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Exterior 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 ReservoirCourtenay PlaceJervois QuayGrey Street & Queens WharfPictorial souvenir of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, 1939-1940Specially Selected Views of WellingtonJames Smith's CornerTe Aro

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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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Coffee Caravan in Lyall BayCart shelter at Jervois QuayBotanic Gardens 118 Rongotai Road, KilbirnieCuba StreetThe Midland Hotel 210 Newlands RoadConveyor belt (Airport reclamation)Green Room Bulletin 1953/3Capital Times, 1st July 1998Monde Marie restaurant, Mt VictoriaHe Tatai Whetu Ki Te Rangi Mau Tonu Mau Tonu He Tatai Tangata Ki Te Whenua Ngaro Noa Ngaro Noa, Robyn KahukiwaMt VictoriaOriental Bay Brougham Street, Mt VictoriaTown Hall auditoriumDwelling, Mākara BeachCuba StreetCapital Times, 23rd June 2010Ohiro Road,BrooklynMorgan’s Buildings, 197 - 199 Cuba Street74 Wilson Street, NewtownMobile LibraryWellington Central Public Library interiorVictoria Street Capital Times, 16th September 1998James Smith's Christmas ParadeWellington Central Fire Station248 Oriental ParadeNZ Correspondence School, Clifton TerraceCapital Times, 16th April 1985Children's Library 23 Inglis Street, SeatounArrival of Port Kembla survivors in Nelson McGills Building, 108 - 122 Willis StreetSouvenir: Visit of Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & YorkCapital Times, 5th May 1987Cataloging RoomThe Aro St. Video Shop31 Falkirk Avenue, SeatounBowen Street159 - 161 Molesworth StreetBiography shelvesConstruction of Bowen Street extensionLooking up Willis StreetWakefield and Victoria Streets Wellington Town HallCapital Times, 17th March 2010Naturalisation Ceremony298 Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay