"Q" class steam locomotive no. 345 (4-6-2 type). ATLIB 292529
"Q" 345, steam locomotive (4-6-2 type). There is a group of unidentified railways employees, by the cab. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
"T" class steam locomotive no. 106 (2-8-0 type). ATLIB 333401
"T" 106, steam locomotive (2-8-0 type). There are two unidentified railways employees, standing beside the locomotive. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber. This film negative is taken from an original print in ... More
"Wh" class steam locomotive no. 448 (2-6-2T type). ATLIB 307505 (cropp...
"Wh" 448, steam locomotive (2-6-2T type). Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
A fallen kauri in a stand of kauri bush, near Piha. ATLIB 286820
Three men in a stand of kauri, with a fallen tree sawn into logs for transportation. Two men are identifiable from other images in Godber Album Vol 101: Hans Peter Knutzen (in white hat standing on the kauri s... More
A man standing beneath the huge flower stalk of an agave shawii (Shaw'...
An unidentified man standing beneath the huge flower stalk of an agave shawii plant, giving an indication of its height, with a native lancewood to the right. Unknown location. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.
A railway tunnel on the Rimutaka Incline ATLIB 274537
View of a railway tunnel on the Rimutaka Incline, showing the middle track, part of the Fell system. Photograph by Albert Percy Godber.
A steam train and locomotive on parallel railway lines, Maungaturoto. ...
A southbound express to Auckland hauled by an A Class locomotive passes an Ab Class locomotive parked outside the engine shed at Maungaturoto, ca late 1920s. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.
A wooden hut in the bush with Albert Percy Godber standing outside, Ki...
A wooden slab hut with a cloth roof, photographed in the bush with Albert Percy Godber standing outside, at the doorway, holding a bucket. The hut's chimney (left) is made of corrugated iron. Probably the house... More
Aa class steam locomotive (New Zealand Railways, number 648, 4-6-2) AT...
Aa class steam locomotive (NZR Number 648), fitted with Pyle-National electric headlight. Photographed at the Petone Railway Workshops on 23 May 1921 by A P Godber.
Afternoon tea in the garden ATLIB 337856
Two women having afternoon tea in a garden. They are seated at a small table with the tea service on a table cloth. The women are both wearing large picture hats. Names and place unidentified. Photographed by A... More
Albert Percy Godber boating on the Waihou River at Te Aroha, in 1917. ...
Albert Percy Godber, the photographer, sitting in a rowboat on the Waihou River, near Te Aroha. Photograph taken in 1917. Dated from other images in the Godber album at Pa1-q-102.
Ba class 4-8-0 locomotive, New Zealand Railways number 499 ATLIB 19195...
Ba class 4-8-0 locomotive, New Zealand Railways no 499, photographed at the Petone Railway Workshops ca 1912 by A P Godber.
Bales of flax fibre ready for market ATLIB 306055
View of bales of flax fibre (often known as New Zealand hemp, or New Zealand flax, but more correctly known as phormium tenax). The negative is a copy of an image in an unidentified publication, photographed by... More
Beehives at the government-run apiary at Ruakura, 1921. ATLIB 312309
Beehives in a field at the government-run apiary at Ruakura. The field is surrounded by trees, photographed by Albert Percy Godber, 1921.
Blockhouse, Wallaceville, Upper Hutt ATLIB 307426
The Blockhouse in Wallaceville, Upper Hutt, in 1919. A man and a woman stand outside. Taken by Albert Percy Godber.
Boiler shop at Hutt Railway Workshops, Woburn, 1930. ATLIB 295243
Locomotive boilers at the Hutt Railway Workshops. Photographed by A P Godber in 1930.
Boiler shop at Hutt Railway Workshops, Woburn, 1930. ATLIB 295249
Interior view of the boiler shop at Hutt Railway Workshops, showing a boiler and tubes. Photographed by A P Godber in 1930.
Bridge over the Waioeka River, near Opotiki, circa 1928. ATLIB 291179
View of a bridge over the Waioeka River near Opotiki, circa 1928. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
Bungalow with an unidentified man standing in front ATLIB 338890
View of a bungalow with large bay in the centre, verandahs on either side. On the left verandah, the doorway is a few steps above the level of the verandah floor, with open wooden steps leading down. An unident... More
Bungalow with verandah and paling fence. ATLIB 286208
Bungalow with two women standing on the verandah. There is a trellis fence at the back of the house, and a paling fence in front. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1911.
