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Clearing 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 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 Street

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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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Circa Theatre, 1 Taranaki Street (Wellington Waterfront)Kelburn Viaduct Wellington Beautifying Society: Its Aims and ObjectivesBeach Road, PaekākārikiCity Voice, 9th May 1996Grand concert : Ngāti Pōneke Young Māori Club celebrates its 30th anniversary BackyardsSaint Mary's Catholic Church, 511 Adelaide RoadWellington Provincial Council Gazette, Vol 20 (1873)Official Opening : Karori Substation244 The TerraceSpotlight on Wellington [c. 1949]318 Oriental ParadeCommunications Centre at Wellington AirportMural, The Body ShopMt Cook School students Martin SquareNewtown ParkAscot Street and Sydney Street WestCuba Street, 1980Downstage Theatre: "The Homecoming"Dairy, 111 Austin Street, Mount VictoriaBen Burn Park, Karori259 The TerraceBasin ReserveTown Hall auditorium refurbishment McMillan Court Shopping Centre, NewlandsV.U.W. Drama Club: "Twelfth Night"Wellington Polytechnic architecture studentsProtest on Lambton QuayPorirua Little Theatre: "Oh What a Lovely War"Motorway workersParliament HouseWellington Anniversary Day 1908Bach, Mākara Beach"Here We Come Gathering" theatre productionCity Voice, 5th July 2001Former Cinema, 22 - 30 Bay Road, KilbirnieSummer in Newlands129 & 131 Adelaide RoadJ.C. Williamson presents Hilda Spong Pearce Street, VogeltownMiramar Gas Works 131 - 139 Ghuznee StreetMr D Silver, Periodical AssistantBrooklyn War Memorial Conservation PlanChildren's LibraryMasonic Hall & Dairy, 67 & 69 Washington Avenue, BrooklynConstellation, Molly MacalisterGeneral Post Office Clock Tower