Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Date: ca 1900s

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-7734

Description: Photographs of Lake Rotoma and Lake Rotoiti taken ca 1900s by Arthur James Iles of Rotorua. Iles based himself in Rotorua from 1901. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1890s?]

By: Finch, Olive, 1883-1984; Cowdell, Joseph Tuffley, -1907; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Hawley & Company; Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Verrall, John Miles, 1849-1921; Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893

Reference: PA1-o-172

Description: Photograph album containing views of the South Island, including Christchurch, Diamond Lake, Otira Gorge, Bluff, Skippers Gorge, Waiau River and Hanmer. North Island views include views of Mount Tarawera after the eruption in June 1886, and views of the Pink and White Terraces before they were destroyed in the eruption. Other views show Napier, showing the first ship to berth at the new breakwater, SS Flora, on 22nd October 1895; Marine Parade in Napier; street views in Gisborne and Whangarei; Parihaka; and the Rotorua, Wairakei area with the Huka Falls, Aratiatia Rapids, and the Waimangu Geyser. Photographs taken circa 1890s, by some unidentified photographers, but many by named photographers, including Arthur James Iles (Thames), E Wheeler & Son (Christchurch), Hawley & Co (Napier). All named photographers are listed in the name sequence. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, with ornate gold decoration on spine, 25.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 1905-1920

From: Postcards collected by Annie Eva Jaques; arranged by Betty Haxton (nee Dudson).

By: Raphael Tuck & Sons (Firm); Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Vorley, Herbert Henry, 1840-1880

Reference: Eph-A-POSTCARDS-Haxton-1-6

Description: Includes: 151. Easter greetings. The naughty girl 152. With the fighting forces of Europe. Kinemacolor 153. “I’ll take you home again, Kathleen”. (Scene overlooking New York Harbour). Valentine, Dublin. Printed in Great Britain 154. Raphael Tuck & Sons. “Too busy to write”. “Glosso” postcard series 5624 155. Miss Marie Studholme. Biograph. Taber bas-relief 160. 156. Bamforth & Co. “Here are your trousers sir, I’ve ironed those beastly creases out!”Series no 1467. Printed in England. 157. Some girls are not so bad as they are painted. “Smart set” series no. 840. Printed in England 158. Otaria jubata. AL Z41 159. Suez; Railway Road arbain to Port-Tewfik. The Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. Serie 599 160. Suez - Native Street. The Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. Serie 599 161. Suez - The Bazaar. The Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo. Serie 599 162. The Pool of London. Cole. Max Ettlinger & Co Ltd, London E.C. and New York. Series 5294 G. Printed in Germany 163. [……] La Place du Guindal - LL 164. Alpes Italienne, vues du Col du Geant. F-L Cailler, Chocolat au Lait Suisse, Schweizer Milch-Chocolade, Genuine Swiss Milk-Chocolate 165. Le Montanvert et le Dru. F-L Cailler, Chocolat au Lait Suisse, Schweizer Milch-Chocolade, Genuine Swiss Milk-Chocolate 166. Vallée de la Viege - Rapides de Kipfen. F-L Cailler, Chocolat au Lait Suisse, Schweizer Milch-Chocolade, Genuine Swiss Milk-Chocolate 167. Lower Symonds Street. Phototyped in Saxony 168. Mr King. H H Vorley, photographer, Westport, Charleston, Reefton, West Coast New Zealand [carte de visite] 169. Whaka[rewarewa], Rotorua, NZ. Blencowe series 108 170. Bath House Rotorua. Printed by Iles, Rotorua 171. To greet you [Istanbul? scene]. Copyright Eastern Publishing Company Cards were removed from the albums in which they came, but kept in the same order (numbered accordingly) Quantity: 21 postcards. Physical Description: Photolithographs on cards, sizes varying around 90 x 140 mm Provenance: Originally collected by Annie Eva Jaques, later sorted by her niece Betty Haxton (née Dudson), the mother of donor.

Date: [ca 1918]-Sep 1966

By: Duncan, Sue, active 2012; Whites Aviation Ltd; New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Navy; Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-9997

Description: Photographs of New Zealand scenes, taken circa 1918 to 1966, chiefly for the tourist market. Photographers unidentified unless listed below. Includes some postcards. Images comprise: -Taupo area, including Mount Tauhara, Lake Taupo, Karapiti Blowhole -Wellington, with Massey Memorial, ship in Jubilee Dock and SS Rangitira -Tikitere, Rotorua District , with thermal hot springs, taken by Arthur James Iles -Wanganui River with river scene and Pipiriki Hostel and Whanganui town scenes (including Virginia Lake, Lion Monument, and river looking to Durie Hill) -Otaki, Kapiti Coast, with meeting house exterior, and Rangiatea Church interior -Foxton, an aerial view taken by Whites Aviation Unidentified images include sales tent for Dunmac portable glass houses and sailing scenes Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 30 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Provenance: Donated by Sue Duncan, 2012 Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Photographic Archive: material tranferred from there - To Ephemera Collection - 10 postcards catalogued at various locations including Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1940-01.

