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Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
- Date
- [ca 1870s-1970s]
- By
- Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, -1905
- Reference
- PAColl-4558
- Description
Three photographs of the vestibule and interior of the Hall of Memories at Waitaki Boys High School, including the bell of HMS Ajax and a plaque unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester ca 1930s; sheep being mustered at Maraekakaho Station ca 1930s; a group of men and two women outside City Council offices (location unknown) ca 1910s; the Duke of Gloucester and Viscount Bledisloe next to the commemorative plaque at Waitangi 1934; a girl, possibly Maori, standing on a cart with milk urns holding the horse's reins ca 1910s; William Robert Hudson with his arctic medal pinned to his chest ca 1870s; studio portrait of Te Honi ca 1890s (at PAColl-4558-1-29); photographs of two directors of the Development Finance Corporation, Mr Rowlands and Mr Wakefield ca 1970; photograph of a portrait of Admiral Sir Joseph Nias ca 1840; the main hall of the New Zealand High Commission in London showing examples of New Zealand products ca 1920s; and a large group of women, names, positions etc unknown ca 1890s.
Arrangement: Prints housed at PAColl-4558-1, PAColl-4558-2, and PAColl-4558-3.
Tintypes housed at PA10-11-01 and PA10-11-02.
Cabinet cards housed at PA3-0047 and PA3-0128.
Carte de visite housed at PA2-0196.
Provenance: The material is likely to have been deposited in the General Assembly Library by MP H K Taiaroa.
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-77-124.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Copy negatives housed at 1/2-075570 to 075606, 075623 to 075652, 079203 to 079244, 118899
According to the Accession Register this collection should have copy negatives 1/2-075570 to 075606, 1/2-075623 to 075652, 1/2-071970 (68 images)
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- Format
- Photographs
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Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politic...
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PAColl-4558-2
Description: Photographs relating the the Robinson and Peck families, and photographs of New Zealand politicians.
Unidentified group
Date: [188-?]
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PA10-036
Description: Studio portrait of two women and a man, taken ca 1880s by an unidentified photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Tintype 9.2 x 6 cm
Florence Robinson
Date: Between 1880 and 1889
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PAColl-4558-1-19
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Florence Robinson, taken in the 1880s by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Florence Robinson, mother to Joseph Robinson. Kent England. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 8.7 x 5.5 cm
Portrait of a Maori woman
Date: [ca 1880]
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PA10-035
Description: Tintype photographic portrait of a Māori woman holding a posy, taken circa 1880 by an unidentified photographer. Possibly a member of the Robinson and Kauomo family. This was originally identified as Kauamo, wife of Joseph Robinson, based on inscription on the reverse, but she died in 1846 and is extremely unlikely to have had her photograph taken. Tintype photography was not available in New Zealand in the 1840s. Digitised image is from the b&w copy negative. Inscriptions: Verso - Ka[u?]amu. Wife of Joseph Robinson Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Hand coloured Tintype 6 x 4 cm
Group on board the battleship HMS New Zealand
Date: ca 1911
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PAColl-4558-3-02
Description: Group on board the dreadnought HMS New Zealand, circa 1911. Second row, from left: Captain Lionel Halsey, unidentified (Sir Lambton?), Lord Jellicoe, Thomas Noble Mackenzie, unidentified, Winston Churchill (then First Lord of the Admiralty), King George V, James Allen, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Hon L Harcourt, Secretary to the Admiralty, Sir Joseph George Ward, unidentified, unidentified. Front row, centre: Prince George of Battenberg. Photographer, and location, also unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York passing under Maori Arch, Charlotte Street, Welli...
Date: 22 June 1901
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
By: Sarony Studio (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: PAColl-4558-3-03
Description: Carriage conveying Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York passing under Maori Arch, Charlotte Street, during their procession through Wellington. Photograph taken circa 18 June 1901 by Sarony Studio. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Protected. Sarony. A.W.9 22/6/01 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Toned gelatin silver print 15.6 x 20.9 cm, on mount 24.7 x 30.4 cm Processing information: Description updated 17 January 2023 following information provided by a staff member.
Portrait of an unidentified man wearing a cloak
Date: 1870s
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PAColl-4558-1-13
Description: Studio portrait of a Maori man wearing a taniko bordered cloak. Photographed by an unknown photographer sometime in the 1870s. The cloak in the photograph is now in The Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, and has the name Kaitaka Aronui. The man is possibly the father of Ihaiah Porutu (1821?-1886). (Info from Yolande Lewis (nee Pitt), Aug, 2004) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 80.7 x 60 cms
Mrs Sarah Ellen Peck
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PAColl-4558-1-20
Description: Portrait of Mrs Sarah Ellen Peck (nee Brown), taken ca 1900s by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Mount verso - centre - Mrs S E Peck, Mai Mai Lane, Lower Hutt, 3 July 32. My mother gone but not forgotten. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Toned gelatin silver print 10 x 4.5 cm (irregular image) cut from mounted group portrait
World War 1 soldiers, including George Sturmey
Date: During World War 1
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PAColl-4558-1-15
Description: World War 1 soldiers, including George Sturmey on the right. The two other men are unidentified. The location, and the photographer, are unknown. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) postcard. Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 13.1 x 8.1 cm
James Robinson, fl 1823-1860s
Date: Between 1860 and 1869
From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors
Reference: PAColl-4558-1-21
Description: Carte de visite portrait of James Robinson, younger brother of Joseph Robinson (fl 1821-1840), with whom he arrived in Port Nicholson in 1822 or 1823, taken in the 1860s by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - James Robinson, younger brother of Joseph R. Arrived 1823. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Collodion print 7.5 x 5.7 cm