Pyramids - Egypt

Date: [Between 1927 and 1965]

From: Craddock, Gerald Rainsford :Assorted photographs including New Zealand locations and Kashmir, India

Reference: PA1-o-113

Description: Album includes photographs, chiefly taken by Gerald Rainsford Craddock, from black and white photographs taken in the 1920s to coloured snapshots taken in the 1960s. Subjects range from scout camps and tramps in New Zealand, to views of military aircraft and scenic views of India, Egypt and Libya taken circa 1940-1943 while he was serving with R.A.F. squadrons. Later coloured snapshots show holiday scenes. The photographs are interspersed with postcards. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with mottled red and black cover, black corners and spine, 24 x 34 cm

Date: 1906

By: Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966

Reference: A-015-057

Description: A pyramid in the left background, a tall structure to the right, two figures negotiating a river in the foreground. Artist also known as Edward Gordon-Craig; was the son of the actress Ellen Terry. Removed in March 1987 from: Craig, Edward Gordon. Woodcuts and some words. London ; Dent 1924. (q761 G CRA 1938, Acc. 53122). Was loose in the front of the volume. Printing date 1906 and pencilled dated and initials EGC 1923 suggest that the artist recorded the view in 1906 during a trip to Egypt and made the print in 1923. Inscriptions: bottom left - Signature: EGC 1923, in pencil below image. "State 2. Only 75 copies printed. Copy 11" Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Woodcut on Japanese paper ; image 56 x 57 mm on sheet 170 x 130 mm

Date: 1964-1978

From: Feeney, John Patrick, 1922-2006 :Photographs

Reference: PA12-6374

Description: Antiquities of ancient Egypt. Included are Bas reliefs. Sculptures lining the approach to a building. Partly completed obelisk in quarry. Fallen statue. The step pyramid. Detail of people ascending a pyramid. The colossi of Abu Simbel. Various sculptures including one of The god Horus. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler tranparencies, 35mm, mounted

Date: 1930 - 1960

From: Hodgkins family :[Miscellaneous sketches and greetings cards. 1870-1920s].

By: Pharazyn, Lydia Helen Hughes, 1895-1971

Reference: E-399-f-040

Description: Shows figure of a person sitting beside a large rock or cave. The Pyramids can be seen in the distance. Drawing of a plant on verso. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Cave Dweller, Egypt; Recto - bottom left - Phisical impression by L Field and Wellington terr 19a Quantity: 2 drawing(s) in folder. Physical Description: Pencil, 242 x 269 mm

Date: 1916 to 1918

By: Sandford, Gladys, 1891-1971; Long, W H (Mrs), active 1970

Reference: PA1-o-269

Description: World War I photographs in an album created by G Henning (Gladys Henning), a nurse at the military hospitals at Giza and Montazah (now El Muntazah). Many of the images show nursing staff and soldiers, very few of whom are identified, and then only by Christian name. Other scenes are of trips to various sites, such as Karnak, Philae and the Aswan Dam. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green corded fabric cover; 19 x 25 cm

Date: 1915

From: [Ephemera relating to World War I. 1915. Folder 1]

By: Woodward & Jackson (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-1915-1-04

Description: Inside spread reproduces the poem by Drummer T Black of the 10th Manchester Regiment, "in honour of 'Our New Zealand boys' at the front who created such an intense feeling of enthusiasm and friendship with their splendid patriotism, amongst the Lancashire and other British regiments who met them in Egypt, as to inspire these lines." Front cover shows a New Zealand soldier with a bayonet rifle over his left shoulder, with the Union Jack flag and the Giza pyramids in the background. Back page reads: "This poem, which should be read and cherished by every New Zealander (especially when they know the conditions under which it has been written) is presented to the public of New Zealand by The Wellington Performing Musicians' Union, to assiste in augmenting the Funds for the Wounded Soldiers and Sailors". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on pamphlet folded to 209 x 120 mm. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1941, and the Photographic Archive..

