Thursday, June 4, 2015

Adam MacLay

 Group of unidentified men doing chores at a campsite, 1905-26
  
 Large wedding group portrait in the backyard, 
vegetable garden in front and wooden house behind, 1905-26
  
 Portrait of an older woman standing in a lace high neck blouse 
with bar brooch and jewelled necklace, 1905-26
  
 Portrait of unidentified man and woman in dance costume, 
with painted studio backdrop, probably Christchurch district, 1905-26
  
Two men and two women sitting on grass outdoors, 1905-26
 
Adam MacLay Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Thelma Kent

 A woman standing on a track in the Eglinton River Valley, Southland, ca. 1930
  
 At Waikoropupu Springs, 1940s
  
 At Whisky Creek, Karamea, Buller district, West Coast, 1930s
  
 Clemens family, Gerald and his wife Molly, Edie and Tommy camping, ca 1939
  
Crossing the Dart River, Otago, 1930s
 
Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Daniel Manders Beere

Mr. Beere was active in New Zealand in the late 19th century.

 Puhoi River, Rodney District, featuring native bush and a natural weir, 1880-99
  
 A group of unidentified women and children at 
Waiwera Beach, including pohutukawa trees and the ocean, ca. 1890s
  
 An unidentified group of men and women on a rocky beach, ca. 1890s
  
 Children sitting on rocks in unidentified scene, Australia, ca. 1890s
  
 Four unidentified young women seated at the door 
to Daniel Manders Beere's house, 1880-99
  
Four women and a man beside a rock-strewn stream with 
a steep cliff and waterfall behind, Australia, ca. 1890s
  
Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

Monday, June 1, 2015

William Hall Raine

 Aircraft on the ground at Rongotai Aerodrome, Wellington, circa 1930s. 
From left, DH60G Gipsy Moth, Waco, and Simmonds Sparten.
  
 An inspection of female army personnel (WAACs) 
by Vida Jowett during World War II, 1940-45
  
 Group at Saturday night dinner, possibly Christmas dinner, in Blue Triangle Hall, YWCA hostel, Boulcott street, Wellington. Army, Navy and Air Force are represented, 1930s
  
 Manners Street, Wellington, ca 1930
  
Milford track and women walkers, 1940-55
 
Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Dorothea Lange

 People living in miserable poverty. Elm Grove, 
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, August 1936
  
 Open air food factory. Weighing in the peas 
near Calipatria, California, February 1939
  
 Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass. Sunday family picnic. Hot afternoon in park on Rogue River. Her mother, his mother, young husband and wife, two boys, and baby, August 1939
  
 Outside the Labor Temple where the conference called by the Steinbeck Committee during the cotton strike is being held. Bakersfield, California, November 1938
  
Owner's daughter topping tobacco. She has a patch of her own of about 1000 hills from which she will be given the proceeds. Her father buys her clothes and she can have the "patch" money for whatever she wants. She is in the eighth grade; says she doesn't learn as fast as she ought. Granville County, North Carolina, July 1939

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Leslie Jones

 Canoe race, Charles River, June 1931
  
 Lifeboat drill in Provincetown harbor, ca. 1930
  
 Off to sail his first boat at Marblehead, 1917-34
  
 SS Canopic lands in Boston. 4000 immigrants flock to U.S. daily, 1920
  
Rust Craft Girls in gymnasium, ca. 1939
 
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

Friday, May 29, 2015

Misc New Zealand

These photos are unattributed.

 Arthur's Pass, Canterbury, ca. 1900s
  
 Binding department of the New Zealand Herald newspaper, Auckland, 1906
  
 Double decker trams in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, ca 1900
  
 Ladies Rifle Corps, also known as the Wellington Amazons, 
and members of the Wellington Militia, 1899-1902
  
Spectators, Riccarton Racecourse, Christchurch, ca. 1900

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand