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Taxi 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 ReservoirCourtenay 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 Bay

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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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84 Hill Street11 Bolton Street105 - 111 Brougham Street Mt VictoriaDairy, 25 Hawker Street, Mount VictoriaKilbirnie and Evans BayThe demolition of the General Post Office11a Lewer Street, KaroriPacific Festival, Lower Hutt202 The TerraceFrank Kitts at the opening of the Tulip Restaurant, 1959Government Buildings47 - 51 Reuben Avenue, BrooklynPlunket StreetEarthworks for Airport runway38 Ellice StreetMiramar Library constructionPeace Celebrations 1919Wellington Urban Motorway 30 Wright Street, Mt CookV.U.W. Drama Club: "The Lady From The Sea"Hunter Building, Victoria College17 Todman Street, BrooklynCity Voice, 24th August 200021 Farm Road, NorthlandWellington Hospital Ward Memorial Methodist Church, Northland, Wellington, 1904 - 1954Wellington Technical College : Jubilee Review 1886 - 1936Glenbervie TerraceGovernment Buildings Newtown ParkBarber's Building, 123 Cuba Street"Plan of Magnificent Villa Building Sections : The Hannah Estate, Khandallah" Western approach to Mt Victoria TunnelYellow Car!Khandallah LibraryJames Gear Butcher, Lambton Quay244 The TerraceJ.C. Williamson: "Going Up"24 Puru Crescent, Lyall Bay20 Palmer Street Shops at 54 & 56 Onepu Road, KilbirnieSir Bernard FergussonCity Voice, 27th February 1997Pictorial souvenir of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, 1939-1940City Voice, 12th June 1997Norwood Buildings & Cinerama Theatre, 59 - 61 Courtenay PlaceThe New Zealand Oceanographic InstituteBank of New Zealand, Customhouse Quay Cummings Park Library