I’ve added a set of images to the collection which date back to 1912. They are a set of photos taken by the Auckland photographer Henry Winklemann, who was a prolific photographer and captured many scenes of Auckland at the start of the last century.
He was born in the UK in 1860 and moved to New Zealand 1978. Following a career working for the Bank of New Zealand, he set himself up as a photographer, with a studio in Victoria Arcade.
His collection is now almost entirely online via Auckland City Library. To view his work click here
Here are images of the original glass plates, which Winklemann exposed from the tower of the then new Ferry Building on Friday 19 July 1912:
Henry Winklemann’s original glass plate used to photograph his panorama of Auckland City from the top of the Ferry Building, 19 July 1912. Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
Henry Winklemann’s original glass plate used to photograph his panorama of Auckland City from the top of the Ferry Building, 19 July 1912. Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
Henry Winklemann’s original glass plate used to photograph his panorama of Auckland City from the top of the Ferry Building, 19 July 1912. Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
Henry Winklemann’s original glass plate used to photograph his panorama of Auckland City from the top of the Ferry Building, 19 July 1912. Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
Henry Winklemann’s original glass plate used to photograph his panorama of Auckland City from the top of the Ferry Building, 19 July 1912. Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
Henry Winklemann’s original glass plate used to photograph his panorama of Auckland City from the top of the Ferry Building, 19 July 1912. Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
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The panorama was published shortly afterwards in a supplement to the Auckland Weekly News (01 AUGUST 1912 – p009)
Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 01 AUGUST 1912 p009 The set of images shows the cities of the Great British Pacific Mail Route. The top image shows a panoramic view of Vancouver. It’s description reads: “The Candian Terminus Of The Great British Pacific Mail Route: A Panoramic View Of Vancouver, British Columbia, The Principal Pacific Port Of Canada”. Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
It’s description reads: “The Port Of Departure Of The New Zealand-Canadian Royal Mail Line: The Business Section Of Auckland Showing Quay-Street And The New Post Office”. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 01 AUGUST 1912 p009 Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
It’s description reads: “New Zealand’s Biggest And Most Beautiful City: A Portion Of Auckland, Seb The Tower Of The New Ferry Building, Showing Queen-Street And The Graving Dock”. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 01 AUGUST 1912 p009 Image courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1-W985
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The images were produced as a series of 6 postcards. The scene was hand coloured for publishing.
The set of colour postcards
Original envelope for the set or 6 postcards
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I’ve scanned and merged the individual postcards to create a single panoramic image, which is now available as a print.
Auckland Panoramic circa 1912
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Looking east from the Ferry Buildings down Quay Street East and over Mechanics Bay, with St Barnabas Point (being demolished, right distance), St Georges Bay and Parnell (right), Campbells Point (centre distance), with Quay Street Jetties (left foreground), and premises of Lichenstein Arnoldson and Company, Northern Roller Milling Company, New Zealand Shipping Company, Robertson Brothers, Northern Steamship Company, New Zealand Laundry Company and other premises along Quay Street East (right to centre), premises in Customs Street (right), Railway Station (right, middle distance), with yard of D Goldie, timber merchant (left, middle distance)
Looking south from Ferry Building over city to Mount Eden (left background), showing buildings in Queen Street (left of centre), premises of Thames Hotel, Campbell and Ehrenfried Company Limited and Customs Buildings (left to right, foreground)
Looking south from Ferry Building over city showing part of Post Office (foreground) and the Waverley Hotel in Queen Street, Tyrone Buidings, John Burns, and L D Nathans tea factory (right to left), in Customs Street East, R Peace and Son, plumbers, Bycrofts Limited, Waikato House and Winks and Hall in Shortland Street (left to right middle distance), New Zealand Express Company, central sample rooms, and Auckland Safe Deposit Buildings in High Street (right, middle distance), with the Synagogue, Auckland Hospital and Albert Park (left to right, distance)
Looking south east from Ferry Building over city to Parnell (left distance), showing premises of A H Nathan, A J Entrican, Brown Barrett and Company, W H Hart, A S Patterson, P Hayman, Briscoe and Company in Customs Street East (foreground), W Gunson and Company, John Schischka and Admiralty House (left), Emily Place (centre, middle distance), and Auckland Institute and Museum (centre right, distance) on Princes Street
Looking south west from Ferry Buildings over city showing the Customs Buildings on the corner of Customs Street West and Albert Street, premises of New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited on opposite corner, Alex Harvey and Sons Limited, Yates and Company, R H Hopkins, Criterion Hotel (on corner of Moore Street), Kempthorne Prosser and Company, Star Hotel (on corner of Swanson Street), and the Shakespeare Hotel (on the corner of Wyndham Street), St Matthews Church, Collin Brothers and the spire of St Patricks are seen (left to right, distance)
Looking west from the Ferry Buildings towards Freemans Bay, showing the Auckland Sailors Home, Seaman’s Mission Hall, Union Oil Soap and Candle Company, S Winterbourne and Company and Wingate and Company on Albert Street (foreground, centre to left), the Graving Dock (right foreground), A and T Burt Limited on Customs Street West (left middle distance), New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency on corner of Federal Street and Fanshawe Street (previously Customs Street West), also showing other premises on Fanshawe Street including Grove and Sons and Gleesons Hotel on the corner of Hobson Street, Hobson Street crosses Fanshawe and Customs Street West and runs down to the morgue and premises of Carder Brothers and Company (extreme right, middle distance), Sam White and Sons is seen (centre distance) with the timber mills behind. The ferry in the dock is the Peregrine.
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They are in the collection as colour and black and white images here.