C class 2-6-2 steam locomotive, New Zealand Railways '859'. ATLIB 2764...
C class 2-6-2 locomotive, New Zealand Railways no 859, probably photographed in 1931 by A P Godber.
C class 2-6-2 steam locomotive, New Zealand Railways no 851 ATLIB 2241...
C class 2-6-2 locomotive, New Zealand Railways no 851, photographed in 1930 by A P Godber.
C class steam locomotive, New Zealand Railways number 168 (0-4-2T). AT...
C class steam locomotive, NZR no 168, photographed by Albert Percy Godber, between 1899-1919.
Car crossing a road bridge across the Mangahao River, near Mangahao AT...
View of a car crossing a bridge over the Mangahao River, with native bush covering the hill. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1930s.
Carved wooden Maori cenotaph at Te Koura Marae, in memory of influenza...
Carved wooden Maori cenotaph at Te Koura, in memory of those who died in influenza epidemic. Photographed in 1920 by Albert Percy Godber.
Climax 1650 locomotive, Mangatukutuku Viaduct near Ongarue, Ruapehu di...
Climax 1650 locomotive, Mangatukutuku Viaduct near Ongarue, Ruapehu district Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Climax locomotive and railway workers, at Petone ATLIB 209473
Climax logging locomotive and railway workers at Petone workshops. Photograph taken in 1913 by Albert Percy Godber. Men identified in album at Pa1-o-198 (Godber album, Vol 107, p 28): left to right: C Davis, C ... More
Climax steam locomotive hauling a load of logs en route to Mangapehi. ...
Climax steam locomotive with load of logs en route to the Ellis & Burnand sawmill at Mangapehi. Taken by Albert Percy Godber. This film negative is a copy made by Godber from the page in the Godber Album Vol 10... More
Climax steam locomotive, hauling goods wagons, probably a logging trai...
Climax steam locomotive hauling an enclosed carriage and a laden goods wagon in bush country; probably a logging train. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1920s. Identified from comparison with image at... More
Closeup view of the front of the Uenuku-mai-rarotonga meeting house, P...
Closeup view of the Uenuku-mai-rarotonga meeting house, Punawhakareia Marae, Rotoiti, with the photographer, Albert Percy Godber, seated beside a carved figure. Photograph taken by Godber, circa 1930s.
Coastal rock formations near Puketeraki, Otago ATLIB 294000
View of coastal rock formations near Puketeraki, Otago (identified by Godber as Brind's Rock), taken ca 1926 by Albert Percy Godber.
D class Clayton locomotive no. 1 stopped by a railway signal. ATLIB 29...
Train with steam locomotive "D" 1 (0-4-0T) stopped at a railway signal. Taken by Albert Percy Godber.
Deep Stream Railway Station, near the junction of Deep Stream and Taie...
View of the Deep Stream Railway Station, probably near the junction of Deep Stream and the Taieri River. Two women and a man are waiting at the station which is in a valley, beside the river. A ruined house is ... More
Dredging operations at the Whangarei Wharf, circa 1924. ATLIB 293982
Dredging operations at Whangarei Wharf circa 1924. View showns the drefge, a bridge centre right, small boats tied up on the far side of the river, and houses on a hill behind. Photographed by Albert Percy Godb... More
E Class locomotive "E 66" at the Petone Railway Workshops. ATLIB 27484...
E class locomotive, E 66, at the Petone Railway Workshops, with 4 railway workmen. Photographed by A P Godber.
Electric substation at Halfway Bush, Dunedin, 1926. ATLIB 295428
View of the electricity substation at Halfway Bush, Dunedin. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, in 1926.
Electrical apparatus at Hutt Railway Workshops, Woburn. ATLIB 290271
Electrical equipment at the Hutt Railway Workshops, Woburn. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
Exterior view of the Menzie's Hall, Silverstream. ATLIB 293499
View of the exterior of the Menzie's Hall, Silverstream, with three children standing at the door. The hall was used for Sunday School and services between 1920 and 1921. Photographed by A P Godber.
