Hand coloured photographs

A DigitalNZ Story by Lucy Orbell

This is some coloured stuff

Image: Leo White's scenic images

Leo White's scenic images

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: [Hand coloured, Maori woman]

[Hand coloured, Maori woman]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Little girl with hand coloured posie]

[Little girl with hand coloured posie]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Hand painted ambrotype

Hand painted ambrotype

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Postcard, photograph of a kuia (elderly Māori woman)

Postcard, photograph of a kuia (elderly Māori woman)

MTG Hawke's Bay

Newspaper

PHOTOGRAPHS IN COLOURS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 18 May 1880)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: [Hand coloured portrait, boy]

[Hand coloured portrait, boy]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Newspaper

HOW TO PAINT PHOTOGRAPHS IN WATER-COLOURS. (Observer, 05 September 1885)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Creator unknown :Photograph of crowd outside Christ Church Cathedral with earthquake damage to spire, Christchurch

Creator unknown :Photograph of crowd outside Christ Church Cathedral with earthquake damage to spire, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Auckland harbour]

[Auckland harbour]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Tpr Luke Perham, 3rd N.Z. Contingent, Rough Riders. South Africa. Killed in action 1900 aged 23 yrs

Tpr Luke Perham, 3rd N.Z. Contingent, Rough Riders. South Africa. Killed in action 1900 aged 23 yrs

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Car racing, Awapuni

Car racing, Awapuni

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Cornwall Park, Hastings

Cornwall Park, Hastings

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Colouring Girl

Colouring Girl

Public Address

Image: Bennet Alder, B :[Katherine Mansfield in 1913] / B. Bennet Alder 1930

Bennet Alder, B :[Katherine Mansfield in 1913] / B. Bennet Alder 1930

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915 Hand-Colored

Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915 Hand-Colored

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: 21st birthday post-card from Gladys : digital photograph

21st birthday post-card from Gladys : digital photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Te Kaeaea (Wikitoa Taringakuri)

Te Kaeaea (Wikitoa Taringakuri)

Puke Ariki

Image: photo panel

photo panel

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Postcard]. Hands across the sea. New Zealand. 895. Postcard "National" series, made in Gt Britain. [ca 1910].

[Postcard]. Hands across the sea. New Zealand. 895. Postcard "National" series, made in Gt Britain. [ca 1910].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Marine Parade, Napier

Marine Parade, Napier

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Nancy O'Hara, Pat Street and Coie O'Hara

Nancy O'Hara, Pat Street and Coie O'Hara

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Gardens, McLean Residence, Napier

Gardens, McLean Residence, Napier

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Pataka, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Pataka, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

MTG Hawke's Bay