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Bernard Sladden Photographic Collection

DateMostly within Sladden's adult life (1900-1961), though some are items he had collected from earlier times.Collection SummaryPhotographs from the Bernard Sladden (1879-1961) collection. Sladden was a photographer, cattle farmer, book keeper, historian, soldier, botanist, ornithologist and ranger operating largely in the Bay of Plenty. His books form the core of Tauranga City Libraries' "Sladden Collection". The images are glass plate negatives, lantern slides (some hand coloured), silver gelatin prints and triacetate film negatives, reflecting a variety of photographic technologies of the time.
DescriptionLantern slides often contain some of the following topics.

Copies of historic photos, paintings, maps and engravings relating to various subjects, including the Tarawera Eruption, Captain Cook’s visit and Maori subjects.
Coastal and inland bush scenes, amateur snapshots, probably made by Sladden during travels by boat along the east coast, and by motor car in the interior, of the North Island.
Nature photos, often close-ups. They depict birds (gulls, terns, gannets, shags, penguins, oystercatchers, shearwater, kingfishers, heron, silvereye, kaka), fish (tuna, dolphins), crustaceans (crayfish), reptiles (tuatara, gecko), plants (rengarenga lily, tī kōuka, pohutukawa, tussock), lichens and even rock outcrops (obsidian, columnar basalts.) Many of the images correspond with, and have almost certainly been created from, the film negatives. N.B. There is some overlap between this and the previous group.
Christchurch townscapes, standard scenes, although they may also be amateur snapshots.

The above were probably created for private and/or public slideshows (see Magic lantern, Ms 33/6). A list in the Sladden personal papers, for example, identifies addresses to the Tauranga Historical Society about “Captain Cook in the BOP” and “The island of Tuhua and its old-time people.” Other photographs relate to work he undertook as Warden for the offshore islands and his natural history adventures.

The slides described below are likely purchased as aides de memoire for such slideshows.

Comic Scenes: 4 slides from a published cartoon series, “Nine Lives of a Cat” (Box 2).
Paris Landmarks: Forty hand-coloured slides of Paris scenes, including buildings, gardens, street scenes (end of Box 6 and Box 7), and a map of the city centre; numbered 1 to 39, and therefore part of a series, but the publisher is unknown.
Egypt Landmarks: Five slides similar to those of Paris, but monochrome and unnumbered.

Some slides relate to the YMCA during the Great War: Scenes demonstrating activities of the New Zealand YMCA branches during wartime, often depicting New Zealand soldiers; includes photographs of several posters created to support troops. These are also probably collected by or purchased from someone else.

The film negatives and prints are usually taken in coastal areas the East Coast of the North Island (Bay of Plenty to Bay of Islands) and as far inland as the Central Plateau (Tongariro). They illustrate the life and times of a photographer who was exploring the eastern coast of the North Island with a particular view to its geology, fauna and flora. The groups below reflect the original large wooden and cardboard boxes that held the collection. The order of each group is considered on the whole, the original order.
See also the photograph series within Ms 33, the papers of Bernard Sladden.Source of AcquisitionTauranga Historic SocietySourcesCollection report undertaken by Brett Payne in 2021

Box 01

Christchurch Provincial Council Chambers interior

Coastal scene with houses and stockyards

Coastal scene with shed, bridge and boat

Coastal scene with people on jetty and boats

Box 02

Ship sailing past icebergs (copy of engraving)

Coastal scene with men harvesting shellfish

Coastal scene with mudflats and headland

Coastal scene with wharf, shed and boats

Coastal scene with wharf, buildings and boats

Box 03

Coastal view with bay and rocky headland

White Island aerial view with steam plume

Terns (adults and chick) on ground and flying

Coastal view with boat, cliffs and headland

Coastal view with boat and dinghy in bay

Crater lake with men and steam vent (fumarole)

Box 04

Coastal view with boat, people walking/swimming

Ruined Church, Wairoa, after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Ruins of MacRae's Hotel, Wairoa, after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Wairoa, after the Tarawera eruption, 1886

Ruined buildings and ash-covered landscape after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Ash-covered landscape near Rotomahana, after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Gannets (adult and juvenile) on bare ground

Crater lake with steam and steep shoreline

Ash-covered landscape and steam, after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Rotomahana with Pink and White Terraces (copy)

Two men and ash-covered hut, after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Ash-covered landscape and tarawera, after eruption, 1886

Survey party and tent in ash-covered landscape, after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Ruins of Mill, Wairoa, after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Coastal view with crane, winch and row boat

Island silhouette with steam and boat wake

Box 05

Aerial photo of Tūhua (Mayor Island) (Copy)

