Victoria St West Side between Albert St and Chapel St

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Image depicting a row of multi storeyed weatherboard buildings facing onto a wide gravel street. At the front of the buildings are piles of stock including gardening tools and plates. A male figure can be seen standing in the road near the centre of the image. Towards the right side of the image, a man can be seen sitting astride a horse, pulling a wooden cart. The building to the left of the image has a sign reading 'VICTORIA
MART' printed on its side, as well as a large sign reading 'TRENCH' attached to its awning.The fifth building from the right of the image has a sign reading 'STOVE
DEPOT
STOVES REPAIRED
WORKSHOP' printed on its side, and a sign reading 'S BROWN' above the door. The third building to the right has a sign reading 'HILL
CHEMIST' printed on the side of the roof. At the right side of the image is a building with a sign reading 'L. BENNETT
WHOLESALE CHEMIST'.
Place
Auckland Central/Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
Other Id
236260 (Presto content ID)
PH-ALB-299-p30-1 (Reference Number)
59 (Photographer's number)
57 (Photographer's number)
Department
Photography

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Object Type
photograph
Name/Title
Victoria St West Side between Albert St and Chapel St
Primary Maker
unknown (Photographer)
Place
Auckland Central/Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
Date
1860s
Physical Description
92mmx174mm(image and support)
Level of Current Record
Child
Related Object Notes
pg 30 of associated red leather 'GUARDIAN
ASSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED' notebook. Handwritten in pencil '59 Victoria St S
between Albert St + Vincent St'.
Side 2 of 'AUCKLAND SAVAGE CLUB' A4 sheet of paper found in back of album. Handwritten in black ink '57 Victoria St W. South Side
between Albert St + Chapel St'
Is Part Of
Lusher Album
Media
paper (fiber product)
Technique
Albumen silver print
Silver print
Monochrome photographic print
Photographic techniques
Subject Category
Auckland/Library of Congress subject headings
Albert Street (Auckland, N.Z.)/Library of Congress subject headings
Horse-drawn vehicles
Horse-drawn vehicles--New Zealand
Horse-drawn vehicles--New Zealand--Pictorial works
Grocery trade--New Zealand--Auckland
Grocery trade--New Zealand--History
Auckland/Library of Congress subject headings
Auckland (N.Z. : Provincial District)--History/Library of Congress subject headings
Auckland (N.Z. : Provincial District)--Pictorial works/Library of Congress subject headings
Auckland (N.Z. : Region)--Pictorial works/Library of Congress subject headings
Auckland (N.Z.)/Library of Congress subject headings
Auckland (N.Z.)--Buildings, structures, etc./Library of Congress subject headings
Auckland (N.Z.)--Commerce/Library of Congress subject headings
Victoria Street (Auckland, N.Z.)
Public Access Text
Handwritten in pencil to the left of the image '57/Victoria St West Side
between Albert St
+St-
Chapel St'
[Keywords: Auckland, Auckland, Auckland (N.Z. : Provincial District)�History, Auckland (N.Z. : Provincial District)--Pictorial works, Auckland (N.Z. : Region)--Pictorial works, Auckland (N.Z.), Auckland (N.Z.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Auckland (N.Z.)�Commerce, Victoria Street (Auckland, N.Z.), Albert Street (Auckland, N.Z.), Horse-drawn vehicles, Horse-drawn vehicles--New Zealand, Horse-drawn vehicles--New Zealand--Pictorial works, Grocery trade--New Zealand--Auckland, Grocery trade--New Zealand--History, Victoria Mart, Stove Depot, Hill Chemist, L.Bennett Wholesale Grocer, Chapel Street]
Subject Notes
Vincent Street now part Federal St, part Vincent St (from 22/9/1932) Cook to Wellesley Sts, also shown as Chapel St around 1882
Credit Line
Purchased from J.G. Maunsell in 1985.
Last Update
26 Sep 2023

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