Queen Mary RMS (Ship)

Date: 1961-1984

From: Luxford, Nola, 1895-1994 :Photographs

Reference: PA12-7684

Description: Glen Dolberg beside a large model of a swordfish, 1961. The Queen Mary, Longbeach, California, 1972. Mark photographed in a cactus garden, 1972. Youth Garden, La Canada, Los Angeles, 1968. Memorial tree planting, Glenola Park, La Canada, Los Angeles, 8 April 1984. The youth garden was a "Keep America Beautiful" project in which Nola Luxford was involved. It was established in 1965. Glenola Park was a small park developed on land originally owned by Nola Luxford and Glenn Dolberg in La Canada, Los Angeles. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm

Date: [ca 1930s-1940s]

From: Jeffery, Cecil Albert, 1888-1970 : Collection

By: Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Coster, Howard, active 1930s; Digby, Spencer Harry Gilbee, 1901-1995; Lafayette Ltd; Rawood Ltd; Swaine, F A, active 1919-1938; Topical Press Agency Ltd; W H Grove & Son (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-4431

Description: Personal and political photographs comprising: Michael Savage and Frederick Jones with an unidentified woman in a garden; three of formal dinners held in London attended by George Forbes, one of which was for Dominion Prime Ministers at Claridges Hotel in May 1935; three of Reginald Aitken, one taken on board the Queen Mary; Forbes and a delegation visiting a fruit market with apples on sale; Forbes and senior officers inspecting American troops; Forbes and others photographed in Santa Monica, the photograph insribed on the reverse with "compliments of William H Carter, mayor City of Santa Monica"; studio portrait of Emma Serena Forbes; studio portrait of Mark Fagan taken in August 1939; three of Michael Savage, one a photograph of a painting; studio portrait of Janet Fraser; studio portrait of Peter Fraser; and the shop of F Jeffery in Roxburgh, a booksellers, chemists, stationers and newsagents and an agent for HMV gramophones and records and Kodak supplies, with a car outside it; portrait of Michael Joseph Savage reading a booklet; three images of public works camps at Kopuawhara, Hawke's Bay, taken before and after the February 1938 floods that killed 21 people. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-1014 : Jeffery, Cecil Albert, 1888-1970 : Papers.

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-306-0462

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-306-0464

Date: 1927-1939

From: Hodge, Horace Emerton, 1903-1958 :Albums and photographs relating to Merton Hodge and the Linney Family

