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Courtenay PlaceJervois QuayGrey Street & Queens WharfPictorial souvenir of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, 1939-1940Specially Selected Views of WellingtonJames Smith's CornerTe AroExterior of the Wellington Central Library Children's Section, Wellington Public LibraryWellington Railway StationCuba Street Wellington : Biography of a City55 Minute Dry Cleaning, Cuba StreetClearing sand dunes at Lyall BayTaxi stand at the railway stationShort Sunderland NZ4115Te Aro, 1858Lambton QuayThorndon QuayThe Second to Last Tram, Lambton QuayWorser Bay, SeatounBoat Sheds, Clyde Quay Boat HarbourGovernment BuildingsThe Last Car for Oriental BayKarori Reservoir

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Welcome to the Wellington City Recollect website, a database of heritage photos, books, maps and related ephemera reflecting the Capital's past. The database is administered by Wellington City Libraries.

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Downstage Theatre: "Zoo Zoo Widdershin's Zoo"Roy Street, NewtownCuba Mall53 - 73 Webb Street228-236 Jackson Street, PetoneModel of proposed government precinctRiddiford Street, NewtownTe Ara o nga Tupuna : The path of our ancestorsEverton TerraceBotanical GardensHawkestone StreetCentral Public Library entrance to the 'Popular' LibraryLetterbox above Island Bay23 Rua Street, Lyall Bay25 & 27 Bolton Street4 & 6 Wha Street, Lyall BayDownstage Theatre actorsOur Lady’s Home of Compassion, Island Bay Shops at 54 & 56 Onepu Road, Kilbirnie1 Willis street58 - 64 Kilbirnie CrescentGovernment HouseCompletion of the Manawatu RailwayProposed motorway route through ThorndonDog show at the Wellington Show BuildingsBotanical Gardens57 - 61 Owen Street, Newtown 228 Ohiro RoadPapakowhai SchoolBNZ Retail Centre and Food Court St. Peter and St. Paul's ChurchChristmas at James Smith's department store Dalgety's Building, 61 Hutt Road, ThorndonGiovanni's Pizza Parlour, 7 - 9 Moxham Avenue1 Bidwill StreetLyall BayTe AhumairangiMotorway construction4 Rongotai Terrace house relocationHerbert StreetBishop's Illustrated Guide to Wellington & DistrictReclamation for Airport runwaySaint Mary's Catholic Church, 511 Adelaide RoadCirca Theatre: "The Case of Katherine Mansfield"City Voice, 24th June 1999Salvation Army Hall, 42 Jefferson StreetWellington Watersiders' Official Information Bulletin, Number 939 Marine Parade'Land March' protest at ParliamentSite for Lewisham Hospital development