Decks (Naval architecture)

Date: 1891

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Norway 1891

Reference: E-354-q-065

Description: Figure of a man and a woman, the man is wearing a yellow hat. On the far right is a drawing of a woman, with wind-swept hair, standing on deck with the words `Come for a blow' written beneath. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour in sketchbook 150 x 240 mm

Date: ca 1860s-1890s

From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster Collection

By: Spencer, Harriet Dyke, 1866-1948; London Stereoscopic Photographic Company

Reference: PAColl-4721

Description: Photographs on album pages: photograph of Mount Peel Station, its interior and grounds including Mr Acland in his study, his daughters and their friends identified by inititals, including one of L D Acland and B B Acland, the latter knitting a sock, and the Church of the Holy Innocence viewed across a field of hay stacks with the forest planted by Acland behind it; more of the same women boating and picnicking, including a view of a gorge taken by Harriet Acland, a church interior and Bishop Harper playing cricket with a young boy; Ilam homestead covered in clematis with balconies and verandahs and extensive grounds next to the Avon River, and the Watts Russell family group at Pareora August 1894 with their dog and saddled horses in the background; the West Coast Times printing office with the men outside it, C G Tripp and family and a Centerbury view; and two views of Tripp's homestead at Orari. Photographs mounted on card: a studio portrait of Dr Shortland; John Charles Watts Russell taken by the London Stereoscopic Company; Rev R H Codrington's garden in Norfolk Island while a missionary in the South Pacific with eight local men, either Solomon Islanders and New Hebrideans; five interior views of a well-furnished house (possibly Wildwood, Christchurch) with heavy wooden furniture and fireplaces, gas lamps, drapery, paintings (including a copy of The Order of Release by Millais) etc.; the officers of HMS Invincible on the deck of their ship next to the lifeboats; a view looking down a street of two boats in "the bay of Taranaki" (probably near New Plymouth) one named SS Taupo ca 1860s; and a view over buildings near the shore in New Plymouth ca 1860s. Loose prints of: a brick-built house with a verandah, and a duplicate of the officers of the Invincible. Quantity: 11 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card. 28 b&w original photographic print(s) on loose pages from an album. 2 b&w original photographic print(s) loose.

Date: ca 1900 - 1930

By: Gorton, F G, active 1930s

Reference: PAColl-4381

Description: Set of photographs of Tahiti: Motu-uta (Quarantine Island) with a sea reef in the distance and some people in canoes in the foreground; a view over Papeete with a church in the foreground; the steamer Croix du Sud and a schooner at the government wharf; a man in traditional clothing standing in a cave with a life size stone carving in the shape of a man next to him; a yacht in a bay silhouetted against the sunset; a Tahitian couple on a hill overlooking a broad bay; and a group of men with spears standing in a circle round some women crouching next to what may be a dead person - a man is standing behind the group with his arms raised. Also from the same set are four photographs of a group of Europeans on board a ship, three showing them a holding bouquetsll in fancy dress. Also included are photographs of four women in white dresses wearing elaborate hats and holding bouquets, and a group of men and women onl a picnic with a white tablecloth laid with tea cups etc. F G Gorton was the honorary consulate to the British consul in Tahiti in 1936 and may have assembled this collection. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1910s-1950s]