Reference: PA1-q-926

Description: Includes photos of Student's Review, Dunedin, 1927; Selwyn College, Dunedin, late 1920s; Dunedin Student's Carnival, 1920s; house staff, Dunedin Hospital; Clifton Firth; Morice family, Wellington, 1930; picnic at Waikouaiti, 1929; marriage of Norrie Fyns Fenwick to John Henry Frothingham, 1931 (cuttings); Panama Canal from the deck of the "Port Piri" on the way to England in 1931; flyer advertising Geoffrey Wardwell in van Druten's "There's Always Juliet"; Merton and friends in London in 1931; photographs of Ireland relating to Merton's transfer to Spike Island, County Cork, as a military doctor; travells in Ireland with John van Druten; travells in Ireland with Geoffrey Wardwell, 1932 or 1933; photos relating to plays in 1933; Merton on the "Berengaria" on the way to New York, December 1933; views of Washington D C, December 1933; New York and friends there in 1933 and 1934; an Atlantic storm photographed by Merton Hodge from the deck of the "Berengaria" on the journey back to London, 1935; trip to Charleston and New Orleans for Mardi Gras early in 1935; a trip in England in 1935; street views of Merton's play "Grief Goes Over" in letters on the Oueens and Globe theatres, London; trip to possibly the south coast of France; snaps from an English trip including views of Whitby Abbey; trips to Germany (1936), Scandinavia, 1836/37 ?) with Geoffrey Wardwell; trip to Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, France and Paris in 1937; Return to New York late 1938 or early 1939; views of the deck and passengers on the Queen Mary, March/April, 1939. Except for the New Zealand section at the beginning of this album the rest of the photographs date from Hodge's arrival in London in 1931 to his return to London from America in 1939. They relate to the period when he was a successful playwright. Most of the the photographs from 1931 are of people he met when he first arrived in London which was the time that he made friends with Auriol Lee, Geoffrey Wardwell, and John van Druten who continued to be close friends and collegues throughout the 1930s. Auriol Lee supported him as a playwright and directed a number of his plays. John van Druten was an actor and playwright, and Geoffrey Wardwell was an actor friend who often accompanied Merton Hodge on his travells. Merton Hodge returned to London after postgraduating at the Edinburgh Medical School during which time he wrote his first play \"As it was in the Beginning\" which became \"The Wind and the Rain.\" In London he took a job as a doctor with the British Army. After some time in London he was posted to Spike Island, County Cork, Ireland. This must have been in 1932-1933. All the photographs in the album relating to Ireland were taken at this time and record friends, places and holidays taken with John van Druten and Geoffrey Wardwell. 1933 was also the year that \"The Wind and The Rain\" was trialled at Manchester in October and began its 1,000 performances run in London. In late 1933 Merton Hodge sailed for New York on the \"Berengaria\" as \"The Wind And The Rain\" was to open at the Ritz Theatre, 48th Street, New York on the 1 Feburary 1934. Though it was directed by Walter Hart, Auriol Lee also had a hand in its New York production. The group of photographs of Washington relate to a trip made by Hodge in December 1933. He accompanied a theatre group taking a play \"The Lake\" to the National Theatre in Washington. Geoffrey Wardwell and Katharine Hepburn were members of the group. He was back in New York for Christmas 1933. After the New York opening of the \"Wind and the Rain\" Hodge, John van Drusen, and Auriol Lee, travelled to New Orleans for the Madi Gras. On the way they spent some time at Charleston, South Carolina. While there, they met Mrs Gordon Hastie who as well as a town house in Charleston, owned a large country house called \"Magnolia.\" This may be the pillared house in this group of photographs. The coloured postcards were also aquired in Charleston. Merton Hodge and Geoffrey Wardwell returned to London on the \"Beringaria\" in 1935. The group of photographs of the storm at sea were taken by Hodge during this voyage. Some were published in London papers on his return. Another English section follows which includes exterior views of the Queens and Globe theatres posting his second play \"Grief Goes Over\" which ran concurently with the \"Wind and the Rain.\" At this time Hodge was working on an adaptation for English consumption of an American play \"Men in White.\" After \"Men in White\" was produced Hodge and Wardwell went for a trip to France. There are no photographs of the trip to Berlin in 1936 with Geoffrey Wardwell where \"The Wind and the Rain\" was running successfully. Hitler saw it three times. It was also performed in Cologne, Dresden, Frankfurt, Gottingen, Hamburg, Leipsig, Munich, and Vienna. In 1935 \"Grief Goes Over\" opened in London after a weeks trial run in Manchester. After the opening Hodge went on a trip to the South of France in 1936. On his return from France, he decided to go to Scandinavia where \"The Wind and the Rain\" was being produced in Sweden, Norway and Finland in a Swedish translation. He was accompanied by Geoffrey Wardwell. There are a large group of photographs relating to this trip, most being of Stocholm. He was back in London in May 1937 and saw the coronation. Then he went on a holiday to Switzerland which was the location for a film in which Geoffrey Wardwell was acting. They returned to London via Austria, Hungary, Italy, France and Paris. There are a lot of snaps which relate to this trip. Late 1937-early 1938 was taken up with the production of \"An African Farm.\" The French version of \"The Wind and the Rain\" opened in Paris in 1938. There are no photographs relating to these events in this album. In 1938/39 Hodge returned to New York and there are a group of snaps taken at this time. With the outbreak of war threatening, Merton Hodge along with many others decided to head back to London. He returned on the \"Queen Mary\" in 1939 and the last group of photographs in this album were taken during the journey. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1920 - 1939

