Photographer James (J.G.) Gardner - New Zealand Postcard Society

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'James Gardner' (J.G) series list

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James Gardner (J.G) - Postcard List

Number	Title	Description	Additional details	Back

J.G	Rocks, Nugget Point, Port Molyneux	Coastal view	An unusual subject location for this ChCh photographer	Type A
J.G	Nugget Point, Port Molyneux	Coastal view	An unusual subject location for this ChCh photographer	Type A
J.G 2/7/11	Sheffield Choir on Lyttelton Wharfe	Close up view of passengers disembarking S.S Mararoa at Lyttelton wharf	One of a series of four images of this subject	Type I
J.G 2/7/11	S.S Mararoa Entering Moles, Sheffield Choir on Board	View of S.S Mararoa in Lyttelton Harbour with Quail Island in the near distance	One of a series of four images of this subject	Type I
J.G 2/7/11	Arrival Sheffield Choir, Lyttelton Wharfe	Close up view of passengers beginning to disembark S.S Mararoa at Lyttelton wharf	One of a series of four images of this subject	Type I
J.G	Arrival Sheffield Choir, Lyttelton Wharfe	Close up view of S.S Mararoa tying up at Lyttelton wharf	One of a series of four images of this subject	Type I
-	P1,2 & 3 - 1930	Posed sitting of three classes of school children	Class dated 1930, student Neill Penlington named	Type A
Protected 1/11/12	G.E Billson, Custodian, Municipal Baths, CH.CH	Full frame view of a mustached gentleman in uniform standing alongside the indoor swimming pool	Protected 1/11/12. Note - Thin card stock	Type A
Protected 1/11/12	ChCh Municipal Baths	Full frame view of the empty indoor swimming pool, seating and hanging baskets	Protected 1/11/12. Dated 29:12:12	Type A
J.G	Victoria St Bridge, Christchurch, N.Z	Mid frame view of the bridge and adjoining grassed area		Type ?
J.G	Victoria St Bridge, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the bridge and adjoining grassed area		Plain back
J.G	North Road Belfast	Barren street scene showing shop frontages (including a tobacconist)		Type A
No. 2 J.G	Wesleyan Church Belfast	Close up view of the Church		Type A
No. 4 J.G	North Road Belfast	Open street scene showing a gig and driver navigating around a farmer and his small herd of cattle		Type ?
No. 10? J.G	North Road Belfast	Open street scene with hedge rows and a central group of children playing in the street		Type ?
No. 4P J.G	Rolleston Statue and Museum, Christchurch	Close up view of the fenced statue and gardens to left and the museum to the right	Blue ink stamp	Type A
No. 6 J.G photo	Post Office, Store, O Hoka. W.E Knights Series	Close up view of W.E Knight General Store, the Post Office, Insurance building and horses & carts		Type ?
No. 11 J.G photo	The School, Ohoka. W.E Knights Series	Close up view of the school building complete with external brick chimney and bell tower		Type A
No.6	Yachting Auckland Harbour	Christmas/New Year Greetings. Floral oval/rectangular vignette of two sailboats		Type A
No. 9	Exhibition Gardens Auckland	Christmas Greetings. Floral oval/rectangular vignette of exhibition gardens	Dated 1917	Type A
No. 17	Auckland Harbour Showing Rangitoto	Christmas Greetings. Floral oval/rectangular vignette of harbour & Rangitoto		Type A
No. ??	The Library	Christmas/New Year Greetings. Floral circular/rectangular vignette of the library building		Type B
No. ??	New Brighton, N.Z	Christmas/New Year Greetings. Floral oval/rectangular vignette of the NB pier building & rotunda	1914 calendar	Type A
No. ??	New Brighton	Christmas Greetings. Floral oval/rectangular vignette of the NB pier building & rotunda	Very similar view to the above postcard	Type A
No. ??	Cornwall Park, Auckland	Christmas Greetings. Floral two heart vignette of the summer house & building		Type B
No. ??	Auckland Harbour	Christmas/New Year Greetings. Floral oval/rectangular vignette of the NB pier building & rotunda
