohakune railway station; a fire in Courtenay Place in which six shops were demolished; the interior of the conservatory at Wainoni Park, Christchurch with chrysanthemums; River entrance to Wainoni Park, Christchurch; The lion at Wellington Zoo called 'King Dick', possibly photographed by Zak Studios; Main Street, Ohakune, photographed circa 1 June 1908 by William Beattie and Company; Opening of the Victoria Bowling Club, Wellington, 1908, photographed by Joseph Zachariah. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s) postcards. 16 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 1 b&w copy negative(s).