Category: Camera Obscura

 

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No. 2 Dam

Friday 1 March | Camera Obscura,

Do you know this spot? 1978. 01. 454 This week’s idyllic lake scene comes from the Pick Collection, a collection of personal papers and images from Mr R. D.

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Masonic Lodge

Friday 1 March | Camera Obscura,

This modest yet historically significant building still stands on Grey Street, opposite Steele Park, as it has since 1877 - one hundred and forty-six years after its foundation stone was…

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Burley's Drapery Store

Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,

Flier for Burley's Drapery Store advertising clothing, manchester, fabric and other items by mail order HCLE_00059 This flier promotes goods available at Burley’s Drapery Store in 1929, shortly before the retirement…

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Letter regarding Frank Leslie Ryburn's tree in Memorial Park

Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,

Here is a letter dated August 1928 from Mr J. Ryburn of ‘Oaklands’, Ngahinapouri.

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The Waikato Hotel

Tuesday 27 February | Camera Obscura,

Built in 1878, the Waikato Hotel was located on the southeast corner of Grey Street and Clyde Street HCL_04429  This historic photo shows the Waikato Hotel, which came under the lease…

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Old Hamiltonians

Thursday 15 February | Camera Obscura,

HCL_00334 An image of influential Hamiltonians. We have identified (standing, from left) E Coleman, W Crawford ?

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Victoria Street - 100 years ago

Thursday 11 January | Camera Obscura,

This Tourist Series postcard captures a southerly view along Victoria Street, taken just north of the Collingwood Street intersection.

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The Manuwai and the end of an era

Saturday 20 May | Camera Obscura,

This photograph shows the paddle steamer Manuwai on an excursion near Ngaaruawaahia, around 1924.

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A Glimpse of a Growing Town: Hamilton, c.1909

Saturday 22 April | Camera Obscura,

Early 20th-century postcards might seem ordinary at first glance, but they often hold valuable clues to the transformation of Aotearoa’s towns and cities during times of rapid growth.

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A Day in the Life, 1993

Saturday 19 February | Camera Obscura,

On 22 September 1993, someone set out to capture ‘A Day in the Life of Hamilton’, running through around seven rolls of film – roughly 250 photographs in total.

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The Other McDonald's: A Sweet Slice of Waikato History

Saturday 29 January | Camera Obscura,

Ice cream is the ultimate summer treat, and nearly a century ago, Hamilton had its own homegrown ice cream empire. McDonald’s Ice Cream Manufacturing Co.

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Christmas Dinner Fit for a King

Saturday 4 December | Camera Obscura,

Christmas dinner in 1953 was a grand affair, especially at Hamilton’s Commercial Hotel.

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