No. ??	A Happy Christmas	Portrait view Christmas card incorporating two photo vignettes and floral elements.	One vignette is the same image used onpostcard No. 66	Type A
No. 16 J.G	Akaroa	Mid frame view from the wharf showing T.E Taylor building, a drapery and furnishers	Blue ink stamp	Type A
No. 30 J.G	Akaroa	Coastal view of Akaroa including the township		Type A
No. 32 J.G	Akaroa	Akaroa street view showing three children		Type A
No. 34 J.G	Ilfracombe, Akaroa	Close up view of 'Ilfracombe' (Private Hotel) with two Christchurch to Akaroa tourist buses parked outside		Type ?
	Ilfracombe House Akaroa	Close up view of 'Ilfracombe' (Private Hotel) with two Christchurch to Akaroa tourist buses parked outside	Identical J.G 34 image used by a different publisher	Type H
No. 39 J.G	Sunset, Akaroa Harbour	Mid frame view of the jetty and moored boats at sunset		Type A
No. 46 J.G	River Avon, Christchurch	Open view of the bridge and lone canoeist		Type A
No. 48 J.G	Gardens, Christchurch	Open view of garden borders, paths and a grassed area		Type ?
No. 50 J.G	Entrance to Gardens, Christchurch	Open view from the Museum looking past the entrance gate into the gardens		Type A
No. 51 J.G	Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, N.Z	Open view if a central path and avenue of trees		Type ?
No. 52 J.G	Botanical Gardens, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the lawns and garden with distant buildings		Type A
No. 53 J.G	River Avon and Gardens, Christchurch	View of the Avon River with canoeists		Type ?
No. 54 J.G	The Gardens, Christchurch	Mid frame view of four woman (and pram) in period clothing and the Peacock fountain	Dated Feb 14th 1914, blue ink stamp	Type B
No. 61 J.G	River Avon, Chch	View of the Avon River with canoeist		Type ?
No. 62 J.G	Botanical Gardens, ChCh	Open view of the shrub borders and paths		Type B
No. ? J.G	Arrival Sheffield Choir at ChCh Station	Same view as cards 63 and 64. Likely first image of the grouping	Photo dated 2 July 1911	Type ?
No. 63 J.G	Railway Station, Christchurch	Mid frame view of visitors, horse and buggies and vehicles in the car park, station buildings to the rear	Dated 2 : 10 : 1913	Type A
No. 64 J.G	Railway Station, Christchurch, N.Z	Same view as card 63 but reframed and taken several minutes later. Alternate stamp to back	Clean back	Type B
No. 65 J.G	Supreme Court, Christchurch	Full frame view of the Supreme Court building	Message dated 12 Feb. 1913	Type A
No. 66 J.G	High St, Christchurch	Corner street scene showing Woolston tram No. 4 in centre frame	Clean back, Purple ink stamp	Type B
	High Street Christchurch	Identical postcard image as for No. 66 J.G	Note: Original J.G Title and Number scratched out. Publisher Unknown.	Type E
No. 67 J.G	Victoria Square, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the band rotunda with two passing cyclists		Type A
No. 68 J.G	Manchester St, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the clocktower and nearby buildings		Type A & B
No. 69 J.G	High St, Christchurch	Busy street scene. High St corner with passing dray and pedestrians	Message dated 1 October 1912	Type ?
No. 71 J.G	Government Buildings, Christchurch	Close up view of a group of the Provincial Council Buildings		Type A
No. 74 J.G	River Avon, Fendalton, ChCh	Mid frame view showing footbridge and weir	Blue ink stamp	Type B
No. 76 J.G	Gloucester St Bridge, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the bridge, riverbank and trees	Dated 1915, blue ink stamp	Type B
No. 77 J.G	Victoria St Bridge, Christchurch, N.Z	Mid frame view of the bridge and river bank		Type ?
No. 78 J.G	Victoria St Bridge, Christchurch	Mid frame view showing the riverbank and bridge with a tram crossing		Type A
No. 86 J.G	River Avon, Fendalton, ChCh	Mid frame view showing the riverbank and bridge		Type ?
No. 97 J.G	Trams Crossing Embankment, Sumner	Distant view of estuary, the sea and two trams heading towards Sumner	Blue ink stamp	Type A
No. 104 J.G	Sumner, N.Z	Mid frame view of Sumner foreshore and headland, tram tracks and Cave Rock	Purple ink stamp	Type B
