Commercial buildings - New Zealand
Negatives and prints from "Commercial mainly" sequence
Date: 1950s-2000s
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: Series-6440-10
Description: Negatives and printsof commercial buildings taken by Geoffrey or Jocelyn Thornton,1950s to 2000s. Includes hotels, accommodation buildings, stables, stores, banks, and large commercial buildings. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Negatives and prints were together in glassine bags in a small box labelled "Commercial mainly". Bags were labelled with the type of building (and sometimes name of building or company/owner) on the left-hand side of the bag and the location on the right-hand side.The bags were in mainly alphabetical order by location. Quantity: 51 b&w original negative(s). 43 b&w original photographic print(s). 4 colour original negative(s). 4 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: Prints separated from the negatives are at Library reference PAColl-10686-11 - Negatives are at Library reference 1/4-137616-F to 1/4-137670-F.. Processing information: Negatives and prints were separated and rehoused for reasons of preservation and appropriate storage.