Photograph taken by Robina Nicol

A DigitalNZ Story by Mark Beatty

A collection I was involved in digitising a few years ago at The Alexander Turnbull Library. Robina seems to have had an interest in the temperance movement, and also signed the suffrage petition in 1893, in support of votes for women. I like her collection as it is very personal showing many images of her family, and captures a moment in time when possibly there weren't that many women taking photographs in New Zealand.

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Image: Group photograph with Amy Kirk and Robina Nicol

Group photograph with Amy Kirk and Robina Nicol

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Robina Nicol and unidentified woman

Robina Nicol and unidentified woman

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Image: Portrait of teenage girl with border collie dog

Portrait of teenage girl with border collie dog

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Image: Portrait of woman

Portrait of woman

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Image: Woman

Woman

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Profile of a woman

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Image: Portrait of Cybele Ethel Kirk

Portrait of Cybele Ethel Kirk

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Image: Amy Kirk

Amy Kirk

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Image: Amy Kirk yawning

Amy Kirk yawning

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Profile portrait of Cybele Ethel Kirk

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Image: Woman

Woman

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Image: Woman in enclosed verandah

Woman in enclosed verandah

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Image: Woman in chair

Woman in chair

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Image: Woman leaning on chair

Woman leaning on chair

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Image: Seated woman

Seated woman

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Image: Sarah Jane Kirk seated inside

Sarah Jane Kirk seated inside

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Image: Portrait of woman

Portrait of woman

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Image: Janet Atkinson and Cybele Kirk

Janet Atkinson and Cybele Kirk

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Image: Cybele Kirk and Janet Atkinson

Cybele Kirk and Janet Atkinson

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Image: Woman in room

Woman in room

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Image: Woman with tea tray

Woman with tea tray

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Image: Amy Kirk and dog in garden

Amy Kirk and dog in garden

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Image: Robina Nicol seated in glazed verandah

Robina Nicol seated in glazed verandah

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Image: Amy Kirk and dog in garden

Amy Kirk and dog in garden

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Image: Woman holding flower

Woman holding flower

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Image: Woman with driftwood

Woman with driftwood

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Image: Woman holding branch

Woman holding branch

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Image: Woman holding sheaf of flowers

Woman holding sheaf of flowers

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Image: Woman holding sheaf of flowers

Woman holding sheaf of flowers

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Image: Robina Nicol leaning against bank

Robina Nicol leaning against bank

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Image: Woman on bank

Woman on bank

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Image: Woman in garden

Woman in garden

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Image: Woman seated in cane chair outdoors

Woman seated in cane chair outdoors

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Image: Woman reading in garden

Woman reading in garden

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Image: Portrait of unidentified woman picking climbing roses in domestic garden

Portrait of unidentified woman picking climbing roses in domestic garden

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Image: Cybele Ethel Kirk posing with lilies

Cybele Ethel Kirk posing with lilies

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Image: Woman holding a book

Woman holding a book

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Image: Two young girls in a garden

Two young girls in a garden

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Image: Young girl in garden

Young girl in garden

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Image: Cybele Kirk with young girl

Cybele Kirk with young girl

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Image: Girl wearing a Japanese costume

Girl wearing a Japanese costume

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Image: Family portrait in garden

Family portrait in garden

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Image: Woman and children of Nicol family on verandah

Woman and children of Nicol family on verandah

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Image: Nicol brothers and families on verandah

Nicol brothers and families on verandah

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Image: Two boys and a woman seated among trees

Two boys and a woman seated among trees

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Image: Group portrait of Robina Nicol, with three women and a baby

Group portrait of Robina Nicol, with three women and a baby

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Image: Family portrait on porch

Family portrait on porch

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Image: Group portrait of Cybele Ethel Kirk with nine young women

Group portrait of Cybele Ethel Kirk with nine young women

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Image: Large group under trees

Large group under trees

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Image: Group portrait of Amy and Sarah Jane Kirk, Janet Atkinson, and Robina Nicol.

Group portrait of Amy and Sarah Jane Kirk, Janet Atkinson, and Robina Nicol.

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Image: Four women playing croquet in the backyard of a house

Four women playing croquet in the backyard of a house

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Image: Group photograph with Amy Kirk and Alexander Scott Nicol

Group photograph with Amy Kirk and Alexander Scott Nicol

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Image: Alexander Scott Nicol in garden with shears

Alexander Scott Nicol in garden with shears

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Image: Family group playing croquet on the beach

Family group playing croquet on the beach

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Image: Amy Kirk with a baby

Amy Kirk with a baby

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Women on boat

Women on boat

Alexander Turnbull Library