By: Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-6866

Description: 152 views and portraits. They include: at least 22 of Picton and and the surrounding area showing boating in the harbour, people pic-nicking on the waterfront, people watching a rowing race, a speedboat called Pelorus Jack racing in the Sounds, and ferries coming in to the terminus; 10 images of the geothermal area around Wairakei inlcuding mud pools and geysers; nine images of a Studebaker Commander 6 either parked at scenic views or driving along country roads; eight images of men talking possibly at race meetings; six of the timber industry particularly the building of a timber boom; four aerial views of a liner coming into Auckland harbour; three views of groups of well-dressed men and women wearing what are possibly conference badges in an area decorated with bunting; three similar images of a large group of women photographed at Te Aro School near the Carillon also with conference badges; three general views of Wellington harbour; three images of the Spa Hotel, Taupo; two images of two women in bathing suits; two views of the railway station from The Terrace, Wellington; two views of a girl in Wellington Botanic Gardens; a scene on board the RMS Mononwai with a woman being photographed framed by the life belt; two of Aorangi; one of the ferry Cobar in Wellington Harbour; two of children riding on donkeys; two of the same elderly couple outside their house; two of young men on the boat Starlight; a group of what are probably sheep shearers outside their shed; Aotea Quay, Wellington; the yacht Ilex in Wellington harbour; children playing on swings; a large wooden gothic style house (location unknown); sheep droving; two women on a Bell Bus Company tour; various scenes on board ship including passengers watching an entertainer, a boxing match and a crossing the equator ceremony; a ship's officer climing down a rope ladder on the side of a ship; two of kauri trunks being transported on the Roxen, 1932; and a small child looking at an overturned carved wooden statue. The majority of the remaining images are of unidentified landscapes. Photographer(s) unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-030982, 030983, 030985, 030992 to 030996, 030998, 031005, 031007 to 031010, 031012, 031013, 031016 to 031045, 031049, 031051 to 031059, 031154 to 031192, 031198 to 031203, 031205 to 031217, 031227 to 031248, 031737, 031739, 031740, 092294 to 092305 Quantity: 114 b&w original negative(s) film. 38 b&w original negative(s) glass. Physical Description: Film and glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: 1951 - 1955

Reference: Eph-D-SHIP-1950s-01

Description: Advertising brochure for the New Zealand Shipping Company vessel "Ruahine" which travelled between New Zealand and London, via the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean. One side shows a background picture of the passengers relaxing on the deck, with insets of the various cabins, the library, cafe, lounge, swimming pool, dining saloon, and smoke room bar. The other side shows a picture of the whole ship, with insets of its destinations - Fort Lauderdale, Everglades, Tahiti, Jamaica, and Bermuda. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on folded brochure.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured, on both sides of poster 432 x 458 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in April 2002.

Date: 4 January 1910

By: Muir & Moodie (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-0504

Description: Four photographs from a numbered series by Muir & Moodie of the passengers and crew of the Waikare both before and after it ran aground on an uncharted rock in Dusky Sound: the passengers and crew of the Waikare on deck taken minutes before the accident; the Waikare beached and passengers being taken off on lifeboats and a pile of luggage on the shore; the passengers on the shore with the ship behind them; and the arrival of HMS Pioneer watched by the passengers. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints mounted on card

Date: ca 1945-1955

By: Photo News Ltd; New Zealand. National Publicity Studios

Reference: PAColl-4748

Description: Photographs of: the corner of Cuba and Manners Streets showing McCready Ltd, Vance Vivian, and Hope Bros, a traffic policeman, a tram and pedestrians crossing (captioned to be returned to the New Zealand Legation in Washington) and four of the MV Te Aroha taking on cargo at Queen's Wharf with some of the crew on the deck. Photographers were Photo News and the National Publicity Studios. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1921

Reference: PAColl-6597

Description: Four photographs of William Ferguson Massey's voyage back to New Zealand in 1921. Joseph George Ward is one member of his party which makes the date more likely to be ca 1919 as Ward left Massey's coalition after that date. There is a photograph of Massey with the ship's captain, Ward asleep in a deck chair, Massey and some others of his party, and the party at the harbour in what is possibly Pago Pago, American Samoa. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-018076 to 018079 Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negatives

Date: ca 1920s-1930s

Reference: PAColl-4396

Description: Photographs of the saloon deck, the ladies boudoir, a state room, the dining room and the promenade deck of a Bucknall Liner. Also a photograph of a drawing of a Bucknall liner leaving Capetown. Photographer unidentified. Originally established in 1740 as Henry Bucknall & Sons, the had been changed to Henry Bucknall & Co by 1880. Bucknall Nephews was established in the 1890s and was incorporated as Bucknall Steamship Lines Ltd in 1900. The name was changed to Ellerman & Bucknall in 1914. Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1890s]

