Earnslaw (Paddle steamer)

Date: [ca 1933-1959]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Watherston, R A, active 1956

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-202

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1933-1959. Various photograph of Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu - Soldiers memorial; camping grounds; Queenstown School; Queenstown Post Office; main street; Scott Memorial in Queenstown Park; town centre, 1933; several elevated views; Queenstown Gardens; Kawarau Dam, 1949; aqua-skiing on the lake; Earnslaw; loading wool at Greenstone Bay, 1950. Franz Josef Glacier; mountaineers cutting steps on the glacier; Arrow Basin; Kaniere gold dredge at Kumara, 1959; St Mary's Church, New Plymouth; Mrs W Reid of Runanga surf casting at Crows Bay, West Coast; hay making near Waikari, North Canterbury; Honeymoon Bay in Tasman Bay. Sheep mustering on high country run of A W Gard, Mt Bell Station (near Kurow); photo of musterers (all named on back) and property owned by Gard. Photographs sent to New Free Lance with accompanying letter by R S Watherston of Springhills, 1956 Also Balclutha; Milton; Woodbank Church; Russell, car ferry at Paihia; Mr Barker's stud at Wanaka; bridge over Molyneux River; Roman Catholic Church at Tokaanu; Wanganui river boat; rock formations at Palliser Bay; yachts of man-made lake Lake Whakamarino, 1947; Cascade Saddle; Mount Egmont lighthouse; Pukekura Park; tree growing amongst rocks on Dunstan Range; Taihape Plunket Rooms; elevated view of Nelson; haymaking near Dagarville; Marion Camp, Homer Tunnel; Northland express passing down main street of Kawakawa, 1947; Centennial Memorial, Wanganui; A & P Show, Taranaki; Dobson; Victoria Park, Waimate; main street of Levin, 1930; Midhurst Co-operative Dairy Factory; St Bathans, 1947. Quantity: 89 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [1930-1939]

From: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 :Prints and negatives of New Zealand wildlife and scenery

By: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946

Reference: PA7-47-03

Description: Shows Earnslaw reversing away from the wharf at Queenstown. Photograph taken by Thelma Kent ca 1939 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 25.3 x 30.3 cm

Date: [Circa 1910s?]

By: New Zealand. Government Tourist Bureau

Reference: PA1-o-473

Description: Photographs of the South Island taken by various photographers, mostly unidentified, circa 1910s Other Titles - New Zealand photographs - South Island Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, entitled "New Zealand photographs. South Island" in gold lettering; 26 x 32 cm

Date: ca1900s

By: Humphries, M J (Mrs), active 1986

Reference: PAColl-0944

Description: Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) (mounted on card) and. 26 b&w original photographic print(s) (mounted on card) and. 20 b&w original photographic print(s) and. 5 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (postcards) and. 5 colour photo-mechanical print(s) (Christmas postcards) and. 13 item(s) of photographic ephemera all in one box.

Date: 1968

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: Eph-F-TOURISM-Queenstown-1968-01

Description: Small poster listing the timetable and fares for the TSS 'Earnslaw' cruises on Lake Wakatipu, travelling between Queenstown and the head of the lake, and more general afternoon tours of Frankton Arm, Walter Peak Bay, Mt Nicholas, Bobs Cove. There is a photograph of the TSS 'Earnslaw' at top left. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print and typescript, 345 x 220 mm mounted on board of the same size Provenance: Purchased from Dunbar Sloane auction Auckland, 16 October 2010, lot 507.

Date: [ca 1920s-1940s]

Reference: PAColl-6881

Description: A large collection of negatives concentrating on the Otago area. They include images of: Byrd's and Ellsworth's expeditions; Sir Joseph Ward's funeral procession along Dee Street, Invercargill; snow scenes in Dunedin; the 1926, 1928, 1938 and 1939 Saunders Cup; the 1928 Annette Kellerman cup; ploughing match in Taieri and Outram; the 1936 and 1938 Dunedin show; league test 1928; cup winners of the Cornwell Cup (possibly for yachting?); HMS Australia; yachting in Broad Bay 1927 and 1928; 1936 New Zealand surfing championships; a Karitane home in 1938; Waikouaiti races; Otago athletic championships 1937; the launch Annabella in Dunedin harbour; an athletics event including girls' hurdling; pipers round the Robert Burns statue in the Octagon; an amateur dramatics production of a play set in the 19th century; steam ships; the opening of the railway at Roxburgh; a children's party on HMS Dunedin; storm damage in 1937; celebrations in Kaikoura 1940; skating at Alexandra 1938; fire at Seacliff Hospital; Waitaki Dam; air raid precautions in 1939; trotting races; Portobello regatta 1909; Ellison's funeral; a series of 22 negatives of stuffed birds at the Otago University Museum; the opening of a Maori church at Otakou; an Auckland vs Otago rugby match; the opening of the Clydevale bridge; and Otago golf championship 1937. The photographer was Field. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-034982 to 035760, 035779 to 035871, 035916 to 036295, 036699 to 036914, 038264 to 038353, 038364 to 038476 and 052188 to 052355 Quantity: 1839 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film and glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: [Between 1933 and 1958]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

Reference: PA1-q-203

Description: Photographs taken by John Tenison Salmon between 1933 and 1958. There are various sequences as follows: Museum trip to Lake Waikaremoana, December 1946; Holiday trip in 1937 which included Mohaka, Lake Waikaremoana and Urewera Country; Cass-Torlesse biological trip, February 1936; South Island trip, March 1939; and a Southern Lakes and Hollyford Valley trip in January 1940. The holiday trip in 1937 includes photographs of the Mohaka Viaduct under construction. At the beginning of the album a photograph shows Lake Waikaremoana after 21 years of deterioration due to state Electricity Department actions. This image was taken in January 1958, from approximately the same spot as one taken in February 1937. The Cass-Torlesse biological trip includes an image of "vegetable sheep" (page 48). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, Super Cobra binder file; 30 x 25 cm

Date: 1866-[ca 1955]

From: Vance, William, 1899-1981 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-9827-1

Description: Includes - Photographs of explorer Charles Edward Douglas. Group of men in a cart drawn by four horses, 1920. Group of South African War veterans outside the Beverly Home, Timaru, 1950s. Antarctic explorer Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd laying a wreath at the Scott Memorial, Christchurch, ca 1928. View of Lyttelton. Men crossing a river. Farmers tree at Beverly. Bowen Falls, Milford Sound. The Prince of Wales at Ashburton, 17 May 1920. Galloway homestead. Fraser's jewellery shop, Timaru, ca 1935. Views of Southland, ca 1905. Crowd at Invercargill celebrating the relief of Mafeking, May 1900. Early settler's houses, one built of cobb and thatched. Photographs relating to the centenary of T & J Thompson Ltd, Timaru, 1944. Brunner coal mine, 1866. TSS Earnlaw on Lake Wakatipu. Quantity: 45 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1871 - 1875

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, including sketches of Lake Wakatipu, Banks Peninsula, Dunedin and its outskirts, Central Otago, Lake Wanaka, Oamaru, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1878]

Reference: E-016-5-093

Description: View across Lake Wakatipu towards Mount Dick. The Queenstown steamer is crossing the lake. Other Titles - Wakatipu Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page, page size 98 x 154 mm

Date: [1950s]

From: Birrell, Kenneth Stewart (Dr), b 1909 :Albums of photographs taken by Kenneth Stewart Birrell

Reference: PA1-q-031

Description: Views of New Zealand with particular interest in mountain scenery, both in the North Island and the South Island. They include numbers of images of chairlifts, skiing, rivers and springs, and thermal regions in the North Island. Most of the images are colour photos, taken by Dr Ken Birrell, during the 1950s. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover labelled "Photographs", 250 x 300 mm

Date: 1939-1950

By: Wellington Regional Planning Authority

Reference: PAColl-0287

Description: New Zealand Towns, regions, scenery and primary industries. Includes many aerial views. Quantity: 175 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1980s]

From: Sheffield House Publications Collection

Reference: PA12-11354

Description: Two views of Lake Wakatipu. TSS Earnslaw at a wharf. View of the Kawarau Bridge. View of a cob cottage. Quantity: 5 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1910s-1920s]

By: Tipping, Colin Wesley, 1925-2013; Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers)