Reference: Eph-B-SHIP-1920/1939

Description: Includes: ca 1925: Shaw Savill & Albion Company Ltd: Direct line between London & New Zealand via Panama Canal. 1925 Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand. Island tours. Printed in New Zealand by Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd., Wellington [ca 1925]. Booklet 1929: Canadian-Australasian Royal Mail Line. World travel. C.A. & Union Royal Mail Lines. Australia & New Zealand to Canada, USA and Europe. Wholly printed in New Zealand by Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd, 1929. Booklet of 24 pages 1931: Grand public entertainment and ceremony of honour, arranged and presented by the people of the Island Bay and Ohiro Bay districts to do honour and present the Royal Humane Society's awards to those who risked their lives for others during the "Progress" wreck in Ohiro Bay on May 1st 1931. (With performers J Cooke, Gracie Kerr, Mrs Wilfred Andrews, Mary Lennie, Mary Cooley, the Italian Choir, Beryl T Hope, Zena Jupp, Leon de Mauny, Mrs J Tait, Mr A Comparini, Muriel Wilton, Peter Isbister). Programme (photocopy only) ca 1932: New sovereigns of the Pacific: Mariposa & Monterey; new standards of speed and luxury to South Seas, Hawaii, United states and England. Oceanic Steamship Company, Matson Line [ca 1932]. 20 page booklet with colour illustrations Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. R.M.S. "Akaroa", 15,128 tons. Printed by Goodman, Burnham & Co., 101, Leadenhall St., London, E.C. 3 [ca 1932] 1934: New Zealand Shipping Company Limited. Embarkation notice to passengers, RMS 'Rangitane'. J B Westray & Co Ltd, 138 Leadenhall street London, 8 October 1934. Flyer 1935: Burn Philp & Co Ltd. Letter to Walter Nash, 27 September 1935. 1937: Cunard White Star Line. R.M.S. "Queen Mary" menus: 23 April 1937 (luncheon); 24 April 1937 (breakfast, luncheon and dinner); 6 May (Coronation dinner) 1938: Huddart Parker Ltd. Travel to New Zealand, Brisbane, Melbourne, Tasmania, Sydney, Adelaide & Western Australia by the Huddart Parker Line. "Follow the flag". Nov., 1938 to May, 1939 [1938] Services Shipping Co Ltd, 19 Berkely St, Piccadilly London. [Advertising letter] 30 September 1938 1939: Q.S.M.V. "Dominion Monarch". Luncheon. Thursday, March 30th, 1939 [Menu] Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij. South Pacific line 1939 / K.P.M. 1939. Booklet Thos Cook & Son - Wagons-Lits (Australasia) Pty Ltd. Cook's list of pleasure cruises and popular steamer trips from Australia and New Zealand. July 1939. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, letterpress, on pamphlets, booklets and fliers, sizes varying up to 330 mm. Provenance: Some items purchased, some donated by Mrs I J Henry in 1948, one from the estate of Mr H D C Waters, 2005.

Date: [1934]

By: Vacuum Oil Company

Reference: Eph-A-PETROL-1934-01

Description: Advertising flier shows at right a glass bottle of Shell motor oil, showing its shell logo. The text explains that "we clean, fill and seal the new quart bottle in our own plant, and the garage attendant tears our aluminium seal in your presence". Verso gives facts about the newly launched R.M.S. 'Queen Mary'. Date estimated from newspaper advertising of these products and from the style of petrol pump illustrated. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print on sheet 203 x 155 mm, possibly originally a page from a booklet.