Reference: PAColl-4480

Description: A photograph printed in a newspaper of Sumner looking out over the beach and pier; and three small photographs of the deck of a steamship under sail. showing the lifeboats, railings, cabins etc. Photographers unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 4 - 24 Sept 1958

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8774

Description: Transparency slides of Mr E G Williams' (Edmund Gardner Williams') voyage to New Zealand in 1958. He travelled on board the SS Strathmore (i.e. RMS Strathmore), via the Suez Canal. This sheet of slides covers the trip leaving from Tilbury docks in England on 4th September, and arriving in Colombo on 24th September 1958. The slides are numbered 1-22 (including 11A). Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 1889

From: Hodgkins family including William Mathew Hodgkins :[Sketchbook and scrapbook, 1880s]

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898

Reference: E-038-q-2-014

Description: A shipboard scene, with the ship's deck on a slant, seats on the left, rigging above, a man struggling to stand upright. On the back are studies of the heads of two or three bearded men, one group repeated. One man wears a pince-nez, one a top hat Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream paper, loose in sketchbook, page size 139 x 227 mm

Date: [ca 1910-1925]

Reference: PAColl-6963

Description: Assorted views of army life and family photographs many of them taken on a beach. One of a hot air balloon is advertising Hudson's Baking Powder with the slogan "Bound to Rise". Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-059554 to 059869 and 106041 to 106083 Quantity: 316 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film ¼ plate negatives

Date: 1895 - 1896

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898; Field, George Alexander Hughes, 1905-1992

Reference: A-151-006

Description: Shows a sailor huddled in a raincoat and souwester hat on the foredeck of S. S. Wakatipu, acting as watch, probably in rainy weather. There are water reflections on the deck where an anchor and a pile of rope lie Dated 26/12/96; corrected from the diaries Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title in ink. Signature W Hodgkins bottom right Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper 176 x 114 mm

Date: 1928

By: Collier, H S, active 1928

Reference: A-083-019

Description: Shows deck, rigging and smoking funnel of a steamship. Lifeboats are named as New York and part of a phrase 'Byrd-An...' is visible on the funnel Pasted on card 320 x 260 mm. Artist's signature partly illegiblel. May read Hollier, rather than Collier Inscriptions: Backing board verso - "Drawn on Wellington wharf, Byrd's expedition South Pole" Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 275 x 197 mm

Date: 1907

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to ships and shipping companies, mainly on voyages to and around New Zealand. 1905-1909]

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1907-07

Description: Flier lists on verso the 16 games to be played: 1. Chalking the pig's eye 2. Skipping, ladies 3. Potato race, ladies 4. Cigarette, tie and needle 5. Whistling a tune 6. Cigar and water race 7. Are you there 8. Cock fighting 9. Wheelbarrow race 10. Bolster bar 11. Nail driving 12. Driving race 13. Tug of war 14. Children's events 15. Card tournaments 16. Deck quoits and billiards Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on both sides of flier, 203 x 130 mm.

Date: 1890

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks] 1890-1893

Reference: E-315-q-3-017

Description: Shows a man, probably a sailor, wearing a souwester hat and raincoat, his hands on a ship's railing, the funnel and cabin of the ship behind him Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 180 x 128 mm

Date: ca 1890-1900

From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster Collection

Reference: PAColl-0747

Description: Three loose prints from Webster Album 7 (PA1-q-163): men and women on a beach playing cricket; a yacht leaving a dockside under full sail; and naval officers relaxing in deck chairs on a ship's deck. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1900 - 1914

By: Hiscocks, Eceldowne Frederick, 1879-

Reference: A-130-017

Description: Shows a portly gentleman in striped blazer seated uncomfortably on a folding chair on the deck of a ship. His spirits appear to be sinking as the 'promised land' remains very far away. His male companion points towards the distant land on the horizon. Unsigned. Attribution to Hiscocks on stylistic grounds. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on sheet 255 x 190 mm.

Date: 1851

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

Reference: E-455-f-009-05

Description: Water pouring over and through the sides of the ship Duke of Portland. A row of men's hats (or sailors' hats?) are hanging up high, with water around them, along with a structure of wooden beams Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash, 87 x 146 mm