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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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An Evening with Bernard SolomonThe Lure of the Silver Ball, Uncouth ProductionsOriental ParadeStained glass window, John DrawbridgeCity Voice, 14th May 1998Wellington Watersiders' Official Information Bulletin, Number 32The Last of Unscarred ThorndonTaranaki StreetWellington Town HallCity Voice, 11th September 1997City Voice, 29th September 1994Lending department of the original (1893) library buildingCity Voice, 24th February 2000Island Bay LibraryWellington Provincial Council Proceedings, Session 1 (1853)Manners Plaza, 55 - 63 Manners StreetWorser Bay127 Johnsonville RoadYearbook of the Wellington Harbour Board (1923)33 & 35 Abel Smith StreetCity Voice, 15th December 1994Cummings Park Library Shropshire Ave466 Adelaide RoadHobson Street, ThorndonPort of Wellington : New Zealand's Central Port (1970)New World Supermarket, Miramar AvenuePoint Halswell142 - 154 Hanson Street, NewtownJ.C. Williamson: "Going Up"Glenbervie TerraceOriental BayHenderson Street44 Rintoul Street, NewtownSir Bernard Fergusson, opening of ParliamentAro StreetProduction line at Tatra Leather GoodsWellington Provincial Council Gazette, Vol 22 (1875)Backyards201 Cuba StreetCity Voice, 17th November 1994The Funk Mother Ship (mural), Stephen TemplerMotorway constructionGovernment Buildings 11 Luxford StreetCorner of Victoria and Hunter StreetsManners StreetSir Robert Stout and Sir Thomas MackenzieRoseneath : magnificent residential sites to be sold at public auction (1902)'Topping off' the tramway power station chimney