Date: Sep 1941-31 Mar 1942

From: Franks, Cecil William, 1912-1990: Photographs, chiefly relating to Cecil Franks' service with the RNZAF as an equipment officer during World War II

Reference: PA1-o-1866

Description: Photograph album compiled by Cecil Franks covering his service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) No. 488 Squadron, a fighter squadron, as an equipment officer during World War II, 1941-1942. Photographs mainly taken by Franks. Album is extensively annotated with descriptions of photographs as well as a broader contextual narrative. - Photographs show the September 1941 departure from Wellington on the ship 'Aquitania' and crossing the Tasman Ocean to Sydney. Images of Sydney include Bondi Beach, Hyde Park (ANZAC War Memorial, Archibald Fountain and St Mary's Cathedral), Harbour Bridge views, Taronga Zoo (including giraffe), a visit to a wildlife park North of the city (with boomerang throwing, wallabies, and koala sequences), and recreational activities at the Elizabeth Bay home (swimming pool) and on the yacht of Theo Kelly (Manager of Woolworths). Also contains a view of the 'Queen Mary' leaving Sydney Harbour. - Voyage up the East Coast of Australia to Papua New Guinea shows troops doing various physical training exercises, playing quoits, and other ship board scenes. Papua New Guinea scenes include, Port Moresby, women and men in traditional dress (some selling necklaces), village scenes, and swimming scenes (including shark nets). Images from the continuing voyage feature a series of images of the crossing the line ceremony, including a man playing King Neptune and men being dipped in a mix of rotten eggs, flour, water, tomato, salt, and soot. - The majority of Singapore images are Kallang Airbase scenes, including: local staff (an shoe cleaner from India and Chinese domestic assistant Wah Hing); Airmen's quarters; Brewster Buffalo fighter aircraft on the tarmac; rubber trees at the edge of the base; and Franks driving a 'Mosquito Bus'. A prominent series shows the airbase during and after Japanese air strikes, with wrecked buildings and planes as well. Further images show the continued destruction of the airbase by troops before they evacuated Singapore. Singapore recreational scenes prior to the Japanese invasion include: street scenes with wooden sandal peddler; Singapore Swimming Club scenes; ANZAC Club building; soldiers playing golf at the Governor's residence, with garden and house visible; and the Singapore Botanical Gardens. - Franks was on board 'Empire Star' the last ship to leave Singapore during the evacuation. Images in this series include the Singaporean skyline, a destroyer in the convoy that suffered damage, people on deck (soldiers, nurses, civilians), men shaving, and an accordion player. - A series of images from the Netherland East Indies with scenes of local woman carrying washing in Batavia, the Governor's Palace, and a local boy fishing. Also images of the voyage from Batavia to Australia on board the "Deucalion", scenes from Northam Military Camp in Perth (including sun bathing), train transporting soldiers to Adelaide, and disembarking from the ship in Auckland on 31 March 1942. - Album also contains a group portrait of the RNZAF 488 Fighter Squadron, prior to disembarking for Singapore at the RNZAF base in Rongotai, Wellington. Notable and featured figures in the album include: Franks himself (numerous images), Mr W Taylor (Trade Commissioner for Australia), Ernie de Suza, Tony Cox, Wally Greenhalgh, Bob Scott, Theo Kelly (hosting the airmen at his Sydney home), Jim Ferguson, Don Wilson, Jack McAneny, Noel Sharp, Len Farr, G P 'Tiny' White, John Godsiff, Wally De Maus, Flight Sergeant Stevenson, Wah Hing, Frank Johnstone, Bunt Dellitt, Jack Burton, Percy Killick, Eddie Kuhn, Derek Charters, Peter Gifford, Flight Commander John R Hutchinson, W McKay, Corporal C Russell, E L Ragg, R H Edly, W Welch, Terry Honan, Jack Meharry, and Sergeant Howard-Taylor. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Red album bound with string and featuring an embossed image of a dog of the front cover, 27.5 x 37cm

Date: 15 Jun 1940

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-00352-F

Description: Ships sailing as part of a convoy in World War II. Photographer: Cliff W Hawkins. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative