Humble: the life of 100 small objects

A DigitalNZ Story by Jay

Image: Grand Hotel (Wellington, N.Z.): Grand Hotel Wellington N.Z. [Luggage label. 1940s?]

Grand Hotel (Wellington, N.Z.): Grand Hotel Wellington N.Z. [Luggage label. 1940s?]

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Image: Dunedin Citizens' Ball, March 24th 1898. Garrison Hall. Programme [cover. Printed by] J Wilkie & Co., Dunedin.

Dunedin Citizens' Ball, March 24th 1898. Garrison Hall. Programme [cover. Printed by] J Wilkie & Co., Dunedin.

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Image: Wellington Corporation Tramways :School ticket, available during month of ... between [Oriental Bay] and [Courtenay Place]. 30 April 1939. 31 rides].

Wellington Corporation Tramways :School ticket, available during month of ... between [Oriental Bay] and [Courtenay Place]. 30 April 1939. 31 rides].

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Image: Greeting; with all good wishes for a right happy Christmas [To Willie from ?L P Vitte. ca 1890s]

Greeting; with all good wishes for a right happy Christmas [To Willie from ?L P Vitte. ca 1890s]

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Image: A jolly Christmas [Cat Christmas card. ca 1900]

A jolly Christmas [Cat Christmas card. ca 1900]

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Image: Otago Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Dog Club. First Show :Second prize [certificate] 8th & 9th Aug[ust] 1890 for [English setter dog] awarded to Mr [R Bayly]. Caxton Co.'s Print.

Otago Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Dog Club. First Show :Second prize [certificate] 8th & 9th Aug[ust] 1890 for [English setter dog] awarded to Mr [...

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Image: Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Ltd :Wednesday 3rd November, 1886. Lunch upon the occasion of driving the last spike at 34 miles 47 chains, on the railway, near Waikanae, by His Excellency Sir W F D Jervois, K.G.C.M.G., C.B. 1886.

Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Ltd :Wednesday 3rd November, 1886. Lunch upon the occasion of driving the last spike at 34 miles 47 chains, o...

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Image: Wolfe Bros Ltd :[Nine soft drink labels for compound and flavoured beverages. ca 1935-1964?]

Wolfe Bros Ltd :[Nine soft drink labels for compound and flavoured beverages. ca 1935-1964?]

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Image: New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation :Please admit ONE to the Beatles Press Conference, St George Hotel - First Floor, Sunday, June 21, at 4.30 pm. [1964].

New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation :Please admit ONE to the Beatles Press Conference, St George Hotel - First Floor, Sunday, June 21, at 4.30 pm....

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Image: Union Airways of New Zealand Ltd : [Airline sticker, diamond shape. ca 1935-1945]

Union Airways of New Zealand Ltd : [Airline sticker, diamond shape. ca 1935-1945]

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Image: To see the Darlings is to Love them. How can we show our love? All women should prove it by Voting Out the Liquor Traffic at the ballot box. Lankshear, Printer, Wellington [1908?]

To see the Darlings is to Love them. How can we show our love? All women should prove it by Voting Out the Liquor Traffic at the ballot box. Lanksh...

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Image: Christchurch Meat Company Ltd :Table delicacies price list. 1st Feb[ruary] 1914. [Printed by] Ch[rist]ch[urch] Press Co.

Christchurch Meat Company Ltd :Table delicacies price list. 1st Feb[ruary] 1914. [Printed by] Ch[rist]ch[urch] Press Co.

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Image: House of Carreras Ltd (England) :Famous airmen & airwomen. A series of 50. No. 43, Miss Jean Batten [ca 1937]

House of Carreras Ltd (England) :Famous airmen & airwomen. A series of 50. No. 43, Miss Jean Batten [ca 1937]

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Image: Wellington Art Club Incorporated: Syllabus July-December 1954. [Printed by] H H Tombs Ltd

Wellington Art Club Incorporated: Syllabus July-December 1954. [Printed by] H H Tombs Ltd

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Image: Tourist Hotel Corporation: Franz Josef Hotel, New Zealand [Luggage label. 1950s?]

Tourist Hotel Corporation: Franz Josef Hotel, New Zealand [Luggage label. 1950s?]

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Image: To my dear wife. Carte postale - Postcard . Mizpah to my dear wife [1917]

To my dear wife. Carte postale - Postcard . Mizpah to my dear wife [1917]

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Image: Postcard. Thomson Soda. Caxton Co., Dunedin [ca 1915-1918]

Postcard. Thomson Soda. Caxton Co., Dunedin [ca 1915-1918]

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Image: New Zealand Association :Preparing for publication, under the auspices of the New Zealand Association, a series of landscapes, scenes, and portraits, illustrative of the islands of New Zealand and their native inhabitants ... by Augustus Earle, draftsman of the H.M.S. "Beagle", will be published on Monday, 13th Nov next. 9th October, 1837

New Zealand Association :Preparing for publication, under the auspices of the New Zealand Association, a series of landscapes, scenes, and portrait...

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Image: A happy pair of New Zealanders. We are defenceless! We look to you to shield us from moral blight. The Liquor traffic has brutally wronged thousands of our kind. It may crush us also, safe sheltered as we are now. Will you save us? Lankshear, Printer, Wellington [1908?]

A happy pair of New Zealanders. We are defenceless! We look to you to shield us from moral blight. The Liquor traffic has brutally wronged thousand...

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Image: In affectionate remembrance of Mary Caldwell, the beloved wife of James Lindsay, who died at Argyle, Waianiwa, Southland, N.Z., June 6th 1875, aged 75 years and six months. "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh way: Blessed be the name of the Lord" [Memorial card. 1875]

In affectionate remembrance of Mary Caldwell, the beloved wife of James Lindsay, who died at Argyle, Waianiwa, Southland, N.Z., June 6th 1875, aged...

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Image: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd: Hearty wishes. All happiness be yours; a Happy Christmas and a bright New Year, from [Eva to dear Mrs McCarthy, Xmas 1898]

Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd: Hearty wishes. All happiness be yours; a Happy Christmas and a bright New Year, from [Eva to dear Mrs McCarthy, Xmas 1898]

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Image: [Postcard]. Best New Year wishes. Printed in Berlin [1900-1910].

[Postcard]. Best New Year wishes. Printed in Berlin [1900-1910].

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Image: Palmerston North Borough Council :Licence to drive a motor vehicle 1928-29. To be shewn on demand by traffic inspector or police officer [No. 694 issued to William Fowler Godfrey. 1928]

Palmerston North Borough Council :Licence to drive a motor vehicle 1928-29. To be shewn on demand by traffic inspector or police officer [No. 694 i...

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Image: In affectionate remembrance of Lilla Florence, the beloved wife of S P de Carteret, born Auckland, N.Z., April 13, 1861; died Auckland, N.Z., November 16, 1883. Her end was peace [1883]

In affectionate remembrance of Lilla Florence, the beloved wife of S P de Carteret, born Auckland, N.Z., April 13, 1861; died Auckland, N.Z., Novem...

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Image: Enterprise Hairdressing Saloon: Come yourself and bring a friend. The Enterprise Hair Saloon, Whitaker Street, Te Aroha. A first class stock of tobacconists' goods always on hand. G White, proprietor [Envelope. 1903]

Enterprise Hairdressing Saloon: Come yourself and bring a friend. The Enterprise Hair Saloon, Whitaker Street, Te Aroha. A first class stock of tob...

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Image: Here I am, you see, Won't you vote for me? Lankshear, Printer, Wellington [1908?]

Here I am, you see, Won't you vote for me? Lankshear, Printer, Wellington [1908?]

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Image: When I am a man, I'll talk No-License anywhere: What if they stare, why should I care when I am a man. Lankshear, Printer, Wellington [1908?]

When I am a man, I'll talk No-License anywhere: What if they stare, why should I care when I am a man. Lankshear, Printer, Wellington [1908?]

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Image: Wellington Corporation Tramways: Timetable 1910. Price one penny. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, printers. [Front cover]

Wellington Corporation Tramways: Timetable 1910. Price one penny. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, printers. [Front cover]

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Image: New Zealand Championship Speedboat Regatta, Picton Harbour, January 13, 1940. Official programme [Front cover]

New Zealand Championship Speedboat Regatta, Picton Harbour, January 13, 1940. Official programme [Front cover]

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Image: Canterbury Art Exhibition 1870. Season ticket, admits [T. W. Maude, esq]. No. [52]. Alexr Lean, secretary. Not transferable.

Canterbury Art Exhibition 1870. Season ticket, admits [T. W. Maude, esq]. No. [52]. Alexr Lean, secretary. Not transferable.

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Image: Taranaki Book-Club. [Bookplate]. No. 166, received August 16, 1858. Time allowed for reading - 6 days. 1858.

Taranaki Book-Club. [Bookplate]. No. 166, received August 16, 1858. Time allowed for reading - 6 days. 1858.

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Image: [Weighing machine card]. The arrow indicates your weight only when 1d is inserted after pointer has come to rest. Date 26.1.45 [1945]

[Weighing machine card]. The arrow indicates your weight only when 1d is inserted after pointer has come to rest. Date 26.1.45 [1945]

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Image: Robert Ford and Company Ltd (Hokitika) :Robt Ford Co Ltd, Hokitika. Stout, brewed & bottled in New Zealand by Robt Ford & Co Ltd, Hokitika [Bottle label. 1940-1960s]

Robert Ford and Company Ltd (Hokitika) :Robt Ford Co Ltd, Hokitika. Stout, brewed & bottled in New Zealand by Robt Ford & Co Ltd, Hokitika [Bottle ...

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Canterbury Jockey Club: Spring meeting 1890. Canterbury Cup Day. Official programme ... Price one shilling. Whitcombe & Tombs, engravers [1890]

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Image: Columbia Roller Skating Rink :[Ticket/ invitation. Front. 1887].

Columbia Roller Skating Rink :[Ticket/ invitation. Front. 1887].

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Image: "I may be lucky" £5000 art union, alluvial gold. Ticket 2/6 each. Closes 10th November 1945; drawn 21st November 1945. C B Smith Ltd Press

"I may be lucky" £5000 art union, alluvial gold. Ticket 2/6 each. Closes 10th November 1945; drawn 21st November 1945. C B Smith Ltd Press

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Image: Christchurch Tramways: 24 two section rides, 3/3. Not available after 24 Sept 1928. No. 27234 [Ticket. 1928]

Christchurch Tramways: 24 two section rides, 3/3. Not available after 24 Sept 1928. No. 27234 [Ticket. 1928]

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Image: Kia ora. For old times sake. [Christmas card. ca 1890-1910?]

Kia ora. For old times sake. [Christmas card. ca 1890-1910?]

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Image: Wellington Corporation Tramways :3/- ticket, available for twelve transfer rides between Kaiwarra and Cuba Street. No. 6847. Tramway service; trackless service [ca 1924]

Wellington Corporation Tramways :3/- ticket, available for twelve transfer rides between Kaiwarra and Cuba Street. No. 6847. Tramway service; track...

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Image: For Auld Lang Syne; greeting and best wishes for a happy Christmas [Christmas card from Pollie to Jack. 1890s]

For Auld Lang Syne; greeting and best wishes for a happy Christmas [Christmas card from Pollie to Jack. 1890s]

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Image: Compagnie Liebig: L'Antarctique. 1) L'Ile de Cockburn. Produits Liebig: force et saveur de la viande [Antwerp, 1936]

Compagnie Liebig: L'Antarctique. 1) L'Ile de Cockburn. Produits Liebig: force et saveur de la viande [Antwerp, 1936]

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Image: New Zealand Labour Party: Christchurch South for Labour. Have you heard our candidate? Look inside for dates of meetings. [Printed by] Wisland & MacDougall, Sydenham, printers [Pamphlet for E J Howard. 1919].

New Zealand Labour Party: Christchurch South for Labour. Have you heard our candidate? Look inside for dates of meetings. [Printed by] Wisland & Ma...

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Image: [Postcard]. "Wiri" Webb, the world's champion oarsman / A. D. Willis, publisher. A. E. Watkinson. photo. [1907-08].

[Postcard]. "Wiri" Webb, the world's champion oarsman / A. D. Willis, publisher. A. E. Watkinson. photo. [1907-08].

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Image: Webb Street Church :Public lecture interspersed with music, an evening with the Rev Charles Garrett by the Rev Walter Harris, on Friday evening, February 7, 1890 at 7.30 pm. Complimentary ticket.

Webb Street Church :Public lecture interspersed with music, an evening with the Rev Charles Garrett by the Rev Walter Harris, on Friday evening, Fe...

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Image: [Wellington Club]: Farewell dinner to Mr J C Hanna. [Wellingt]on Club, July 4, 1896. Menu

[Wellington Club]: Farewell dinner to Mr J C Hanna. [Wellingt]on Club, July 4, 1896. Menu

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Image: [Hays Ltd (Christchurch)] :Birthday greetings to you. The Crown jewels. Canterbury Centennial floral procession. [Front cover. 1953]

[Hays Ltd (Christchurch)] :Birthday greetings to you. The Crown jewels. Canterbury Centennial floral procession. [Front cover. 1953]

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Image: [New Zealand. Transport Department?]: [Half-sheet of road safety cinderellas. ca 1938]

[New Zealand. Transport Department?]: [Half-sheet of road safety cinderellas. ca 1938]

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Image: The Spinsters of Burke's Pass request the pleasure of ...... company at their ball, to be held in the Schoolroom, on Friday, 2nd June, 1899. Dancing commences at 8.30 p.m. A M Keeffe, Hon. Sec. Herald Print [1899]

The Spinsters of Burke's Pass request the pleasure of ...... company at their ball, to be held in the Schoolroom, on Friday, 2nd June, 1899. Dancin...

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Image: Kai-Wara-Wara toll gate. Clearing ticket. 6d. 25 Sept[ember] 1864.

Kai-Wara-Wara toll gate. Clearing ticket. 6d. 25 Sept[ember] 1864.

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Image: Compagnie Liebig: L'Antarctique. 2) Icebergs dans la mer de Weddell - Phoques Weddell. Véritable extrait de viande Liebig. [Antwerp, 1936]

Compagnie Liebig: L'Antarctique. 2) Icebergs dans la mer de Weddell - Phoques Weddell. Véritable extrait de viande Liebig. [Antwerp, 1936]

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Image: [Glee and Madrigal Society, St Paul's Choir and the Wellington Liedertafel. Musical welcome to Mr Robert Parker on his return from England. 15 October 1900]. Programme [with swan on cover]

[Glee and Madrigal Society, St Paul's Choir and the Wellington Liedertafel. Musical welcome to Mr Robert Parker on his return from England. 15 Octo...

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Image: Levuka Regatta and Jubilee Carnival. Jubilee celebrations, Levuka, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th October, 1924. 1874-1924. [Programme]. "The Pacific Press" print, Suva, Fiji. [Front cover. 1924]

Levuka Regatta and Jubilee Carnival. Jubilee celebrations, Levuka, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th October, 1924. 1874-1924. [Programme]. "The Pacific Press...

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Image: A H Reed (Publishers): Mothers Day. A H Reed, Dunedin & Wellington [Card. 1930s]

A H Reed (Publishers): Mothers Day. A H Reed, Dunedin & Wellington [Card. 1930s]

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Image: Caledonian Society of Wellington :Member's ticket 1888-1889. Available from 1st Sept. '88 to 31st August 1889, for [no. 47, Mr Jas W Jack]. President [T Kennedy McDonald]; hon sec [David Wighton]

Caledonian Society of Wellington :Member's ticket 1888-1889. Available from 1st Sept. '88 to 31st August 1889, for [no. 47, Mr Jas W Jack]. Preside...

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Image: [Dunedin Citizens' Ball, March 24th 1898. Garrison Hall]. Programme.

[Dunedin Citizens' Ball, March 24th 1898. Garrison Hall]. Programme.

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Image: A merry Christmas to you. [To] George Shaw, Xmas 87 [1887]

A merry Christmas to you. [To] George Shaw, Xmas 87 [1887]

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Image: Caledonian Society of Wellington :First annual ball, Thursday, June 2nd, 1887. [Programme cover]. 1887.

Caledonian Society of Wellington :First annual ball, Thursday, June 2nd, 1887. [Programme cover]. 1887.

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