Date: [Circa 1880s-1900s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Finch, F, active 1878-1900; Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Le Grice, Edward, 1881-1959; Malaghan, Patrick Thomas, -1938; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; Ross, Charles S, active 1890s-1900s; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Valentine, James, -1880

Reference: PAColl-0959-40

Description: New Zealand scenes including thermal areas in the North Island, and river, mountain and roading scenes in the South Island, taken by various identified and unidentified photographers between about the 1880s and 1900s. Two photographers, Josiah Martin and Patrick Thomas Malaghan took most of the images. Other identified photographers include Edmund Wheeler, F. Finch, A.J. Iles, Charles Spencer, Edward Le Grice, J.V. (James Valentine), and Ross (Photographer, Invercargill). Several of the unidentified photographers are listed under their initials only, and include one with the initials T.S.M (or S.T.M. in a monogram), also A.A.B., R.G., Rooney, Luney (?), and L.M. A large number of those taken by Patrick Malaghan show Skippers Road and the Shotover River, with Pinchers Bluff, Huttons Cutting, Hell's Gate, and Skippers Creek. Thermal areas in the North Island show the Pink and White Terraces before the 1886 eruption of mount Tarawera, and also a number taken after the eruption, including the remnants of Te Ariki Pa. A large number also show various geysers, mud pools and hot springs. One method of crossing rivers is shown with the Hooker Wire Bridge (or Hooker Cage) and a "chair" travelling across a wire in Skippers over the Shotover River. Note on this box reads: "1st Ball Hut print" (no. 33); and "J. Martin "Mt Cook"" (no. 66). Most of the places identified are listed above. Other Titles - Old P.O.P. Quantity: 154 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: 1880-1900

From: Mackrell, Brent fl 2012: Photographs

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Notman, William, 1826-1891

Reference: PAColl-7264-1

Description: Collection comprises portrait of Tuterei Karewa of Ngatimaru by A J Iles, a flying fox, views of Quebec and Niagara by William Notman, groups of women and Pacific scens (mostly in Hawaii), A Selby and sons with horses and hounds at Auckland (1898), group of Maori women. Quantity: 4 album leaves with 7 b&w photographic prints and 4 b&w photomechanical prints.

Date: 1920 - 1949

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: Eph-A-PHOTO-1920/1940s-01

Description: Brown envelope shows a reproduction of an illustration by H G Robley of a Maori warrior in front of a pa gateway, performing a haka. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on brown envelope, 94 x 164 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath, Auckland, in May 2010.

Date: [ca 1893 - 1900]

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-10373

Description: Photographic print of studio portrait of Tamehana Peeke, also known as Tamihana Peeke and Thompson Bags, taken in Thames in the 1890s by Arthur James Iles. The subject wears a Māori cloak decorated with peacock feathers over a korowai while carrying a tokotoko in his right hand. Ta Moko and moustache feature prominently. The image caption states 'Ta Mehana Peeke Ngati Hako Paoa chief' together with the photographer's studio imprint 'Iles Photo Thames'. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver Gelatin photographic print Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath Rare Books, 2015. No further provenance information available.

Date: [ca 1901]

From: Hughes, Helen Hannah, 1929- : Photographs relating to Rigg and Hughes families

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-10649-4

Description: Photographic print with caption "The Mummified Cat from Tarawera Eruption, June 10th 1886 found at Wairoa 1901 by C. Crowther Rotorua" and imprint "Iles Photo. Registered". Photographed by Iles, circa 1901. Title transcribed from item. See also 1/2-082159-F Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic print, 13.9 x 19.7 cm.

Date: [190-?]

From: Finch, C (Mrs), fl 1961 :Photographs of Maori

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-0736

Description: Mounted photographs of: Sophia Hinerangi, a guide at the Pink and White Terraces before the eruption in 1886 and afterwards at Whakarewarewa, dressed in a kakahu with hei tiki, holding a taiaha and with a feather in her hair, captioned Sophia; an old woman wrapped in a blanket smoking a pipe and is captioned Kapai Te Torori (Good tobacco); a woman with moko and two children wrapped in a korowai in front of the raparapa of a meeting house, captioned "Pipi and children"; and a portrait of Ani Doherty. Photographer(s) unidentified. Arrangement: One print housed at PAColl-6348-46 Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1893-1900

From: Burton, Helen Agatha :Portraits of Maori

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-8705-2

Description: Studio portraits of Maori in traditional dress. All photographed by Arthur James Iles. Most of the photographs are marked "Iles Photo Thames." Iles set up his Thames studio in 1893 and operated from there for most of the 1890s. The remainder are marked "Iles photo Auckland," and probably date from his first period there in 1900. By 1901 he was in Rotorua from where he returned to Auckland in 1911. (Info from "Arthur James Iles,Photographer, A catalogue of Maori Portraits held at the Auckland Institute and Museum," Jo Torr, 1986.) Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1900s-1910s]

