Albums of negatives and contact sheets

Date: 1999

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: 35mm-108764

Description: Negative strip with one frame taken by Les Cleveland on his travels in the Southwest of the United States in 1999. Shows a scene with people sitting on a park bench with trees and a large structure with blow-up aliens strung in it behind them. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Negative strip arrived at Library loose in a ring binder labelled "USA Southwest 1999 (1)" on the spine. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip containing one frame. Physical Description: 35mm negative film strip Transfers: Album from which negative was removed to be found at PA1-q-1303.. Processing information: Negative separated from binder to facilitate storage.

Date: 2002-2005

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1308

Description: Ring binder storing photographs of Wellington people, businesses, buildings and streets taken by Les Cleveland between 2002 and 2005. Contains 35mm negative strips in sleeves and contact prints as well as interleaved handwritten notes on the content of the photographs, with information on subjects, locations, and people. Photographs include Buckle Street Barracks, buildings on Taranaki Street, musicians busking on Lambton Quay, Bank of New Zealand building (at the intersection of Willis Street and Lambton Quay), Nada Bakery Van [Tawa?] rear views of Cuba Street buildings, and the interior of a fabric store [Jesse Street?]. There are numerous photographs relating to Tonks Avenue and these include buildings and sheds, gardens, residents, and a cat on a TV set. Photographs also show the Hutt River Mouth and a window display in Petone showing a male mannequin in the window of an antique store which Cleveland has titled “Unknown Warrior”. Also the interior of a Pac N' Save supermarket at an unknown location. Cleveland family scenes include Peter, Mary, and Les Cleveland. Les and Mary's grandchild Max Cleveland is photographed at a skate park on a skateboard. Also contains photographs of unidentified people. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "WELLINGTON 2" on the spine. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 29 b&w negative strips and eight contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact sheets, and holograph notes. Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.

Date: 1996-2002

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1307

Description: Ring binder storing photographs, mainly of the Wellington Region taken by Les Cleveland between 1996 and 2002. Contains 35 mm negative strips in sleeves and the corresponding contact sheets as well as interleaved handwritten notes on the content of the photographs, such as information on subject, locations, and people. Photographs of Les Cleveland likely taken by Mary Cleveland. Wellington City locations feature Newtown shops, Cuba Street, Tonks Avenue, and Taranaki Street. Photographs also show the original Staples Brewery building on Murphy Street, Chinese Mission on Frederick Street, alterations being made to the Bank of New Zealand building, Thistle Inn, Wellington Fish Supplies interior, signage for a Les Cleveland exhibition at City Gallery, and hoardings from the 1996 election as well as a Christian Heritage Party youth rally at parliament that same year (with a band playing on a stage erected in front of the beehive). Other buildings, including residential house and businesses, are also photographed. Photographs from the wider Wellington Region include images from Porirua and Petone. Wairarapa scenes include Murphy’s Orchard and possibly Greytown businesses. Also contains photographs of the post office and railway station in Shannon. Railway station scenes feature the locomotive of a steam train and unidentified children on the platform. Christchurch photographs include buildings on Hereford Street and a couple in a window at Java Coffee House. A photograph taken on Burke’s Pass shows a variety of footwear piled on a fence and seascapes, landscapes and buildings at Haast are also included. Les and Mary Cleveland are photographed on a bridge over the Arawhata River. Identified people include Lisa at Just Teasing, Dave Smith [Tonks Avenue resident?], Mary and Les Cleveland and their sons Peter and Edward; Sarah Thompson and her parents; and the Porter family including Annabelle Porter and two children. Numerous unidentified people are photographed in a variety of locations. Subjects of notable interest to Cleveland in this album are the development of the Wellington Bypass and protest around this, graffiti, buildings, and businesses, often including their window display. Album also contains photographs of a wind farm at an unidentified location. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "35mm WELLINGTON 1" on the spine. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 89 b&w negative strips and 18 contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact sheets, and holograph notes. Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.

Date: [ca1985], 1995-2002

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1306

Description: Ring binder storing photographs taken by Les Cleveland in the South Island, in particular on the West Coast, in circa 1985 and between 1995 to 2002. Contains 35mm negative strips in sleeves and the corresponding contact prints as well as interleaved handwritten notes on the content of the photographs, including information on locations and people. Contains images of a number of unidentified people, including a family and other locals from Neil’s Beach, a Jackson Bay Christmas party, and unidentified women at a street stall outside O’Connors Bar (location unknown). Identified people include Bernie Preston (owner of Preston’s Bakery, Hokitika), artist William Stegn, and multiple photographs of Cleveland family members. The Cleveland family are seen on a number of holidays, with Peter, Edward, Mary and Les Cleveland all appearing in the photographs. Holiday destinations include to the Queenstown-Lakes District in 2000 and a Christmas vacation at Neil’s Beach in 1997. Neil’s Beach photographs also include two young women, one of whom is likely Donna (who later married Peter Cleveland). Donna Cleveland also appears in Queenstown images. A photograph from circa 1985 shows Mary, Edward, and Peter outside the Lake Chalice Hutt in their tramping gear. Hokitika photographs feature buildings and businesses including exterior photographs of the sheep-shaped entrance to a store called Sheep Station, Carnegie Library on Hamilton Street, Westland District War Memorial, an art gallery located in the old Custom House, and various hotels and bars. Also includes photographs of the Hokitika canon, South African War memorial, and the interior of Preston’s Bakery. Neil’s Beach photographs feature the wharf and beach scenes including Les Cleveland standing on the wharf, various buildings, cabbage trees, a dead tree, and driftwood. Some images may have been taken on Haast Beach. Also contains photographs of the graveyard at Lyell and some rural scenes. Christchurch photographs include a set of images relating to the Warner Hotel. These images show the hotel building itself as well as Paul Thompson being interviewed about it in Cathedral Square by an unidentified radio reporter. Other Christchurch images include a Bofors anti-aircraft gun installed outside the Christchurch Museum with some images showing a protestor playing a guitar by the gun and anti war placards. Otago Region photographs feature Queenstown, Cromwell, and Arrowtown as well as rural areas. Photographs show dwellings, businesses, a church, river scenes, an Arrow International building site, the Cardrona Hotel, and scenes from the shooting of the film Vertical Limit including a large climbing wall. Also contains photographs of unidentified people. There are also a few images of Wellington, with a photograph showing the Hong Kong Café on Taranaki street. Photographs of a demolished building are also possibly taken in Wellington. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "35mm South ISLAND" on the spine. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 62 b&w negative strips and 17 contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact sheets, and holograph notes. Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.

Date: 1987, [circa 1994-1996]

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1302

Description: Ring binder storing photographs taken by Les Cleveland largely during his travel in the South West of the United States with Mary Cleveland, circa 1994 to 1996. Contains 35mm negative strips in sleeves and the corresponding contact sheets. Some notes regarding dates and locations are also included in the folder. In addition to the 1990s trip, a smaller portion of photographs relate to an earlier family holiday to the United States in 1987. Some photographs show hoardings from the1996 New Zealand general election. Photographs taken circa 1994-1996 feature the states of Arizona, Nevada, and California. Photographs show buildings, businesses, street scenes, vehicles, unidentified people, cemeteries, cacti, roads, art galleries, parades, bars, sculptures, RV parks, and geographical features such as deserts, canyons, and beaches. The specifics of some of these photographs are listed below: Arizona photographs are taken at locations including Quartzite, Yuma, Wickenburg, Benson, Tombstone, Bisbee, Tonopah, Marana, and Scottsdale. Notable series include a parade in Wickenburg (vehicles, beauty queens, and Sherriff Joe Arpio), the bull sale at the Marana Stockyards, the Arab horse show at Scottsdale, and a visit to the Titan II Missile Museum, California photographs include images taken in Needles, Palm Springs, Big Sur, San Juan Bautista, Merced, Yosemite National Park, Chinese Camp, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. A wind farm [near Palm Springs?], St Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco, and the Roy Rogers Museum are featured. Photographs taken in Nevada show casino scenes in Las Vegas, Grapevine Canyon, and Virginia City. Photographs taken in 1987 include the East Coast. Washington D.C. photographs feature Arlington Cemetery. Cleveland took numerous photographs on board the USS North Carolina, docked in Wilmington. Album also contains photographs of the family on a trip to Mesa Verde National Park, with images showing the cliff dwellings and a tour group including Peter, Edward, Les, and Mary Cleveland. New Mexico photographs from this trip also show of the Palace of Governors in Santa Fe with street vendors . A parade in Los Angeles includes photographs of students from Garfield High School. See Series-6422 for vintage prints of some of these photographs. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "U.S.A. Southwest 1995 (2)" on the spine. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 168 b&w negative strips and 33 contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact sheets, and holograph notes. Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.

