The Pictorial collection comprise photographs, paintings, drawings, prints, posters and plans. This is a major resource documenting the development of New Zealand society with a particular focus on the wider Auckland region. The breadth and richness of the photograph collection has benefited from the acquisition of collections from noted newspapers, industrial and professional photographers and by donations of family or amateur photographers. Notable assemblages include images from the Auckland Star, Sparrow Industrial Pictures, Robin Morrison and Tudor Collins. The collection also includes some of the earliest examples of photography in New Zealand. The vast task of identifying and describing the pictorial collections continues and it is estimated that it contains almost 2 million images. Paintings, drawings and prints are collected for their documentary value, especially where they describe people, times and places not covered by photography.
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