Falling kauri tree. ATLIB 283165
A falling Kauri tree. Taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1915-1916, probably near the Piha Mill.
Fell engine, "H" class, at Cross Creek, 1886 ATLIB 307635
"H" class locomotive, originally named "Mount Cook", photographed at Cross Creek in 1886. Two men are identified as J Hosie (on front of engine), and G Bartlett (in cab). Note on back of File Print reads: Photo... More
Fire damaged house, Richmond Street, Petone ATLIB 141123
Fire damaged house in Richmond Street, Petone. A child stands outside the front gate. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber 4 July 1902.
Firebox part for construction of an A Class steam locomotive ATLIB 313...
View of a railway workshop, possibly at Hillside, Dunedin, showing a firebox under construction for an A Class steam locomotive. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
Firemen and a fire engine outside Petone Fire Station ATLIB 286451
Firemen and a fire engine outside the Petone Fire Station on the corner of Adelaide and Buick Streets. From left to right: fireman A S Burrows, motorman K Vercoe and Deputy Superintendent Albert Percy Godber. P... More
First railway sleeping carriage built in New Zealand, 1926 ATLIB 30753...
Exterior view of a railway sleeping car. Photographed by A P Godber at the Hillside Railway Workshops, in 1926.
Flax mill at Mangaiti ATLIB 224433
The flax mill at Mangaiti, on the Waihou River, photographed ca 1916 by A P Godber.
Flax worker feeding a flax leaf into the stripper ATLIB 306064
View of a flax worker feeding a flax leaf into the stripper. The negative is a copy of an image in an unidentified publication, photographed by an unidentified photographer. Copy photographed by Albert Percy Go... More
Four donkeys near the Piha Mill. ATLIB 136000
Four Donkeys. Taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1915-1916, probably in Piha.
Freight train and steam locomotive at Erua Railway Station ATLIB 27137...
Freight train and steam locomotive at Erua Railway Station. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, between 1912 and 1916.
Gamman's sawmill at Ohakune ATLIB 287741
Gamman's Mill at Ohakune, in 1909. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.
Goods train in the railway yards at Wellington Railway Station. ATLIB ...
Freight train in the railway yards at Wellington Railway Station. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.
Group of workmen by "K" wagon Cool Trucks, 1900 ATLIB 272474
Group of workmen by cool trucks. 'K' wagons. Most of the men are identified in PA1-q-103. (Godber album 110, pH). From left, standing below the cool trucks: T. Blackburn; J Wiren; (1 Unnamed); H Allan; (2 unna... More
Hinemoa Hotel at Te Aroha, circa 1916. ATLIB 287503
View of the Hinemoa Hotel at Te Aroha. Taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1916.
Horse-drawn wagon carrying sawn timber, on the railway track of the Pi...
Horse-drawn trolley laden with sawn timber, on the railway track between Piha and Karekare. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, between 1915 and 1916.
Interior of a railway carriage, showing several items of New Zealand R...
Scene inside a New Zealand railway carriage. A woman is seated on the right, wearing a hat, and a coat with fur collar and cuffs. A young girl is standing on the seat on the left. They are both looking out the ... More
Interior view of a Fell van for use on the Rimutaka Incline ATLIB 3127...
View of the interior of a Fell van for use on the Rimutaka Incline. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber circa 1915?
Interior view of a living room, circa 1900 ATLIB 311320
Interior view of a living room with a fireplace centre right. There are fire-irons, a set of bellows, and a metal fire-guard by the fireplace; ornaments and photographs on the mantelpiece; a clock set in a shi... More
Interior view of the brickworks at Benhar, 1926. ATLIB 289659
Interior view of McSkimming & Son brickworks and pipeworks at Benhar, Otago. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in 1926.
Interior view of the cab of "Josephine" steam locomotive. ATLIB 294211
"Josephine" steam locomotive (0-4-4-0T type). Interior view of the cab. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1925.
Interior view of the Petone Fire Station, 1917. ATLIB 286455
Interior view of the Petone Fire Station, showing a fire engine, and a wagon carrying ladders and equipment. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in 1917.
Interior view of the South End machine shop at Hillside Railway Worksh...
Interior view of the South End machine shop at the Hillside Railway Workshops, Dunedin. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, in October 1925.