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Foy Brothers (Firm); Price, Thomas Edward, 1863-1928

Reference: PAColl-6842

Description: Copy negatives of cartes de visite portraits of Maori taken by various photographers. Includes what may be a page from a photograph album (1/4-030078). The images have been pinned to a board and photographed. A carte de visite exists (PA2-0722) in the collections for the same image as 1/4-030072 although it is not from this negative. 1/4-030073, 031735 and 031736 all have the same lettering on the verso giving photographer's reference number, customer's name and photograph size. It is not known who compiled this collection or who donated them. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-029461, 030071 to 030079, 031735 to 031736 and 031738. Quantity: 13 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negatives

Date: [Between 1901 and 1905?]

From: Iles, Arthur James 1870-1943 : Five tin plates depicting Maori portraits and New Zealand scenes]. Published for Iles, Rotorua, by George Hadfield, Wellington, N.Z. [ca 1901-1905]

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Hadfield, George, active 1904

Reference: Objects-0269

Description: The original photographic portrait was taken by Rotorua photographer Arthur Iles. Published for Iles by George Hadfield, Wellington. Shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of the Ngāti Maru chief Matene Te Nga. He shows his distinctive facial moko and wears a kahu huruhuru (feather cloak). The portrait is encircled by a band of kōwhaiwhai. The outer edge of the plate is decorated with four native birds, at twelve, three, six and nine o'clock respectively: the kiwi, the kōtare (kingfisher), the kea and the kākā. There are also decorations of native plants: kōwhai (kakabeak), pikiareko (clematis), rātā and mānuka. Title supplied by Library. The original photographic portrait was taken by Arthur Iles, a Rotorua photographer. A negative copy is held in the Library at 1/2-096691-F . Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Offset lithograph on tin plate, 260 mm diameter, x 20 mm deep Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022. Previous reference: Curios-013-003-5. Previous title: Iles, Arthur James 1870-1943: Maori Chief, N.Z. Published for Iles, Rotorua, by George Hadfield, Wellington, N.Z. [Between 1901 and 1905?].

Date: [ca 1899]

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: 1/2-C-014414-F

Description: unidentified woman with a moko, wearing a traditional Maori feather cloak. Photograph taken by Arthur James Iles circa 1899. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Iles Photo 124 [first letters of word obscured - probably reads `THA'] MES. NZ Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).

Date: 1902 - 1910

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by Joye Eggers / Taylor. 1905-1960s].

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-7-121-btm

Description: Shows young Maori girl, with cloak, standing in front of flax bushes. This girl has been identified as possibly Kapu Wilson (nee Rewiti), from Taumarere near Kawakawa. Note however that the text suggests a Rotorua location. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard in album.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 138 x 89 mm.

Date: ca 1890s

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: 1/2-090936-F

Description: Portrait of a Maori woman named Annie Chadwick, circa 1890s, photographed by Arthur James Iles. Daughter of Miria Merritt (nee Parata) and Joseph Merritt from Whakatane region. She wears a kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak) about her shoulders, and a korowai (tag cloak) around her waist. Source of descriptive information - Person identified by Library client Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Iles photo registered Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [189-?]

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PA7-04-40

Description: Photograph of an unidentified Maori girl. Half length portrait taken circa 1890s by Arthur James Iles. She wears a kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak). A tiki hangs around her neck. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Iles Photo Auckland Registered No 204 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 19.9 x 14 cm

Date: ca 1901

From: Thomas, Karen :Album of photographs

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: 1/2-082159-F

Description: Mummified cat found by C Crowther at Wairoa in 1901, after the 1886 Tarawera eruption. Photograph taken by Arthur James Iles, circa 1901. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - The mummified cat from Tarawera eruption June 10th Found at Wairoa 1901 by C Crowther Rotorua Iles photo Registered Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Reference: A-080-056

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of an older Maori man with short white hair, a flax cloak across his shoulders and full moko This watercolour was based on a photograph by Arthur J Iles, done in the 1890s. Other Titles - Ngati Maru Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - H. G. Robley; Recto - bottom right - Tuterei / Karewa; Verso - centre - Tuterei Karewa / chief of the Ngatimaru tribe. These lines would be added to complete the moko / Centre forehead titi / cheeks kowiri / upper lip hupe Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 227 x 197 mm

Date: ca 1893

From: Mair, Gilbert Henry, 1875-1966 :Photographs

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-2315-02

Description: Maori wood carvings, photographed circa 1893 by Arthur James Iles, possibly in Thames. From left to right, the prow of a waka, a waharoa (Maori gateway), and a pou (Maori post/sign). Carvers unknown. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Iles. Photo 136 Thames, N.Z.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Ancient Maori carvings Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 142 x 194 mm