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Creator of collection unknown : Glass negatives of Dunedin subjects - P2015-011/4

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Reference NumberP2015-011/4CreatorUnknownDescriptionSeventy-three glass plate negatives of an unidentified extended family, some of whom appear to have lived on the Taieri Plain and others, possibly in Queens Street, Dunedin during the 1910s and 1920s. Some of the subjects and dates were given on the original wrappings.

A few plates relate to the male photographer's time as a soldier at Featherston army camp and the Watkins family, possibly of Wellington. There are a few Dunedin shop facades (possibly photographed because of their signage) and portraits of people with their motor vehicles, in front of houses.

There are also five film negatives, presumably taken by the same photographer, relating to the Taieri Plain.

Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyThe photographer was possibly a signwriter for Miller Studios (see P2015-011/4-042).PublisherPurchased at auction. Provenance unknownMediaGlass SlideFilm negatives

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Creator of collection unknown : Glass negatives of Dunedin subjects - P2015-011/4

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