WCC, Engineers Department's photographic negatives

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Archives Identifier00158Date Range1953-1970DescriptionThis series comprises negatives created as part of a continuous photographic documentation by Wellington City Council photographers from January 1953 until 1970, when they were staff of the City Engineer's Department. Cyril W Pascoe is credited with taking a large number of the photographs in this series. The majority of photographs are of construction sites prior to work commencing, construction work in progress, accidents, and 'other matters requiring photographic evidence'. The series also includes photographs of staff carrying out other Council functions and of Council facilities. The subject matter or location, and date taken, was identified by typewritten and hand-written notes on the original envelopes.Quantity (Linear Metres)8MediumPhotographSystem of ArrangementChronological. Physically arranged in boxes by sheet number, grouped by sets of images. Items in boxes labelled based on the number of the item in the box.Collection TypeWellington City Council

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Controlling or Creating AgencyCity Engineer's DepartmentRelationship Date Range1923-1972

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WCC, Engineers Department's photographic negatives