No. 107 J.G	Lyttelton	Mid frame view of moored boats, wharf and Harbour Board buildings	Dated 8 Jan 1914, Lyttelton postmark. S.S Tainui passenger. Larger lettering ?	Type A
No. 109	Lyttelton N.Z	Busy street scene showing the Clock tower, hotels and pedestrians
No. 113 J.G Photo	Lyttelton	Mid frame view of the docks and shipping vessels	Post stamped 3 January 1913	Type ?
No. 114 J.G	Lyttelton	Mid frame view of moored shipping vessels, wharf buildings, freight train carriages and distant breakwater	Dated 17 Dec 1914. Larger lettering ?	Type B
No. 126 J.G	Riccarton Racecourse	-		Type ?
No. 127 J.G	The Drive, Riccarton Racecourse	-		Type ?
No. 128 J.G	Tea Kiosk, Riccarton Racecourse	Mid frame view of the Kiosk building		Type A
No. 129 J.G	Riccarton Racecourse	View of the entrance pond and foot bridge with the racecourse in the distance		Type A
No. 130 J.G	The New Totalisator, Riccarton	-		Type ?
No. 131 J.G	Grandstands and Gardens, Riccarton Racecourse	Full frame view of the two grandstands, pond and adjacent gardens		Type A
	The Grandstands, Riccarton Racecourse, Christchurch NZ	Identical view as postcard No. 131 below	Gold Medal Series Fergusson (No.6) postcard	Type F
No. 133 J.G	Stanmore Bridge, Christchurch	Full frame view of the bridge		Type A
No. 138 J.G	Public School, Lyttelton	Full frame view of the school and children on the footpath		Type A
No. 148 J.G	Corsair Bay, Lyttelton Harbour	Busy mid frame view of beach goers, wharf and buildings and tied up vessels	Clean back	Type A
No. 151 J.G	New Brighton	Mid frame view of the pier, associated buildings and the band rotunda		Type A
No. 154 J.G	River Avon, New Brighton	Mid frame view of a jetty and boatshed with neighbouring houses		Type B
No. 156 J.G	New Brighton	Mid frame view of N.B foreshore, band rotunda, pier and associated buildings	Dated 3 Oct 1913	Type A
	New Brighton, near Christchurch N.Z	Identical postcard image as for No. 156 J.G		Type G
No. 157 J.G	Entrance to Pier, New Brighton	Full frame view of the Pier entry building		Type A
No. 159 J.G	Sea View St, New Brighton	Close up view of Grocer shop and Lyttelton Times signage. View looking towards the pier with a distant tram	Dated 8 Feb 1916	Type B
No. 164 J.G	The Fountain Triangle, Christchurch	Close up view of the fountain, shop fronts, pedestrians and a passing tram		Type B
No. 165 J.G	The Children's Ward, Christchurch Hospital	Close up view of the two-storied building		Type A
No. 166 J.G	River Avon, Christchurch	Mid frame view of a foot bridge over the river		Type B
No. 167 J.G	Cashel Street, Christchurch	Close up view of Cashel street shop fronts and a horse and dray		Type A
No. 168 J.G	Lichfield St, Christchurch	Busy corner street scene	Dated 5 July 19 : 3?	Types A & B
No. 169 J.G	Cathedral Square, Christchurch	Elevated view of the Square, bus shelter and John Robert Godley statue		Type A
No. 171 J.G	High and Lichfield Streets, Christchurch	Corner street scene showing Strange & Co building and clock tower centre frame	Clean back	Type A & B
No. 172 J.G	Cashel St, Christchurch	Busy street scene with shop fronts, pedestrians and horse and cart		Type A
No. 173 J.G	Post Office, Christchurch	Close up view of the Central Post Office and pedestrians		Type A
No. 174 J.G	Cathedral Square, Christchurch	Elevated mid frame view showing the Cathedral, tram 5 and near buildings	Clean back	Type A
No. 175 J.G	Cashel St, Christchurch	Close up street view of the shop fronts and passing drays and pedestrians	Note: Redferns Arcade Stamp to reverse of one card	Types B & C
	Cashel St, Christchurch	Identical postcard image as for No. 175 J.G	Note: Original J.G Title and Number scratched out. Publisher unknown.	Type E
No. 178 J.G	Hospital, Christchurch	Close up view of the Hospital buildings and grounds	Dated 1913	Type A
No. 181 J.G	Press Office, Christchurch	Full frame view of the Press Office building with a passing tram and gig		Type B
No. 184 J.G	St Michael's Church, Christchurch	Close up street view of St Michael's		Type B
