Heritage
Photos
The Russell Museum Photo Archives contains over two thousand photos. Most are owned by Russell Museum but others are copy prints from other institutions used for reference purposes only.
The museum has a selection of these available for viewing on computer in the Marie King Gallery and they are a fascinating resource for visitors as well as a great resource for research and projects. Photographs are classified as follows:
- Bay of Islands Scenes
- Buildings to 1920
- Buildings after 1920
- Bush Northland
- Events
- Flagstaff Hill
- Kerikeri, Kaikohe
- Long Beach 1920 onwards
- Matauwhi Bay 1920 onwards
- Paihia and Waitangi
- People before 1900
- People 1900-1920
- People 1920 onwards
- Royal Visits
- Russell before 1900
- Russell 1900-1920
- Russell 1920 onwards
- Russell Churches
- Russell Museum
- Russell School
- Ships and boats
- Sports fishing
- Tapeka, Mt Tikitikioure, Orongo Bay, Kawakawa, Opua, Waikare
- Te Wahapu and Okiato
- Whangamumu and Russell Road
ph. no. 8006
ph. no. 8009
ph. no. 8011
ph. no. 8018
ph. no. 21001
Photo: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in Royal car, Royal visit, 1953
ph. no. 21020
1953 Royal tour Russell Original; TW Collins
ph. no. 21002
Photo: The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and New Zealand Prime Minister, Royal visit, 1953
ph. no. 21023
Royal walkabout on The Strand, Russell, Royal visit, 1953
ph. no. 10006
ph. no. 10008
ph. no. 10010
ph. no. 10024
ph. no. 4500
Matauwhi Bay and Matauwhi Bay Road, c1930’s
ph. no. 4503
Matuwhi Bay Boats
ph. no. 4505
Matauwhi Bay, launches on “hard”
ph. no. 4525
Matauwhi Bay cottages
ph. no. 10006
ph. no. 10008
ph. no. 10010