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The Berry Girls: the enigmatic ‘Mrs Johnson’

Thanks to an article in the Dominion Post and also a piece on TV One news in response to our blog, we have had a flurry of correspondence regarding our Berry Girl mystery. While we have received a number of possible identifications for ‘O’Brien’, and will soon be able to reveal her identity,Read more

2013-11-11
By: Claire Regnault
On: 11 Nov 2013
In: History, Photography

News from Loans: Where to see Te Papa collection items – Wellington

Over the next little while I am going to let you know where you will see Te Papa’s collection items on display at other places.   Today I am going to let you know where to see some of the items in our history collection in Wellington. By visiting the Museum ofRead more

2012-10-23
By: Jo Torr
On: 23 Oct 2012
In: Behind the scenes

Stories from the First World War: Sergeant-Major Vandersluys

As an intern with the History Department at Te Papa, I have been given the challenging task of researching the sitters who appear in a number of photographic portraits held in the collection. Read more about the Berry & Co. collection My task is to try to identify the soldiersRead more

2011-08-23
By: kierag1
On: 23 Aug 2011
In: History, Photography

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