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Speight’s advertisement, Capping Carnival Magazine.
An early advertisement for the Speight’s Brewery in Dunedin printed in the Capping Carnival Magazine from August 1919. The consumption of vast quantities of beer has always been an activity associated with student life.
Sketch of Dunedin and harbour from the south, from about Fern Hill.
On original mount in ink: Reproduced from a sketch painted in 1853-54 by Capt.n The Hon.ble E.H.W. Bellairs by T.W. Eyton; on original mount in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Sketch of Dunedin & harbour from the S., say from about Fernhill where Cap.…
Sketch for landscape from Flagstaff.
03 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Below. From Flagstaff - (Taieri Plain oil 1942. c 15 x 22".
Selwyn Circus 'Boys', 1922.
An image glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, showing two Selwyn College students dressed in costume for the Selwyn Circus and capping celebrations of 1922.
Selwyn Circus 'Animals', 1922.
Images glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, show members of the Selwyn Circus "Animals". The animal costumes created by the students included a giraffe, rhinoceros, elephant, camel, and an ostrich.
Saddle Hill from Taieri Mouth.
32 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Colin McCahon - Saddle Hill watercolour c. 1937-38"
Royal Hotel, Dunedin.
Lower centre (l.c.) in ink: RTR [monogram first R reversed] pinx 7/11/76; l.r. in ink: phot. 1858; on mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Royal Hotel, Dunedin. T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; verso mount in ink: First hotel in Dunedin.…
Rockyside, Dunedin, 1870.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: J.T.T. 1877; on mount in pencil: Rockyside, Dunedin. 1870
Rockyside, Caversham.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: J.T. Thomson 1868; on canvas verso: Rockyside Caversham 1868
Rev. J.A. Fenton’s house, Dunedin. 1850.
On mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Rev. J.A. Fenton’s house, Dunedin. 1850. On site of Boys’ High School boarding house and adjoining Littlebourne house. House purchased from Robertson the grocer. Built about 1850 by Mr Tho.s [crossed out]…
Queen Mary Maternity Hospital, medical school students.
Two photographs from a photo series on the Queen Mary Maternity Hospital. Upper: Two students in their accommodation playing a board game. Lower: A male student removing the nappy of a newborn baby. The captions read: "The students’ living room,…
Queen Elizabeth II in the Central Library, royal visit, March 1970.
On 16 March 1970, Queen Elizabeth II visited the University of Otago campus with Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Queen Elizabeth toured the Central Library and was photographed meeting Mrs McEldowney, the wife of the Head Librarian, Jock…
Proposed Home Science Cottage for New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1925-1926), Logan Park, Dunedin.
Designed in conjunction with the Home Science Department, the blueprint of a proposed structure for display at the South Seas Exhibition (1925-1926) includes floor-plans, various elevations and some details of furnishings. The plan shows the…
Proposed canal - Lawyer’s head to Dunedin.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M. Hocken.
Princes Street South, Dunedin, 1853.
Margin below image in ink: Copy of old drawing (… [illeg] 1853) of Princes St South just past Anderson’s Bay Road showing early settlers’ struggles with the swampy conditions of the road at the beginning of winter. The fences bound the Southern…
Prince Charles in the University Library, royal visit, March 1970.
On 16 March 1970, Prince Charles visited the University of Otago campus with Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne. Prince Charles toured the Central Library and was photographed talking to students seated in the library study spaces.
Political squib connected with the Provincial Council election of 1853.
Upper left (u.l.) in pencil: 16; through image in pencil: C…lls collection of mechanical figures; label in ink: A political squib connected with the Provincial Council election of 1853. Cap. Cargill the showman.
Pelichet Bay, Dunedin.
Margin below image in Dr Hocken’s hand: Pelichet Bay, Dunedin. Site of Mr Pelichet’s house, afterwards, (1849) occupied by Mr A.C. Strode, R.M., & then by the Rev. J.A. Fenton, 1852, the first Anglican clergyman in Dunedin. Bottom of Hanover St &…
Otago University Students' Capping Carnival.
A photograph of the crowd in the Octagon watching a capping parade. Male students dressed in women’s clothing can be seen at the bottom of the photo.
Photograph published in the Otago Witness, date currently unknown.
Photograph published in the Otago Witness, date currently unknown.