Date: 1939-1945

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-294

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in Greece, Crete, the Middle East and Egypt during World War 2, 1939-1945, taken by various photographers and compiled for official use. This album includes a number of official photographs taken for the British official records. Many of the personnel identified are listed above, but group portraits in which individuals are identified are not listed above. Many views show aspects of military training in the desert, including machine guns, rifles, manoeuvres, Bren guns, range practice, and anti-tank guns. New Zealand Divisional Cavalry. In England military training and preparation includes scenes of the New Zealand High Commissioner in London, William Joseph Jordan, watching New Zealand lumberjacks from the New Zealand Forestry Corps in a Gloucester forest felling trees for war purposes. Also related to England are scenes of the Duke of Gloucester inspecting troops, and King George VI at an investiture at Buckingham Palace investing Flight-Sergeant Williams with his Distinguished Flying Medal for gallantry in air operations. Long Range Desert patrols and expeditions into enemy territory showing the difficult terrain they had to negotiate. Views of a formation of five American-built Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the RAF Coastal Command carrying out an action patrol near Borkum, Heligoland and the Danish Coast. They are the first released photographs taken while under fire from German anti-aircraft ships, flying only 200 ft above the sea because of the weather (p 15-21). One image shows a wireless operator checking one of H.M. the King's homing pigeons, presented to the RAF to carry messages in case of a forced landing & breakdown of wireless. Arrival of NZ airmen & pilots for duty with the RAF in 1941. Gift of fruit and vegetables presented to NZ troops stationed in Fiji, transported 60 miles by boat from Kandavu, formally accepted by Brigadier Cunningham. (A number of images of Cunningham are dotted throughout the album). Views of the sinking of the Italian raider Ramb I, by HMS Leander in February 1941 (p 33-37). Scenes of a huge field bakery run by Egyptian bakers which can supply 3500 loaves each day. Also the "Waiwera Hotel - the 'ouse on the 'ill" cookhouse in the desert; and other scenes of food preparation. Relaxation organised by the YMCA, and the opening of the Lowry Hut run by the YMCA. Shipboard life on a transport ship, including games, relaxation and officers censoring mail. Floods after heavy rain in the Western Desert along the Mediterranean fringe (p 61-64). The Oranje leaving Amsterdam on her maiden voyage; used as hospital ship for Australian and New Zealand forces. Groups at the Royal Canadian Air Force Bombing and Gunnery School, all of whom are named (p 67-69). Prime Minister Peter Fraser's visit to the Middle East (p 69-72), his visit to Greece (p 93-105), and inspecting the hospital ship Maunganui (p110-111).) The No. 1 General Hospital in Greece. War damage to New Zealand House in London (p 105-106). Italian prisoners of war in a soccer match "NZ vs Italy" in Egypt (p 79-81); German parachute troops wounded and taken prisoner in Crete; captured swastikas used to hoodwink the enemy into dropping supplies. Fighting and evacuation of Crete. Evacuation of the Greek Royal party by a bodyguard of New Zealand soldiers, with views of a reception given by His Majesty the King of Greece, showing Lieutenant W H Ryan, Princess Marie, lady Palairet, Prince George, Prince Peter, and British military attache Colonel J S Blunt. Group portrait of New Zealanders in Britain training for the Fleet Air Arm (members named). Members of the New Zealand Bomber Squadron of the RAF who have been part of the raids on Germany, particularly on Berlin. (Several group portraits, some of which are named). Several photographs of unidentified men who escaped from Crete in barges. Arrangement: Images in album form single numerical sequence, 398-791 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cover, black corners and spine; 34.5 x 22.0 cm

Date: 1916-1917

From: Powles family :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-813

Description: This album relates to the British campaign against the Turks in north-eastern Egypt and Palestine, 1916-1917. Charles Powles compiled a detailed record of his experience of these events up to the taking of Jerusalem in albums PA1-q-604, PA1-q-605. This Album should be read in relation to them. They are more of a sequential record of the military campaign; this has a greater focus on people and scenic places. It begins with Cairo, then moves north and finishes in Jaffa. Jaffa was in control of the British forces by November 1917, but British possession of the town was not secured until late December, after the capture of Jerusalem. Because Jerusalem does not appear in this album, the Jaffa pictures were probably taken in November 1917. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1877 - 1920

From: [Yarborough, Gertrude Flora Cooke], d 1934 :[Scrapbook of watercolours, prints and photographs, 1878 and later].

Reference: E-881-f-059

Description: Photograph shows Egyptians and Europeans on the huge stones of a small section of one of the Pyramids at Giza. Other Titles - Gizeh Extended Title - From Gertrude Flora Yarborough's scrapbook of watercolours ... 1878 and after, page 59. Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Sepia photograph, 288 x 229 mm.

Date: 2001

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to confectionery, chocolate, sweets, ice-cream and other sweet foods]

By: Turnbull Systems Project. Evaluation Team

Reference: Eph-A-CONFECTIONERY-2001-01

Description: Front of bag shows a scene of a camel train approaching the Pyramids by moonlight. The back lists the ingredients of the licorice, a fictional excerpt entitled "The Secret of the Black Pharaoh", and a table of nutritional information. Quantity: 1 bag. Physical Description: Photolithograph on foil-lined brown paper bag, 237 x 182 mm. Provenance: Donated by members of the Turnbull Systems Project Evaluation team on 10 May 2001.

Date: [ca 1939-1945]

By: Goodenough, Douglas Evan, active 1940s

Reference: PA1-o-1520

Description: Photographs of Egypt, taken and collected ca 1941-1943 by D E Goodenough, 6th Field Regt. 2nd NZEF. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: Purchased at auction, 2009

Date: 1939-1940

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

By: McKenzie, J S (Private), active 1940

Reference: PA1-q-293

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel in New Zealand, England and Egypt, taken 1939-1940 and compiled for official use. Most of the images have good captions, and most of the names noted are listed above. The album includes a number of British Official Photographs. Scenes include New Zealanders in the advance party sailing from Melbourne in December 1939; shipboard scenes of the First Echelon arriving in Egypt; Freyberg welcoming the troops on arrival with Anthony Eden (Secretary of State for the Dominions) and Sir Miles Lampson; the train service between the NZ camp and Cairo; Egyptian workmen helping construct the camp, and women doing the laundry; Divisional Signallers lined up on motor bikes. Battle practice and army life in the desert: anti-tank & anti-aircraft practice; bren guns; vehicle maintenance; blacksmiths; operating the telephone exchange; engineering work; sorting mail; manufacturing field oven; chopping wood for the oven; food preparation; boot mending; camp cinema; various games including cards, bowls, cricket, swimming, boxing; disinfecting plant for killing pests in soldiers' blankets; digging trenches; erecting tents. Opening of the Kiwi Club at Helwan, formed through the efforts of Lady Lampson. Three photographs taken by a sergeant of the Royal Marines, showing action related to the battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the Battle of the River Plate (p 65, 111, 133) New Zealanders resident in England who volunteeered at the outbreak of war are shown training with the Eastern Command; manoevres with the 2nd Echelon in Britain, and the opening of a new club for New Zealanders in Charing Cross Road; Winston Churchill visiting Australian and New Zealand troops in 1940; NZ armourers and wireless operators working for the RAF; information about the longest non-stop reconnaisance flight made in a Vickers Wellington bomber, piloted and crewed by members of the RNZAF Bomber Squadron (5 crew + 1 officer from the Navy to assist in ship identification); and Winston Churchill visiting Australian and New Zealand troops. In Libya scenes show a motor rail car which patrolled the rail to Matruh; "Whare Kiwi" dugout in the Libyan Desert; The first air raid experienced in a small village in the Cairo area. NZ airmen arrive in Canada for training in the Empire Air Trianing Scheme; haka led by Pine Takarangi. Transportation of troops and equipment across inland water, use of collapsible assault boats and building bridges. Western Desert battle; Italian and Libyan prisoners of war; captured tanks and vehicles; view of the Italian defence line; also the surrender of Traghen when the whole population of the Libyan Fort marched out in surrender. Various hospital scenes, both in England and in Egypt, including occupational therapy activities. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cloth cover, black corners and spine; 34.5 x 22.0 cm

Date: [Between 1914 and 1918]

From: Johnstone, L : Photograph and album of photographs taken by G F Wright during World War I

By: Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?