No. 185 J.G	Cathedral Square, Christchurch	A busy full frame view of trams and passing pedestrians in Cathedral Square		Type A
No. 189 J.G	Cashmere Hills, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the dirt road, housing and fencing and a distant horse and pedestrians		Type A
No. 190 J.G	Cathedral Square, Christchurch	Mid frame view of United Services building, Bank of New Zealand, No. 6 tram and vehicles	Clean back	Type B
No. 20? J.G	Cathedral Square, Christchurch	Mid frame view showing the Cathedral, trams and passing cyclists and pedestrians		Type ?
No. 202 J.G	H.M.S New Zealand, Lyttelton Harbour, May 13, 1913	Mid frame view of the warship in the harbour	May 13, 1913	Type A
No. 203 J.G	H.M.S New Zealand, Lyttelton Harbour, May 13 1913	Photo dated 13 May 1913		Type A
No. 204 J.G Photo	H.M.S New Zealand Berthing Lyttelton N.Z, May 13 1913	Close up view of a gathered crowd viewing H.M.S New Zealand. Horse and dray in the foreground	Photo dated 13 May 1913	Type A
No. 210 J.G	R.C Cathedral, Christchurch	Close up street view of the R.C Cathedral and passing cyclist		Type ?
No. 217 J.G	River Avon and Gardens, Christchurch	Open view of the Avon River, kiosk and foot bridge	Blue ink	Type B
No. 218 J.G	River Avon, Christchurch	Open view of the Avon River		Type B
No. 219 J.G	River Avon, Christchurch	Mid frame view showing the river, foot bridge and passing canoeists		Type B & D
No. 225 J.G	Botanical Gardens, Christchurch	View of the gardens with a central grouping of young school girls in uniform		Type A
No. 227 J.G	The Gardens, Christchurch	Close up view of the Townsend and Cunningham Glasshouses in the botanic gardens		Type B
No. 228 J.G	Botanical Gardens, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the Avon river, timber bridge and botanic gardens buildings		Type A
No. 232 J.G	Anglican Church, Papanui	Close up view of St Paul's Church from the cemetary		Type B
No. 235 J.G	Cashel Street, Christchurch	Street scene with central horse and cart		Type B
No. 236 J.G	Council Chambers, Christchurch	Full frame view of the Council Chambers	Brown ink stamp	Type A
No. 238 J.G	New Brighton	Horse and carts and vendors on the beach with the pier in the distance	Dated 1915	Type B
No. 239 J.G	Lyttelton Harbour	Mid frame view of moored shipping vessels, housing and distant breakwater. Viewed from the tunnel end	Dated 4 : 06 : 1914. S.S Tainui passenger. 'Corinthic' message	Type B
No. 251 J.G	Manchester Street, Christchurch	Full frame view of Manchester Street buildings including the Scottish Society Hall and the Wallpaper Depot	Dated 31 October 1916	Type B
No. 253 J.G	Cathedral, Christchurch	Mid frame elevated front on view of the Cathedral	Clean back	Type A & B
No. 256 J.G	Sumner	Elevated view overlooking the township looking towards Taylor's Mistake		Type B
No. 257 J.G	Sumner	View of the beach and the tram car heading towards the township	Dated 22 October 1914	Type B
No. 258 J.G	Sumner	Mid frame view of buildings with Cave Rock and the pier in the distance		Type B
No. 259 J.G	Sumner	View of the beach with beach-goers, Cave Rock in the distance	Dated 1915	Type B
No. 268 J.G	Lyttelton	View from the hill showing the houses, docks and distant breakwater		Type A
No. 271 J.G	The Avon, New Brighton	Mid frame view of the Sailing and Motor Boat Club boatshed and jetty with swans in the foreground		Type ?
No. 273 J.G	The Avon, New Brighton	Expanded view of postcard 271 - (Sailing and Motor Boat Club boatshed and jetty with swans in the foreground)		Type D
No. 277 J.G	Colombo Street, Christchurch	Full frame view showing shopfronts, an approaching tram and the distant Cathedral		Type B
No. 301 J.G	The People's Palace Manchester Street	Full frame view of the Salvation Army People's Palace and Plimsoll clothing outfitters		Type A
	Colombo Street Christchurch	Busy street scene showing buildings, pedestrians and vehicles	Note: Original J.G Title and Number scratched out. Publisher unknown.	Type E