Date: 1999

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1305

Description: Ring binder storing photographs taken by Les Cleveland during his travel in New Mexico, United States, 2003 to 2004. Contains 35mm negative strips in sleeves and the corresponding contact sheets as well as handwriten notes on the content of the photographs, such as information on subjects such as locations and people, on interleaved pieces of notepaper. Photographs feature the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, the Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Tortugas, and inscriptions on rocks at El Morro National Monument as well as towns such as Magdalena, Gallup, Pie Town, Pena Blanca, Taos, and Madrid. Also photographs taken on Central Avenue, Albuquerque. Subjects include shop clerks, cafes, gun shops, motels, cantinas, dwellings, theatres, mining machinery, sculptures by Michael Austin Wright, and landscapes and geographic formations. Chris Smith is identified, photographed with two children in a cafe. Trip to New Mexico dated based on photographic ephemera held in PAColl-10647-17. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "New Mexico 2004" on the spine. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 50 b&w negative strips and eight contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact sheets, and holograph notes. Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.

Date: 1999-2000

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1304

Description: Ring binder storing photographs taken by Les Cleveland during his travels in Colorado and New Mexico as well as in Texas, late 1999 to 2000. Contains 35mm negative strips in sleeves and the corresponding contact sheets as well as interleaved notes providing information on the content of the photographs. Some sets of images are indexed to individual frame level. Photographs feature contemporary and historic buildings (some derelict), businesses, shop interiors, farm scenes (buildings), street scenes, art galleries, bars, motels, sculptures, cemeteries, murals, desert landscapes, roads, vehicles (some wrecks), industrial sites, rock art, and people, most of whom are unidentified. The specifics of some of these photographs are listed below. Les and Mary Cleveland appear in some photographs. Photographs in which Les Cleveland appears are likely to have been taken by Mary Cleveland. New Mexico content covers locations including Alamogordo, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Taos, Taos Pueblo, Los Alamos, Pojoaque, Acoma Pueblo, Arroyo Hondo, Los Cerrillos, Albuquerque, Chimayo, Tesuque Pueblo, and Truchas. Photographs include the Native American Vendor's Programme of the Palace of Governors in Santa Fe, children in Sky City School in Halloween costumes, Bradbury Science Museum, San Estevan Del Rey Mission Church, D H Lawrence Ranch and Memorial and the Lawrence Tree, Dorothy Brett Cottage, Mabel Dodge Luhan House (including dovecote), St Francis Santos at Iglesia San Jose, a wall of brooms, a roadside liquor store, Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine, Kimo Cinema, Aztec Motel, Expresiones Dance Studio, Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, western wear store interior, El Santuario de Chimayo, masks in the Coyote Moon Shop, Triangle Park Police Substation, an RV park, police officers, and a person wearing a bear costume. A series of photographs show Shidoni sculpture gallery and foundry, with bronze being poured, works in progress, and completed works by artists including Raoul Josset and Harry Caesar Solomon in the sculpture garden. Colorado photographs are taken in Creede, Cripple Creek, Crested Butte, Paonia, Delta, Colorado National Monument, Hotchkiss, and Marble. Included are photographs of a Moonrise Espresso, a mural, a war memorial, Colorado Pinyon Pine trees, marble ruins, motocross riders, and geographical formations. Clare Hays is identified in a series of portraits. There are a small number of photographs taken in El Paso, Texas. Photographs of a mining tour at an unidentified location. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "U.S.A Southwest 1999 (2)" on the spine and "U.S. S.W Negs 1999" on the cover. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 130 b&w negative strips and 22 contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact sheets, and holograph notes. Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.