Reference: PAColl-10605

Description: Collection of New Zealand photographs and postcards depicting scenery and landscapes in Queenstown, Invercargill, and other South Island locations, from circa 1910s-1920s, photographers not identified. Photographic postcards of Invercargill, circa 1910s-1920s, published by the Tanner Brothers, Wellington: -01 'Invercargill, N.Z. from Water Tower, showing Bluff Hill.' (2649) -02 'Dee Street, Invercargill, N.Z.' (2655) -03 'In the Gardens, Invercargill, N.Z. showing Winter Gardens.' (2659) -04 'In the Gardens, Invercargill, N.Z.' (2662) -05 'In the Rose Gardens, Invercargill, N.Z.' (2666) -06 'The Rhododendron Dell, Rose Gardens, Invercargill, N.Z.' (2667) -07 'Tay Street, Invercargill, N.Z.' (2670) Photographic prints - photographer unknown: -08 'Mt Elliot, Milford Track, New Zealand' -09 'Bowling Green, Queenstown, N.Z.' -10 'Soldiers Memorial Arch, Queenstown, N.Z.' -11 'Reflections in Domain, Queenstown, N.Z.' -12 'Queenstown and Walter Peak, N.Z.' -13 'T.S.S. Earnslaw, Queenstown, N.Z.' -14 'The Remarkables, Queenstown, N.Z.' -15 'The Remarkables in Winter, N.Z.' -16 incomplete perforated postcard published by Tanner Brothers, Wellington (in two parts with bottom row missing) - some images correspond to postcards of Invercargill in this collection. The collection was made by the donor's father, Colin Wesley Tipping, 1925-2013. Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s) including 1 incomplete perforated card in two parts. Physical Description: Black and white photographic prints and postcards, including perforated image in 8 parts (partially separated). Transfers: Separated ephemera: - Texas Company (Australasia) Ltd :Power Chief guide to Rotorua and district. [mid-1940s] (Eph-A-TOURISM-Rotorua-1940s) - South Island Publicity Association of New Zealand. Travellers guide Christchurch (Eph-A-TOURISM-Christchurch-1940s) - South Island Publicity Association of New Zealand. Travellers guide Dunedin (Eph-A-TOURISM-Dunedin-1940s) - Dunedin Junior Chamber of Commerce. Greetings from Dunedin NZ. Folded postcard (Eph-A-TOURISM-Dunedin-1940s) - NZ Government Tourist Bureau. North Auckland peninsula; varied scenery, hot springs, deep-sea sport, big trees (Eph-A-TOURISM-Northland-1940s) - Wellington Corporation Tramway Department. Sight-seeing wonderful Wellington by Tramway Dept buses (Eph-A-TOURISM-Wellington-1946) - New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau. Rotorua the thermal region. Information sheet N/2 [ca 1946] (Eph-A-TOURISM-Rotorua-ca1946) - New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau. Waikato Caves. Information sheet N/4. 1947 (Eph-A-TOURISM-Waitomo-1947) - New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau. Lake Waikaremoana. Information sheet N/6. 1947 (Eph-A-TOURISM-Waikaremoana-1947) - New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau. The Mount Cook district. Information sheet S/4. 1947 (Eph-A-TOURISM-Mt-Cook-1947) - Fiordland Travel Co. Lake Te Anau; scenic wonderland of the South [ca 1946] (Eph-A-TOURISM-Te-Anau-ca 1946) - Tanner Bros Ltd. Souvenir folder of Christchurch, N.Z. (Eph-A-TOURISM-Christchurch-ca1914) - Newman's excursion trips; open the door to holiday resorts of greatest charm (Eph-B-TOURISM-Newmans-1940s) - - Two monographs, "A warm welcome ... is extended to YOU by the City of Invercargill" [1945], and "Official Guide to the Auckland Municipal Zoological Park", 4th ed. (71 p), have been transferred to National Library collection..

Date: 1955

From: Morris, Raymond, fl 1955-2011 :Colour slides of New Zealand and overseas

Reference: PA12-8447

Description: Photographs of Christchurch, Arthur's Pass, Timaru, and Queenstown, taken 1955 by Raymond Morris. Includes photographs of railway viaduct on West Coast line, winter excursion train at Springfield, swing bridge, cyclists at Caledonian Ground in Timaru, and Queenstown motor camp. Also includes a photograph of Raymond Morris at Arthur's Pass. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: 2003

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Queenstown-2003-01

Description: Booklet to be used on board the tourist twin screw steamer TSS 'Earnslaw', also known as "Lady of the Lake" contains the words of 48 well-known songs, for community singing on baord the steamboat. The back page gives a history the of steamships that had been used on Lake Wakatipu. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 10 pages, 210 x 147 mm. Provenance: Donated by Rita Havell, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1938-1939