Redferns Arcade (Publisher)

Number	Title	Description	Additional Details	Back

	High Street Rangiora	Full frame view of shop frontages and two horse drawn vehicles	Thought to be James Gardner photo. Identical text script and typical image composition.	Type C
	Victoria Street Rangiora	Open view of the street and Church with six school children grouped on the footpath	Thought to be James Gardner photo. Identical text script and typical image composition	Type C


Burns Postcard Depot (James Gardner Backs) - Postcard List

Number	Title	Description	Additional details	Back

-	Tea Kiosk Sumner	Full frame view of the kiosk and staff	Burns 'Sumner' Postcard Depot inscribed	Type J
-	Rock Villa Sumner	Full frame view of a grand two-storied stone building	Burns Postcard Depot inscribed. Dated 1911	Type J
-	Richmond Hill, Sumner	Mid frame view of Richmond Hill and associated domestic residences	Burns Postcard Depot inscribed	Type J
-	The School, Sumner	Full frame view of the school building	Burns 'Sumner' Postcard Depot inscribed	Type A
-	Clifton, Sumner	View of the foreshore and distant hill suburb of Clifton	Burns Postcard Depot inscribed	Type B
-	Sumner From Clifton	View of the foreshore and Cave Rock from Clifton Hill	Burns Postcard Depot inscribed	Type J
-	Clifton From North Spit	Midframe view of Clifton and the jetty	Burns 'Sumner' Postcard Depot inscribed	Type A

F. Ltd (James Gardner Backs) - Postcard List

Number	Title	Description	Additional details	Back

F. Ltd	River Avon, Christchurch	Mid frame view of the river and bridge	None	Type A
F. Ltd	High Street, Christchurch	Mid frame view of a street scene and tram	None	Type A
F. Ltd	Armagh Street, Christchurch N.Z	Mid frame view of a car and street vendor with the Queen Victoria Statue to the left	The same image is also used with a Gold Medal Series back with F.Ltd removed	Type A
F. Ltd	Christchurch	Elevated view from the Cathedral looking over the square towards the Chief Post Office	Dated 3 October 1912	Type A
F. Ltd	Gardens, Christchurch	View of the shrub borders with pedestrians including a lady with a parasol	Dated January 2 1915	Type A
F. Ltd	Cave Rock, Sumner	Full frame view of Cave Rock and beach-goers		Type ?

W.T.W & E.T (James Gardner Backs) - Postcard List

Number	Title	Description	Additional Details	Back

1224 W.T.W	New Brighton, Christchurch, NZ	Mid frame view of the New Brighton pier, band rotunda and foreshore	Wilson image ?	Type A
1535 E.T	Ashburton Bowling Green. The Domain	Mid frame view of the bowling green and club house	Tourett image ?	Type B

T. J Pickering Photo (James Gardner Backs) - Postcard List

Number	Title	Description	Additional Details	Back

T.J Pickering Photo	Leeston NZ. T.J Pickering photo	Mid frame street view	Dated 1914. Blue ink stamp	Type A
T.J Pickering Photo	Presbyterian Church, Leeston	Full frame view of the Church	Dated 4 December 1912	Type A
T.J Pickering Photo	Methodist C.h, Leeston. T.J Pickering photo		Blue ink stamp	Type A
T.J Pickering Photo	Brookside Methodist Church. T.J Pickering photo		Blue ink stamp	Type A

J.S & Co's Series (James Gardner Backs) - Postcard List

Number	Title	Description	Additional Details	Back

-	Main St, Fairlie	View of the Main street shopfronts		Type A


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