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Verso: 54; on sketchbook mount in ink: Costumes 1850; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was a frequent visitor at my house, promised to…

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Cataloguing staff in the Central Library using typewriters to create labels and entries for the card catalogue. Newly purchased books are stacked on the shelves waiting to be processed.

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Verso u.r. in ink: 55; superimposed over pencil: 48; verso in pencil & watercolour: [unfinished sketch of Maoris with Mt Egmont in background inscribed] Rangi Teringa; on sketchbook mount in ink: Carved gateway. Pitoni, Wellington. 1850; on flypage…

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On the retirement of Professors D. W. Carmalt Jones and Professor F. Fitchett, a sum of 300 pounds was collected by graduates of the Medical School to commemorate the services of these two eminent teachers. The graduates stated that the sum was to be…

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A caricature of Professor William Percy Gowland with a skeleton behind him in an identical pose, illustrated by Russell Clark.

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A colour caricature by P. W. Eisdell Moore, depicting Professors from the School of Medicine. Left to right: Joseph Bernard Dawson, Eric F. D’Ath, Francis Gordon Bell, Charles Ernest Hercus, John Malcolm, William Percy Gowland, and Frederick Horace…

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A montage of early capping parade photographs. The title on the photograph reads "A snap of the procession of students in varied costumes as it passed through the Octagon".

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A photograph of the 1910 capping band members. Several of the male students are dressed in women’s clothing while another is dressed as a clown. It was not until 1947 that female students appeared in the capping show.

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Eleven male students from Selwyn College holding signs saying "Closed on account of fire" and "No license - a bar to progress". One student has his head through a large sign that has the word "Booth".

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Lower right (l.r.) in cartouche with pen: WFox [WF ligated] May 1849; l.l. with pen: Cap.n King’s house New Plymouth; on sketchbook mount: New Plymouth, Cap.n King’s house Mount Egmont 1849; pasted to back of paper mount: [2 woodengravings after…

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Lower centre (l.c.) in pencil: Canterbury Pilgrims; l.r. in pencil: 18 December 1848; verso: 37 31 bis; on sketchbook mount: Exploring party Encamping Canterbury Plains January 1849. C. Torlesse. Cap.t Thomas; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas…

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Lower right (l.r.) with brush: W Fox Camping out, Lyttelton. Jany 11th 1851 W. Fox; verso: 10. 26; on sketchbook mount: Part of town site of Port Lyttelton. First immigrants arrived January 1851; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken…

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Rakihuri - Ashley River (Taylor p. 29) Trip with Capt Thomas in Fly landed Port Cooper 15 Dec 1848. Fox spent 2 weeks exploring then went to Otago. Returned to P Cooper 22 Jan, and to P Nicholson, 23 Jan 1849.

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On sketchbook mount in ink: Brothers Tytlers, in the Waimea, Nelson. Aldowrie, afterwards - E.W. Staffords [?“Brothers Tytlers” and “afterwards” added later?]; verso mount: In Wiararapa Valley; verso in pencil: vignette on title page; on…

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Verso in pencil: 41; in ink: 47; on sketchbook mount: Shortland St & St Pauls. Auckland 1849; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was a…

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Verso in pencil: Auckland 1849 40 46 … [illeg]; on sketchbook mount in ink: Auckland 1849; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sir Wm Fox; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew…

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On sketchbook mount: Auckland, North Shore & Rangitoto 1871. From Govt House. Sir G. Bowen, Gov.r; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was…
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