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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.

You are welcome to share our material on social media or between individuals on a non-commercial basis but please include a reference and a link back to the original page.

 

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Library poster collectionBolton Street CemeteryKilbirnie Park86 Owhiro Bay ParadeOcean HouseJackson Street, Petone159 Upland Road, KelburnCuba MallJohnsonville LibraryMotorway and Terrace buildingsWellington Airport 1959Revans StreetCapital Times, 12th April 1988Capital Times, 27th November 2002Children's Librarians 12 & 14 Windsor PlaceCapital Times, 21st October 1998Karori LibraryMurphy Street motorway off-rampThe Wellington Cable CarAerial photograph of Rongotai214 Adelaide Road, Newtown130 Oriental ParadeRaupō whare, Karaka BaysCapital Times, 24th February 19871977 Royal VisitWaikanaeWellingtonAbel Smith StreetWellington Urban Motorway official opening brochureLevy Estate BuildingUnidentified house in WellingtonCapital Times, 28th January 2004Capital Times, 10th November 1999Newlands Intermediate SchoolKarori CemeteryCapital Times, 20th December 2006Nurses Chapel, Wellington Hospital, NewtownCapital Times, 28th October 1998Burgess Road, JohnsonvilleCapital Times, 6th March 1990Apostolic Church, Webb StreetCapital Times, 6th October 2004Downstage Theatre: "The Homecoming"Patel's Grocery Store, 99 - 103  Aro StreetPresidents of the Kelburn Bowling Club 88 - 96 Aro StreetOriental ParadeWellington Polytechnic, Wallace Street, Mt CookWellington Zoo, Newtown