Reference: PA1-q-271

Description: Photographs of World War I, taken in the Middle East by George Frederick Wright. None of the images have captions. Many scenes show aspects of life in Egypt; several views of the Handley Page V/1500 known as "Old Carthusian"; planes that have crashed; ships in Suez Canal; long convoys of horse-drawn gun-carriages; huge numbers of camels, and camel cavalry; groups of simple wooden crosses on battlefields, some of which have names and dates that are legible (names listed above); Chapelle de Matarieh; mosques and Coptic churches; and costume worn by different groups of Egyptian people. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled "New Zealand ferns"; 30.5 x 25.0 cm

Date: 1971-1982

From: Feeney, John Patrick, 1922-2006 :Photographs

Reference: PA12-6395

Description: Egyptian antiquities and details of the stone used by ancient Egyptians in their buildings and sculpture. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler tranparencies, 35mm, mounted

Date: 1900

By: Barraud, William Francis, 1850-1926

Reference: A-084-026

Description: View past a stream towards three pyramids, with buildings and palm trees to the left Inscriptions: Verso - bottom left - title in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & Watercolour 240 x 370 mm

Date: [ca 1914-1919]

From: Williams, David Owen, 1896-1949 :Photographs relating to Williams' service during World War I

Reference: PA1-o-1545

Description: Photographs relating to service of David Owen Williams during World War I as a Second Lieutenant with the Machine Gun Corps. Majority of photographs are taken during his time in Egypt. Includes photographs of other soliders (many identified). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 150 x 195 mm

Date: 1968-1988

Reference: MS-Papers-5707

Description: Comprises history of Stonehenge and analysis of its importance both in its own context and to that of other similar sites including Godthaab, Lhasa, the Sphinx and Kerguelen Islands, and connecting with Polynesia, the Maori and other cultures. Includes gazetteer, glossary, bibliography. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (374 leaves). 0.05 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: [1870s]

By: Monkhouse, Thomas Stewart, 1828-1920; Cook, Walter Cameron, 1941-

Reference: E-396-f-4

Description: Includes small views of England? and Egypt. On cover of album: "These are all done by grandpa". Inscriptions: On cover, in pencil: These are all done by grandpa. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: 12 watercolours on blue paper, 1 on brown paper, in sketchbook 139 x 188 mm.

Date: 1942 - 1943

From: [Theatre ephemera and programmes for music-hall, comedy and variety productions in New Zealand, in 1942].

By: Kiwi Concert Party (1939-1945); Sinclair, Robert, active 1940s; Ellen, Vera, 1926-

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1942-01

Description: Programme for a series of concerts by the Kiwi Concert Party in Egypt, Crete, Western Desert, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine (according to a handwritten note on the front cover, signed by Bob). The front cover design is signed by Sinclair (perhaps Bob Sinclair, carpenter with the show), and shows the Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx, with the words "Kiwi Revue" emblazoned in the sky. The inside lists the items performed, by cast members including Wally Prictor, Tim Bonner, Terry Vaughan, George Stevens, Taffy Owen, Jim Millins, Morrie Double, William (Bill) Nichol, J Fraser, Ivan Hanna, Fred McCallum, Cyril Pasco, Frank Hoy, Harvey Strang, Max Roland, Hughie Bolton, Dave Stafford, Gus Large, Bill Sharley, Lin Brown, John Reidy, Hec Bell, Pat Parnell. The manager was Tom Kirk-Burnnand. Inscriptions: Recto - (Front cover): Just a little souvenir of "our show" as presented to troops in Egypt, Crete, Western Desert, Syria, Lebanon & Palestine. With best wishes from Bob. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of eight pages, each 155 x 230 mm. Provenance: Donated by Ms Vera Ellen in 2002.

Date: 1914-1915

By: Maunsell, Henry Beresford, 1890?-1958

Reference: PA1-o-336

Description: Photograph album relating to Henry Beresford Maunsell's service during World War I, with the NZ Army 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment in Egypt. Many of the military personnel are identified, a few with later dates added noting when some of the men photographed in the album were killed in action. The first part of the album shows soldiers leaving on board HMNZ troopship 'Orari' 14 October 1914, the trip through Hobart, Colombo, Aden, Port Said until disembarkation in Alexandria December 1914. Many scenes show the shipboard stabling for horses used by Mounted Rifle troops; others show various ships they passed on the way. The latter part shows various military scenes in Egypt, including The New Zealand Corps camp near Cairo; swimming horses crossing the Nile; Red Cross Vauxhall ambulance; groups of soldiers riding camels; horse lines; and a line of horses at drinking troughs. There are a few images of soldiers at tourist sites, and some of Egyptians. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Other Titles - Maunsell album Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover; 25.5 x 30.5 cm