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First Dental School.
A view of the first Dental School building that would later house the Law Library and then the University Staff Club. The photograph shows the position of the building in relation to the Clocktower and Registry buildings.
Flagstaff from Clifford’s house. Acclimatisation grounds. (Present Botanical gardens).
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: G. O’Brien 1865; l.l. in pencil: Flagstaff from Clifford’s house. Acclimatisation grounds. (Present Botanical gardens); through image in pencil: [gridlines].
Flax bush, Rockyside, Otago.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: J.T.T. 1865; on mount in pencil: Flax Bush. Rockyside, Otago 1865
From the north end of Tomahawk Beach.
12 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Landscape from North end of Tomahawk beach, Dunedin. 9 3/4 x 11 1/2. watercolour. Signal hill in distance. These two date mid 30s - the bottom one I like-"
Group of students and skeleton friend.
Six medical students and David Blacky, son of Professor Blacky, pose with a skeleton and anatomical dummy.
Harbour Cone from Peggy’s Hill.
09 in The Jack & Ethel McCahon gift to the Hocken LibraryMcCahon writes: "Otago Peninsula oil 28 x 48. Signed lower right. Colin McCahon 1939".
Hocken Library.
The Hocken Library (now known as Hocken Collections) was first housed in a wing of the Otago Museum. The text on the back of the photo states that it is a - 'View of the Hocken Library from Great King Street'.
Issue Desk, Circulation Department.
A Circulation Department staff member stamps the date slip in the back of a book. An electronic management system was introduced to the library in 1989 and prior to this, patron details were entered onto cards that were alphabetically filed at the…
Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: J.T.T. 65; on mount in pencil: Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. Otago 1865
Key plan of Mr (Sir Wm) Fox’s Dunedin in Jan.y, 1849.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M.H. March 23, 1898; l.c in ink: Key plan of Mr (Sir Wm) Foxí Dunedin in Jan.y, 1849; u.l. in ink: 1. The First Church 2. Mr Garrickís house (Royal Hotel afterwards) 3. Emigrants Barracks 4. High Street 5. Maori landing…
Key plan to G.B. Shaw’s View of part of Dunedin &c from Stafford St. Nov. 1851.
Margin above image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Key plan to Mr G.B. Shaw’s View of part of Dunedin &c from Stafford St. Nov 1851; through image in ink: [numerals] 1. Rev. T. Burns’ farm, Grant Braes (now Waverley.) 2. Anderson’s Bay, figure…
Key plan to Mr G.B. Shaw’s picture of Dunedin in 1851. Drawn by Mrs Hocken in 1892.
Margin below image in ink: Key plan to Mr G.B. Shaw’s picture of Dunedin in 1851. Drawn by Mrs Hocken in 1892. Original in Dr Hocken’s possession. Full account of this picture, & of one of Port Chalmers by same artist is written in copybook and…
Key plan to Prictor’s Dunedin 1898.
Through image on stone: [numerals & key]; margin below image c. in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
Key to “View of Dunedin” by C.H. Kettle, 1849. T.M.Hocken.
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Key to “View of Dunedin &c” by C.H. Kettle, 1849. T.M. Hocken 1. Looking down Stafford St. 1+ Near site of St Matthew’s Church. 2. Cap. Cargill’s residence, Princes St. 3. 4. Robert Chapman…
Lawyer’s Head from above St Clair.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: E Anscombe July 1891; verso: artist’s name & title on torn label
Letter to the Chancellor of the University of Otago.
A letter to the Chancellor of the University of Otago from Emily Siedeberg, dated March 10th 1891, York Place. 'To the Chancellor of the Otago University -- Sir -- Having passed the necessary preliminary examination, I desire to enter myself as a…