Ash-covered buildings after Tarawera eruption, 1886

Coastal view with bird, waves and islets

Wooden house with three figures on verandah

Cows in paddock with buildings and trees

Soldiers with the Foden Sterilising Machine

Interior of New Zealand YMCA Van on Troop Train

Soldiers and YMCA on a Troop Train, Cologne to Rouen

Soldiers cooking for a YMCA event in the rubble of Cologne Station

New Zealand soldier and YMCA Van on the road to Selingen, Germany

Soldiers having "Brotherhood Tea" at YMCA Canteen, Nullheim, Germany

Soldiers relaxing in YMCA Reference Library, Nullheim, Germany

Soldiers in YMCA Canteen, Langenfeld, Germany

Soldiers attending concert at YMCA Viktoria Saal, Nullheim, Germany

Soldiers attending performance at YMCA Gaiety Theatre, Nullheim, Germany

Landing supplies and soldiers at ANZAC Bay, Gallipoli

Soldiers outside YMCA canteen, Dellbruck, Germany

Soldiers outside YMCA canteen, Leichlingen, Germany

Soldiers outside YMCA canteen, Langenfeldt, Germany

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA The Ladies Patriotic Shop, Masterton, Signatures

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA The Enzedders Rest, Map of New Zealand

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA The Nelson Ladies Liverpool Committee, Sigantures

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA The Diggers Den, Map of New Zealand

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA The Ladies Patriotic Shop, Masterton

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA New Plymouth Central School, Signatures

"The Search" - Soldiers search for lice in the trenches

Copy of 1917 Carton by WC Dunford, "Workers Nightmare" Soldiers at YMCA canteen

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA, Hut Destrooyed by Shell Fire

Entrance to the Maunder YMCA hut, Flutin, France

Soldiers sitting in YMCA Dug-out, Rossignol Wood, Somme

Soldiers manning a YMCA Canteen, Achet le Petit, during the attack at Greville

Soldiers in line at a YMCA Canteen, Wizernes siding, after Passchendaele

Copy of 1917 Carton by WC Dunford, "Do not loiter, Enemy can see you"

Soldiers examining bicycles with metal tyres

Soldiers in le Quesnoy, immediately after capture

Box 06

Soldiers lining up outside building in Ehranfeld, Cologne

Copy photo of Poster for YMCA Waipukurau Patriotic Society, Map of New Zealand

Soldiers reading newspapers in damaged YMCA Hut, Messines

Soldier examining damaged YMCA Hut, Messines

Soldiers at YMCA in captured German Officers Club, Fontaine

Soldiers at YMCA Buffet for wounded at Pont d'Achilles Dressing Station

YMCA Refreshment Tent for Officers at New Zealand Horse Show, near Lettingham

Soldiers reading at YMCA Refernce Library, Beauvois

YMCA Manawatū Hut, New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Wisque

Soldiers at Wairaraj Hut, near Ploegsteert

Copy photo of painting of soldiers and locals at sandbagged YMCA Canteen, Palestine

Sightseeing party leaving Shakespeare Hut, London

Visitors in garden of Shakespeare Hut, London

Lady workers in garden of Shakespeare Hut, London

Group at Beaver Hut, Canadian YMCA, Strand, London

Group at Eagle Hut, American YMCA, London

Aldwych Theatre, Australian YMCA, London

Crowd watching New Zealand boxing contest

Soldiers in Aldwych Theatre, Australian YMCA, London

Soldiers at YMCA Enquiry Bureau, Trafalgar Square, London

YMCA group at Palace of Versailles, Paris

Soldiers relaxing at Kia Ora Lounge, Shakespeare Hut, London

Soldiers at the sandbagged YMCA "The Dugout"

General Russell homeward bound on board SS Arawa

Soldiers' wives at cookery class, YMCA Torquay

Soldiers and families on board SS Remuera

Soldiers and women in Billiard Room, YMCA Sling Camp

Soldiers in YMCA Canteen, Sutton Coldfield

Soldiers at YMCA Convalescent Camp, Brockenhurst

Soldiers attending beekeeping class at YMCA Convalescent Campo, Brockenhurst

Soldiers on parade at No 1 YMCA Hostel, Boscombe

Soldiers in garden of YMCA Hut at Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch

Soldiers attending Dairy Science class at Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch

Soldiers attending Farming class at Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch

Soldier and woman looking at chicks, at Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch

Soldiers at YMCA Tea Room, Walton-on-Thames

Copy photo of poster of postcards and map, Masterton

YMCA/NZEF montage frame with various photographic scenes from New Zealand

Front of Versaille Palace, Paris (No 41)

Chapel Exterior, Versaille Palace, Paris (No 42)

Interior, Versaille Palace, Paris (No 43)

Eiffel Tower, from Trocadero, Paris (No 45)

Māori family and whare at Ōhinemutu (No 30)

YMCA montage frame with photographs of gable, horse and cart, waterfall

Box 07

Aerial view of Paris, looking North from top of Eiffel Tower (No 46)

Aerial view of Paris, looking North-West from top of Eiffel Tower (No 47)

Copy photo of map of Paris centre (No 46)

Administration Building, Port Said, Egypt

Boulevard with gardens, Unidentified location

Pont Alexandre III bridge in Paris, France

Staircase in the Paris Opera House (Palais Garnier)

Flower Market opposite Madeleine, Paris (No 37)

Tomb of Napoleon, Hotel des Invalides, Paris (No 36)

Interior, Sainte-Chappelle Chapel, Paris (No 32)

Sainte-Chapelle Chapel and entrance to Palais de la Cite, Paris (No 31)

La Conciergerie, Ile de la Cite, Paris (No 30)

Interior, Notre Dame cathedral, Paris (No 29)

Exterior, Notre Dame cathedral, Paris (No 28)

Front, Notre Dame cathedral, Paris (No 27)

River Seine and back of Notre Dame cathedral, Paris (No 26)

Tour (Tower) Saint-Jacques, Paris (No 24)

Colonne Juillet (July Column), Place de la Bastille, Paris (No 23)

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Paris (No 19)

Église Saint-Augustin de Paris (Church of St. Augustine), Paris (18)

Interior, Palais Garnier (Grand Opera House), Paris (No 17)

Palais Garnier (Grand Opera House), Paris (No 16)

Vendôme Column, Place Vendôme, Paris (No 15)

View of Paris from the steps of the Madeleine (No 13)

Monument à la République (Statue of the Republic), Paris (No 10)

Pavilions Turgot, Richelieu and Colbert, The New Louvre, Paris (No 9)

Pont Royal and Rue des Tuileries, Paris (No 7)

Arc de Triomphe du Carroussel and Louvre, Paris (No 8)

Jardins de Tuileries (Garden of the Tuileries), Paris (No 6)

Rue Royale with Traffic and the Madeleine, Paris (No 5)

Pont de la Concorde (Bridge of la Concord), Paris (No 2)

The Seine from Quai des Tuileries, Paris (No 1)

Coastal view with headland and rock arch

Box 08

Coastal view with men, cliffs and waterfall

Coastal view with boats, bay and headland

Coastal view with man, dead treet, bay and headland

Aerial view of Tūhua (Mayor Island) (copy photo)

Map of Tūhua (Mayor Island) (copy photo)

Map of North Island, New Zealand (copy photo)

Coastal view with rocks, headland and arch

Arapuni dam at the Arapuni power station

Coastal view with men in boat, headland and islands

Coastal view with headland, bush and cliffs

Coastal view with grassy slopes and rocks

Coastal view with three men and boats in bay

Coastal view with rocks, waves and headland

Viewof boat at anchor and headland from deck of ship

Small bird on harakeke (flax) flower stalk

Engraved portrait of James Cook (copy photo)

Painted portrait of Māori man with moko holding pātītī (hand axe) (copy photo)

Painted portrait of Māori man with moko wearing korowai (cloak) (copy photo)

Painted portrait of Māori man with moko wearing kaitaka (muka cloak) (copy photo)

Painted portrait of Māori man with moko wearing kahu huruhuru (feather cloak) (copy photo)

Coastal view with headlands, stack and islets

Map of North Island (His Majety's Bark Endeavour) (copy photo)

Part of map of Bay of Plenty and East Cape (copy photo)

Crater lake with six men, steam and cliffs

Coastal view with two men, waves, rocks and steam

Box 09

Rocky slope with steam, fumaroles and rock chimneys

Coastal view with men in boat, rocks and bushy slopes

Coastal view with boat, two boys and trees

Coastal view with boat, rocks, arch and cliffs

Coastal view with boat in bay and headland

Coastal view with rocks, headland and islets

Three men with motor vehicle on road and snowy peaks

Coastal view of boat in bay, headland and hills

Coastal view with boats in bay and cliffs

Kerikeri Basin with wharf and Stone Store

Coastal view with beach, houses and trees

Haruru Falls, Kerikeri, with man in boat

Coastal view with trees, buildings and hills

Coastal view with men launching boat in sandy bay

Coastal view of man at beach and overhanging tree

Coastal view with beach, cliff, arch and islands

Tropical scene with family outside cottage

Coastal view with rocks, bay and headlands

Coastal view with estuary/lagoon and island

Coastal view with boats, cliffs and islands

Box 10

Coastal view of ships at wharf, sheds and railway lines

Coastal view with rocks, cliffs and headland

Coastal view with boat in bay, trees and hill

Coastal view with jetty, house and hills

Box 11

Coastal view with beach, cliff and islands

Coastal view with rock arch and headland

Hillside with railing and telegraph lines

Three motor vehicles on road with buildings

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Portrait of Bernard Sladden

Portion of Image 00-177, showing Sladden on board his launch "Severn". c. 1940.

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Bernard Sladden Photographic Collection