Perhaps you know where some of the photographs below were taken? If you can help, please note the number related to each image with your comment below. Click on the images to enable enlargement.
1) Its summer here…
Untitled (pohutukawa fringed beach), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa
2) North Island wharf
North Island wharf, 1960 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.
3) Is it Otago harbour? And if so, what is the view of?
Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Te Papa
4) Coastal view – probably North Island
- New Zealand coastline scenery, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.
5) Pushing a car through a township somewhere in the North Island
North Island township scene – pushstarting a stalled motorcar, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.
6) Summer again…
Untitled (beach cove), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa
7) 19th century factory – perhaps near Dunedin?
Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Te Papa
8) A coastal Northland township
Coastal scenery, Northland, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.
9) A real local in Rona Bay, Eastbourne – is the house still there?
Eastbourne Villa, 1921. Maker unknown. Gift of Margaret and John Christie, 1979. Te Papa
10) Somewhere in the Coromandel?
Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Purchased 1991. Te Papa
11) No clues here….
Untitled, 1890s, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa
12) Damage from the 1931 Napier earthquake – which bridge is it?
Untitled, circa 1931, Hawke’s Bay. Maker unknown. Gift of Mrs J Paterson, date unknown. Te Papa
13) Main street, Greytown?
Street scene, circa 1875, Wairarapa. James Bragge. Te Papa
