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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 AroExterior of the Wellington Central Library Children's Section, Wellington Public LibraryWellington Railway StationCuba 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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Construction of the Bowen Street extensionUnion Bank of Australia, Willis Street.Bank of New Zealand, Onepu Road, KilbirnieWainuiomata TunnelChaytor StreetArapuni Power StationGlenbervie TerraceThe TerraceListening station at the libraryMaupuiaRadfords Corner, 29 - 35 Manners StreetFactory machineryCommercial Room No. 7Kelburn Cable CarIlluminated buildings on Jervois QuayWillis Street SchoolHerbert Wm WilliamsCrossing Bowen Street on Lambton QuayWellington Provincial Council Proceedings, Session 27 (1874)Tinakori RoadCorner of Jervois Quay and Wakefield StreetWellington Centre Triples Championships at KhandallahHouse in Windsor PlaceEarthworks at Aberdeen QuayBerhampore Flats,  Adelaide RoadBotanical GardensStudio portrait of unidentified childrenKhandallah librarySketches of Old New ZealandReclaimed land, Kilbirnie2 Oxford Terrace, NewtownWellington Municipal Library2 Atlanta GroveSeatoun School visit to Wellington Zoo, c. 1936Johnsonville Library1969 Wellington Marching SeasonHutt Park RacewayRangitahi at Ōtaki262 The TerraceJ.C. Williamson's New Comic Opera CompanyCuba Mall221 Ohiro RoadDr W. R. B. OliverInter-Island ferry dock69 Ottawa Road, Ngaio27 - 29 Ghuznee StreetBus Depot4 & 6 Rintoul Street, NewtownCataloging Room, Wellington Central LibraryMiramar Motor Camp