Interior view of the tinsmiths' shop at the Hillside Railway Workshops...
Interior view of the tinsmiths' shop at Hillside Railway Workshops, Dunedin, showing two tinsmiths shaping and cutting tin. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1927.
J class steam locomotive, New Zealand Railways no 1229, 4-8-2 type ATL...
"J" 1229, a J class steam locomotive, 4-8-2 type, photographed ca 1940 by A P Godber.
J class steam locomotive, NZR 117, 2-6-0 type, Hillside Railway Worksh...
No 117, a J class steam locomotive, 2-6-0 type in yard at Hillside Railway Workshops, Dunedin. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.
Ka class locomotive, New Zealand Railways no 949, 4-8-4 type ATLIB 336...
"Ka" 949, a K class locomotive, 4-8-4 type, photographed circa 1947 to 1949, after being equipped for oil-firing, by an unidentified photographer for New Zealand Railways. This image is a film negative taken by... More
Kawarau River suspension bridge, circa 1926 retusche b
View of Kawarau River suspension bridge, Central Otago. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1926.
Kelburn cable car travelling on the incline, Wellington ATLIB 197000
Kelburn cable car travelling on the incline, Wellington. An unidentified passenger can be seen sitting on the outdoor seat facing the camera. The cable car may be stationary. Photograph taken by Albert Percy... More
L Class (Rebuilt) steam locomotive, NZR 206, 4-4-2T type, with a group...
L class steam locomotive "L" 206, 4-4-2T type, with a group of railway workers standing on and beside the engine. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber at Petone Railway Workshops in 1900 after it was altered fr... More
L Class, Public Works Department steam locomotive, no. 509, 2-4-0 type...
Public Works Department steam locomotive 509, L class, at Whangarei. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1911. Location and date from similar image at APG-1391-1/2-F, taken from a print in Godber Albu... More
Laura and Albert Percy Godber ATLIB 338325
Laura and Albert Percy Godber standing on a lawn, in front of a picket fence. Laura is wearing a full-length dress under a knee-length coat, a wide-brimmed hat, and a muff. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, ... More
Limestone rock formations at Waro, 1923 ATLIB 300303
View of weathered limestone rock formations at Waro. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in 1923.
Logs at the Mountain Rimu Timber Company at Mamaku. ATLIB 287484
Logs at the Mountain Rimu Timber Company in Mamaku. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber circa 1916.
M class steam locomotive, NZR 90, 2-4-4T. ATLIB 276607
No 90, an M class steam locomotive, after modification in 1890 to 2-4-4T type, with three men. Two of the men are engine firemen, standing in the engine doorway; the third man stands at the front of the locomot... More
Machine workshop, railway workshops, Petone ATLIB 178942
Machine workshop at the railway workshops in Petone, 1910. Shows metal lathes. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.
Machinery for the repair and maintenance of locomotives at the Hillsid...
Machinery for the construction, repair and maintenance of locomotives, in the Hillside railway workshops, Dunedin. In relief on the machine is the maker's name "Fk. Pollard & Co., Leicester, England. 107". Ph... More
Mahina-a-Rangi meeting house, Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia ATLIB 2...
The korupe (carving over the window frame) at Mahina-a-Rangi meeting house at Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia. It shows the Tainui canoe (ca. 1350) with its captain, Hoturoa. Above the canoe is Te Hoe-o-Tainui... More
Makohine Viaduct under construction, ca 1900 ATLIB 308253
Makohine Viaduct under construction, looking along the bridge with a tunnel mouth visible at the far end. Photographed early 1900s by Albert Percy Godber.
Man reading in a carpenters' workshop ATLIB 239779
Unidentified man reading in a carpenter's workshop, probably at the Petone Railway Workshops. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1910.
Mangaturuturu viaduct on the North Island Main Trunk Line ATLIB 312152
Mangaturuturu viaduct on the North Island Main Trunk Line. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1921.
Model of Walschaert's valve gear, for teaching and demonstration, at t...
Model of Walschaert's valve gear, for teaching and demonstration, photographed in 1926 at the Hillside Railway Workshops, Dunedin, by Albert Percy Godber.
Monument to the advent of Christianity which replaced the Jubilee Pole...