From: Leggatt, Hugh, 1945?-: Collection relating to Dunstan family holiday to New Zealand

By: Dunstan, Wendy, 1912?-1993

Reference: PA1-o-2053

Description: Album of photographs shot and compiled by Wendy Dunstan of the Dunstan family’s travels around New Zealand during 1938-1939 while on holiday from their home in South Africa. The album is arranged by location, covering the voyage from Durban, South Africa with stopovers in Australia (including Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and the Blue Mountains), and the family’s travels throughout New Zealand and the return trip to South Africa (via Tasmania and Adelaide). Images include photographs of individuals and groups, and tourist snapshots of points of interest on board ships and around New Zealand including Wellington, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Mount Taranaki, Paihia, Bay of Islands, Rotorua, Taupō, Mount Ruapehu, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, Fox Glacier, Buller Gorge, Queenstown, Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, Milford Track, Lake Te Anau, the West Coast, Invercargill, and unidentified locations. In addition, the album also contains some commercially produced souvenir photographs including images depicting the Jenolan Caves in Australia, Milford Track, and geothermal activity in and around Taupo and Rotorua. Some images are captioned. Also included are streamers [possibly collected during ships’ departure from port]. Title supplied by Library, Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 360 black and white photographs. Physical Description: Photograph album with black cover, embossed emblem (possibly a dragon) in the lower right corner, and inscribed ‘New Zealand 1938-1939’ in white ink. (21.5cm x 30cm) Transfers: Envelope containing 12 photographs removed from the album are at Library reference PAColl-10763..

Date: [1930-1939]

From: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 :Prints and negatives of New Zealand wildlife and scenery

By: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946

Reference: PA7-47-10

Description: Shows Earnslaw reversing away from the wharf at Queenstown. Photograph taken by Thelma Kent ca 1939 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Backing Out Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 25.3 x 30.3 cm

Date: Between 1900 and 1920

From: Brown, Thomas Watson, 1878-1947 :Photograph albums relating to New Zealanders in the South African War and of New Zealand scenes

By: New Zealand. Tourism Department; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923

Reference: PA1-o-075

Description: Album belonging to T W (Thomas Watson) Brown. Scenes around New Zealand, many probably taken by Brown, some taken by the New Zealand Government Tourist Department, and some of Lake Te Anau, Lake Wakatipu, and Milford Sound taken by FGR (Frederick George Radcliffe). The first part of the album is mainly images of tramping, camping and hunting in the Orongorongo Range and the Rimutakas, with some of the people identified, including Roley Neale and W A Neale (William Augustus Neale). Other sequences of images are a number in and around Lake Waikaremoana, including several of men fishing showing their catches; climbing in the Tongariro National Park area; views of the small towns Mohaka, Mataatua; areas around Titirangi, Kawau, Hamilton and Tauranga. Inscriptions: Album page - top left - TW Brown Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Red covered album, lettered in white ink "Photographs. T.W. Brown", 240 x 305 mm

Date: [Between 1885 and 1919]

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

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Muir & Moodie (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-0959-15

Description: Views of the Southern Lakes District, interspersed with a few scenes in the North Island taken by the Burton Brothers and Muir & Moodie between about 1885 and 1919. Most of the places mentioned are listed above. Image no. 63 shows a party of men and women at Sandfly Point (Milford Sound) showing some of the women wearing veils over their hats for protection from sandflies; image no. 79 "Phantom canoe as seen on Lake Tarawera" is an artist's impression of the phantom canoe which appeared to a group of tourists on Lake Tarawera on May 31st prior to the eruption of Mount Tarawera on June 10th 1886 and which was considered to be a bad omen; image no. 82 shows a collage "No. 1. Maori Land. The portraits are originals - taken from life"; image no. 094 shows a close-up view of the "wire tram" over the Taramakau River; no. 095 shows a logging tramway in the Taupaki Kauri Bush belonging to Matthew Henry Roe, while no. 120 shows his Kauri Point Sawmill, with the paddle steamer "Oregon" in the background; no. 096 shows a self-acting tramway incline at Wairongomai used for gold extraction; nos 104 and 105 show gold dredges, "the Dunedin Gold Dredge" and "Sew Hoy's Dredge". Quantity: 122 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Some items retouched with white, showing snow-covered peaks. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [ca 1949]

By: MacPherson, R, active 1949; Blockley, John, active 1995

Reference: PAColl-4915

Description: Quantity: 259 b&w original photographic print(s).