Whitaker, Arthur, active 1916-1940?

Date: 1916-1917

From: Firth, Pauline J, fl 1977 :Photograph albums of New Zealand and of World War I

By: Whitaker, Arthur, active 1916-1940?

Reference: PA1-o-174

Description: Snapshots of a group of friends, mostly in the Days Bay area, particularly at a house known as `Angel's Rest'; also a series of holiday photographs taken in Palmerston North at Christmas 1916. Two of these show soldiers marching in the Christmas Day Parade, and there are two views of a man posed beside a large cannon. People are identified only by their Christian names. Collection created by Arthur Whitaker. Inscriptions: Album page - Volume 2. More sunny memories. Arthur Whitaker. 12/12/16 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with grey cover, with inscription in black ink on front cover; 15.5 x 11.5 cm

Date: Between 1916 and 1917

From: Firth, Pauline J, fl 1977 :Photograph albums of New Zealand and of World War I

By: Whitaker, Arthur, active 1916-1940?

Reference: PA1-o-175

Description: Views of the military camps at Waikanae, Featherston and Trentham in 1916 and 1917; military parade at Palmerston North on Xmas Day 1916, and the Cadet parade at Newtown Park, Wellington on Anzac Day 1917. Album created by Arthur Whitaker. Inscriptions: Album page - Arthur Whitaker. Wellington, N.Z. 19.2.17 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green cover entitled `Photographs'; 16 x 21 cm

Date: September to December 1916

From: Firth, Pauline J, fl 1977 :Photograph albums of New Zealand and of World War I

By: Whitaker, Arthur, active 1916-1940?

Reference: PA1-o-173

Description: Snapshots of a group of friends at various sites around Wellington, but mostly at Days Bay. Views show a number of people, many of the images at a house in Days Bay which they called Angel's Rest. Photographs have humorous anecdotes, including such notes as `The cup that cheers???', `Mermen', `The smile that won't come off' etc. People are identified only by their Christian names. Collection created by Arthur Whitaker. Inscriptions: Album page - Volume 1. Sunny memories of leisure moments. Arthur Whitaker. 30/9/16 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with grey cover, and with inscription in black ink on front cover; 15.5 x. 11.5 cm

Date: Between 1917 and 1924

From: Firth, Pauline J, fl 1977 :Photograph albums of New Zealand and of World War I

By: Whitaker, Arthur, active 1916-1940?

Reference: PA1-o-176

Description: Album with images of New Zealanders travelling to Europe on transport ships during World War I, including storms at sea; ship-board sports; the coaling station at Cristobels, Colon, Panama; the Panama Canal. Later views show members of the Star Boating Club in Wellington. Photographs taken by Arthur Whitaker. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green cover entitled `Photographs'; 16 x 21 cm

Date: 1919-1940

By: Whitaker family

Reference: MS-Papers-10745

Description: The papers consist of four receipts made out to Arthur Whitaker for instalments on shares by the Palmerston North Workers Co-operative Society and two circular-type letters from the society to Whitaker. Also included is an invitation to Mrs Whitaker, dated 25 May 1940, to attend the Waikanae Beach Progressive & Ratepayers' Association `Ceremony of turning on the township water supply'. Source of title - supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter with mss additions Provenance: Donor is daughter of Arthur Whitaker Donor/Lender/Vendor - Mrs N I Blomfield, Otematata, 1991