Negatives of Wellington and the Bell Bus Company taken by Mr Just senior

Date
1920s - 1930s
Reference
PAColl-1291-2
Description

Bell Bus Company was established and owned by Norman and Ada (Pixie) Bell.

Arrangement: F 71431-71544 1/2 (half plate); F27621-27624 1/4 (quarter plate)

Quantity: 119 b&w original negative(s).

Processing information: Description updated 27 March 2024 following information from a researcher.

Additional description

Alternative form available: C7069-7099, 8000-8010, C8012-8020, C8022-8024, C8029-8039, C8043-8049, C8057-8067, C8072-8078

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Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company / Just, F R :Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company
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119 b&w original negative(s), Negatives
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Union Steam Ship Company vessel 'Wahine'

Date: [ca 1930]

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071465-F

Description: Photograph showing the Union Steam Ship Company vessel 'Wahine' (1913-1951). Photograph taken circa 1930 by Mr Just. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Nitrate negative

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Moa Point, Wellington

Date: between 1929-1939

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071528-F

Description: Moa Point in Wellington. Shows waves splashing on the rocky foreshore. Photograph taken by Mr Just between 1920 and 1939. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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White Bell Bus Company sightseeing bus on the Paekakariki Hill Road

Date: between 1 June 1929 and 30 May 1930

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071442-F

Description: Bell Bus Company sightseeing bus on the Paekakariki Hill Road, circa 1929, photographed by Mr Just (senior). Note on back of file print reads "Bell Bus Co bus no 4. Registration 94-502 and therefore between 1 June 1929 and 30 May 1930. Make: White. (Information from M A Lang. Oct 1999) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Bell Bus Company buses in Ngaio Gorge

Date: ca 1929

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071525-F

Description: View looking west along Ngaio Gorge, with Bell Bus Company buses in the foreground and Wadestown houses in the upper left corner. Photograph taken by Mr Just, circa 1929. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Worser Bay, Wellington, with Bell bus, mens bathing sheds and beach

Date: [ca 1934]

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071488-F

Description: Worser Bay, Wellington, with a Bell sightseeing tour bus, mens bathing sheds and beach, circa 1934. Photograph taken by Mr Just. Note on back of file print reads "Date - ca 1934 (judging from woman's dress). confirmed by bus registration (P438) which dates from 1934-35." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Wellington city scene including the intersection of Taranaki and Cable Streets

Date: [ca 1929]

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071478-F

Description: Wellington city scene showing the view, from an elevated position, of the intersection of Taranaki and Cable Streets, surrounding buildings, and the harbour. Advertising signs in foreground are on Wakefield Chambers building and read: "Easy to Play Gulbransen The Registering Piano", "International Correspondence Schools NZ Ltd Head Office", "The Dictaphone". Photograph taken circa 1929 by Mr Just. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Wakefield Chambers building was completed in 1928. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Railway station at Mokihinui, West Coast

Date: [192-?]

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071447-F

Description: Railway station at Mokihinui, West Coast, circa 1920s, photographed by Mr Just. Shows a train, and women (about to board?). Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Bell Bus Company sightseeing bus, Island Bay, Wellington

Date: 1929

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071453-F

Description: Bell Bus Company sightseeing bus rounding Elsdon Point, Island Bay, Wellington. Photograph taken by Mr Just, an employee of the company in 1929. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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Overlooking Wadestown, Wellington

Date: [ca 1930]

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071464-F

Description: Photograph showing the top of a Bell Bus Company sight-seeing tour bus, with mountain ranges, and houses along Oban Street of Wadestown, Wellington, in the background. Photograph taken circa 1930 by Mr Just. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Nitrate negative

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Bell Bus Company bus making its way down the Ngaio Gorge Road, Wellington

Date: [ca 1929]

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071472-F

Description: Bell Bus Company bus making its way down the Ngaio Gorge Road, Ngaio, Wellington. Photographed by Frank Richard Just, circa 1929. Note on back of file print reads: Looking down the Ngaio Gorge Rd (info from F R Just) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative