The Turnbull a library and its world

A DigitalNZ Story by Mark Beatty

Some of the many photographs and illustrations used in Rachel Barrowman 1995 book on the history of The Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Johnson, Graham], fl 1896-1909 :Ex libris Alexander H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci [Heraldic bookplate] GJ. 1912

[Johnson, Graham], fl 1896-1909 :Ex libris Alexander H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci [Heraldic bookplate] GJ. 1912

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Image: Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull - Photograph taken by Van der Weyde

Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull - Photograph taken by Van der Weyde

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Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of the house Elibank, Wellington

Creator unknown : Photograph of the house Elibank, Wellington

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Image: [Crane, Walter], 1845-1915 :E libris Alex H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci [1891]

[Crane, Walter], 1845-1915 :E libris Alex H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci [1891]

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Image: Tomlinson, Francis Ernest, 1864-1944: Members and staff of W & G Turnbull and Company including Alexander Turnbull

Tomlinson, Francis Ernest, 1864-1944: Members and staff of W & G Turnbull and Company including Alexander Turnbull

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Image: Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull and others, aboard Turnbull's yacht "Iorangi", by an unidentified photographer

Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull and others, aboard Turnbull's yacht "Iorangi", by an unidentified photographer

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Image: Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935 :Ex libris Alex H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci / D H Souter [ca 1909]

Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935 :Ex libris Alex H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci / D H Souter [ca 1909]

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Image: Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868-1956: Ex libris Alex H Turnbull / C Praetorius

Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868-1956: Ex libris Alex H Turnbull / C Praetorius

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Image: Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868-1956: Ex libris Alex. H. Turnbull

Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868-1956: Ex libris Alex. H. Turnbull

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Image: Robert Thorburn Turnbull, E F Hadfield and Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, at the Turnbull home fronting on to The Terrace and Bowen Street, Wellington

Robert Thorburn Turnbull, E F Hadfield and Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, at the Turnbull home fronting on to The Terrace and Bowen Street, Wellington

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Image: Trick photograph of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull sitting at a table

Trick photograph of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull sitting at a table

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Image: Artist unknown :From the collection of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, Wellington New Zealand / Te Rau Press. [ca 1910].

Artist unknown :From the collection of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, Wellington New Zealand / Te Rau Press. [ca 1910].

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Image: Group, including Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull

Group, including Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull

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Image: Thomas Turnbull & Son :Residence Bowen Street for A H Turnbull Esq[uir]e. February 8th 1916

Thomas Turnbull & Son :Residence Bowen Street for A H Turnbull Esq[uir]e. February 8th 1916

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Image: Alexander Turnbull Library on Bowen Street, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library on Bowen Street, Wellington

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Image: Group photograph taken at the opening of the Alexander Turnbull Library

Group photograph taken at the opening of the Alexander Turnbull Library

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Image: Johannes Carl Andersen

Johannes Carl Andersen

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Image: Caricature of Johannes Carl Andersen

Caricature of Johannes Carl Andersen

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Image: Overlooking the intersection of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington, 1929

Overlooking the intersection of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington, 1929

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Image: Elsdon Best

Elsdon Best

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Image: Thomas Lindsay Buick

Thomas Lindsay Buick

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Image: James Cowan at his desk, writing

James Cowan at his desk, writing

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Image: Eileen Duggan

Eileen Duggan

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Image: George Bernard Shaw and Sir Joseph James Kinsey at Kinsey's home `Warrimoo' on Papanui Road, Christchurch

George Bernard Shaw and Sir Joseph James Kinsey at Kinsey's home `Warrimoo' on Papanui Road, Christchurch

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Intersection of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, Wellington, on a wet day

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Image: Henry Wright

Henry Wright

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Image: Alexander Turnbull Library hallway, Bowen Street, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library hallway, Bowen Street, Wellington

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Image: General committee at the inauguration of the first New Zealand Authors' Week

General committee at the inauguration of the first New Zealand Authors' Week

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Image: Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962: Photograph of Sir Joseph Kinsey taken by Lady Kinsey

Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962: Photograph of Sir Joseph Kinsey taken by Lady Kinsey

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Image: New Zealand Free Lance: Portrait of Clyde Romer Hughes Taylor, Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library

New Zealand Free Lance: Portrait of Clyde Romer Hughes Taylor, Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library

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Image: Reading room of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington

Reading room of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington

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Image: Pat Lawlor

Pat Lawlor

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Image: Professor Ian Alastair Gordon

Professor Ian Alastair Gordon

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Image: John Cawte Beaglehole

John Cawte Beaglehole

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Image: Eric Hall McCormick

Eric Hall McCormick

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Image: Manuscripts curator, Glen Barclay, Professor Ian Gordon and Chief Librarian, Mr C R H Taylor, looking at the journals of Katherine Mansfield, which have just arrived at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington

Manuscripts curator, Glen Barclay, Professor Ian Gordon and Chief Librarian, Mr C R H Taylor, looking at the journals of Katherine Mansfield, which...

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Image: Reading room interior, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington

Reading room interior, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington

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Image: Buildings in Bowen Street, Wellington

Buildings in Bowen Street, Wellington

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Image: Untitled Illustration (Evening Post, 20 February 1937)

Untitled Illustration (Evening Post, 20 February 1937)

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Image: Alice Woodhouse, probably at her farewell from the Alexander Turnbull Library - Photograph taken by Photo News Ltd

Alice Woodhouse, probably at her farewell from the Alexander Turnbull Library - Photograph taken by Photo News Ltd

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Image: Pacific stack room, and staff, Alexander Turnbull Library, Bowen Street, Wellington

Pacific stack room, and staff, Alexander Turnbull Library, Bowen Street, Wellington

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Image: John Reece Cole in front of Judge Maning's house at Onoke

John Reece Cole in front of Judge Maning's house at Onoke

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Image: Denis Glover, founder of Caxton Press, with Book Week display in Alexander Turnbull Library

Denis Glover, founder of Caxton Press, with Book Week display in Alexander Turnbull Library

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Image: Portrait of Denis Glover, 1973

Portrait of Denis Glover, 1973

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Image: Evening Post: Austin Graham Bagnall, former Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library

Evening Post: Austin Graham Bagnall, former Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library

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Image: Eric Hall McCormick

Eric Hall McCormick

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Image: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881 :Mt Egmont from the southward. [September? 1840]

Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881 :Mt Egmont from the southward. [September? 1840]

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Image: Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas. Lithographed by Louisa Hawkins. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.

Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas. Lithographed by Louisa Hawkins. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.

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Image: Model of proposed National Library building in Hill Street, Wellington

Model of proposed National Library building in Hill Street, Wellington

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Image: Removals staff moving books from Alexander Turnbull Library

Removals staff moving books from Alexander Turnbull Library

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Image: James Edward Traue

James Edward Traue

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Image: District nurses, with their bicycles, outside South Durham St District Nursing Office, Christchurch

District nurses, with their bicycles, outside South Durham St District Nursing Office, Christchurch

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Image: National Librarian Peter Scott speaking at the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone, National Library Building

National Librarian Peter Scott speaking at the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone, National Library Building

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Portrait of Margaret Calder, Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library

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