Date: 1999

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1303

Description: Ring binder storing photographs taken by Les Cleveland during his travels in Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico in 1999. Contains 35mm negative strips in sleeves and the corresponding contact sheets as well as interleaved notes providing information on the content of some of the photographs (mainly their location). Photographs feature contemporary and historic buildings (some derelict), businesses, street scenes, art galleries, bars, motels, sculptures, cemeteries, billboards, murals, farmer's markets, horseback riders, dogs, parades, desert landscapes, vehicles (some wrecks), industrial sites, petroglyphs, and largely unidentified people. The specifics of some of these photographs are listed below. Les and Mary Cleveland appear in a number of photographs. Photographs in which Les Cleveland appears are likely taken by Mary Cleveland. Photographs of Texas include Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Pecos, Vidor, Vega, Wildorado, San Juan Mission, Frederiksberg, and El Paso. These include photographs of a Goodwill store, Thriftland, the Kimbell Art Museum, Admiral Nimitz Museum, a limousine pickup truck [utility vehicle], Fort Worth Stockyards, longhorn cattle, the Happy Tracks Horse Motel, Arizola's Cantina, and Robert Summers' cattle drive sculpture at Pioneer Plaza in Dallas. Photographer George Krause is photographed. New Mexico content features Santa Fe an these photographs include numerous images of the Santa Fe Fiesta and includes parade participants, spectators and the statue of La Conquistadora. Santa Fe photographs also show buildings such as the Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, San Miguel Mission, and the Palace of Governors (with street vendors selling jewellery outside) as well as folk dancers and other performers, police, a farmer's market, international Folk Art Museum, Canyon Road district, and Shidoni Gallery and Sculpture Gardens. Further New Mexico images are taken in Arroyo Hondo, Madrid, Fort Union National Monument, Albuquerque, Chama, Española, Bandelier National Monument, Carrizozo, Socorro, Las Vegas, and Puye Cliff Dwellings. These photographs include a bridal party in Albuquerque and band [Mollys?] playing in the Old Town, a mariachi band, the Arroyo Hondo swimming hole, a RV park, and landscapes with a storm brewing outside of Albuquerque. Colorado photographs show Silverton, Telluride, Creede, Victor, and La Mesilla. Telluride buildings include the Good Time Society house and the Mahr Building. Silverton photographs include a series of a piano player, sculptor Mick Reber and his sculpture garden, and Rick Parks with his family and dog. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "USA Southwest 1999 (1)" on the spine. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 197 b&w negative strips and 33 contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact prints, and holograph notes. Transfers: Loose negative removed from album to facilitate apropriate storage is to be found at 35mm-108764.. Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.

Date: 1995-1996

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1301

Description: Ring binder storing photographs taken by Les Cleveland during his travel in the South West of the United States with Mary Cleveland, circa 1994 to 1996. Contains 35mm negative strips in sleeves and the corresponding contact prints. There are some interleaved notes regarding dates and locations. Photographs are taken in Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. They feature street scenes, buildings, and tourist sites. Mary Cleveland appears in many of the photographs. The specifics of some of these are listed below. Nevada photographs show Las Vegas, including casino scenes (Lady Luck, Glitter Gulch, The Caribbean, Treasure Island, The Linq) and a performance by the Rockettes. New Mexico photographs show buildings and street scenes in Albuquerque. Photographs taken in Colorado feature Mesa Verde National Park, with Cleveland photographing the site as well as ranger Don Ross (tour guide). There are also photographs taken in Cortez showing the Beanery and an old saddle on the ground. The majority of photographs were taken in Arizona. Locations visited and photographed by Cleveland include Santa Fe, Taos Pueblo, Waptaki National Monument, Jerome, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Quartzsite, Casa Grande, Tombstone, Oatman, Wickenburg, Wenden, Yuma, Painted Rock, Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Benson. Buildings and street scenes feature and there are also scenes of deserts and ruins and tourist sites. Numerous unidentified people appear in the photographs. Museums and art galleries include the Jerome Historical Society Mine Museum, Chaplin Fighter Musuem (with Les Cleveland appearing in a number of photographs), Arizona Museum of Natural History, and Heard Museum in Phoenix. There are also photographs of a number of public sculptures. Two parades are covered: a Superbowl Parade in Phoenix and the Parada del Sol in Scottsdale. Interior and exterior photographs of the Mission San Xavier del Bac are included and Cleveland photographs tours taken in Casa Grande and at Taos. There are a number of market scenes (including photographs of items for sale such as Day of the Dead puppets, gourds, and sculptures). A series of photographs show workers harvesting crops in a field [near Yuma?] and a number of burros are photographed in Oatman. See Series-6422 for vintage prints of some of these photographs. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Prints and negatives originally stored in a ring binder labelled "USA Southwest 1995 1" on the spine. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 159 b&w negative strips and 32 contact sheets. Physical Description: 35mm film strips, contact sheets, and holograph notes Processing information: Due to the high likelihood of the presence of PVC in the plastic covering of the original ring binder, the photographic materials were removed and placed in a new binder that met with the Library's conservation standards. The original binder has been disposed of. Not all names associated with this item have been indexed.