A monument to the advent of Christianity in Otaki in 1840, which was erected in 1927 to replace the Jubilee Pole; and the Te Rauparaha Monument behind, erected by his son Tamihana Te Rauparaha, at Otaki. Photog... More
Motor car with Albert Percy Godber's wife, Laura Godber, and one of hi...
One of Albert Percy Godber's grandsons, Colin or Norman Hartwig, and his wife Laura Godber, standing in front of a car on the Akatarawa Road, with tree ferns below the road on the right. Photographed by Albert ... More
Motor driven mobile crane at the Hillside Railway Workshops ATLIB 2911...
Motor driven mobile crane at the Hillside railway workshops, Dunedin, with two railway employees standing alongside. Photographed between 1925 and 1928 by A P Godber.
Opening of the new fire station on the Hutt Road at Silverstream, 1938...
Opening of the new fire station at Silverstream on the Hutt Road. There are flags flying above the fire station, strung from the viewing tower, the fire engine is parked outside the fire station, and there is a... More
Oruaiwi township, also known as Waituhi ATLIB 324678
Oruaiwi township, also known as Waituhi, showing houses lining a bush railway line. Uncut trees are visible in the background. Photograph taken crica 1922 by Albert Percy Godber.
Osgood steam shovel on railway development works at Whangarei, 1923. A...
View of an Osgood steam shovel on railway development works at Whangarei. Several unidentified workmen are alongside the shovel. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in February 1923.
Overlooking Piha ATLIB 191067
Overlooking Piha. Shows the mouth of Piha Creek, Lion Rock and Wekatahi Bay. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1917.
Overturned crane in process of being righted, at the Petone Railway Wo...
View of a crane which had overturned, in the process of being righted, at the Petone Railway Workshops (Area served: Wellington region), in 1923. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
Paddle steamer "Mountaineer" at the jetty at Bob's Cove, Lake Wakatipu...
Looking across Bob's Cove at the paddle steamer "Mountaineer" on Lake Wakatipu. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
Paint shop at Petone Railway Workshops ATLIB 314135
Interior of the paint shop at Petone Railway Workshops, showing the last three cars to be painted. This shop became the motor bus shop and one of the first buses is visible between the cars. Photographed by Al... More
Part 1 of a 2 part panorama overlooking Whangamomona ATLIB 286500
Part 1 of a 2 part panorama overlooking Whangamomona showing the railway line with bridge over the river, huts and tents alongside the railway line, and centre left the business premises of Manoy & Hassall (Dra... More
Passenger train, the Daylight Express, crossing the Manganui a te Ao V...
Passenger train, the Daylight Express, crossing the Manganui-a-te-Ao Viaduct. There is a road bridge in the foreground. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber.
Petone Fire Brigade Station and firemen ATLIB 285225
Petone Fire Brigade Station on the corner of Adelaide and Buick Streets. Uniformed firemen are outside using ladders and hoses. A horse drawn fire-engine is also visible. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godbe... More
Petone Railway Workshops. Inside the machine shop. ATLIB 141105
Inside the machine shop at the Petone Railway Workshops. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in April 1912.
Petone Railway Workshops. Interior view of a workshop showing a statio...
Interior view of a workshop showing a stationary steam engine at the Petone Railway Workshops, photographed by A P Godber.
Petone Railway Workshops. Interior view of the Erecting Shop, 1900. AT...
Interior of the 'Erecting Shop' at the Petone Railway Workshops, showing locomotives of K, H, Wb and R classes. The Erecting Shop was where engines were stripped down for maintenance. Photographed in 1900 by A P Godber.
Petone Railway Workshops. Interior view of the Erecting Shop, ca 1900s...
Interior of the 'Erecting Shop' at the Petone Railway Workshops, with several locomotives being repaired. The Erecting Shop was where engines were stripped down for maintenance. Photographed by A P Godber.
Petone Railway Workshops. Interior view. ATLIB 277722
Interior view of one of the Petone Railway Workshops, photographed by A P Godber.
Piha creek in flood ATLIB 191057
Piha creek in flood, a railway line crossing the creek, and sawn timber stacked on the far side of the creek. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1916.
Piha tram line, used for timber transportation ATLIB 252502
Piha tram line, as it leaves Piha towards Karekare, for transporting timber, circa 1915-1916. A horse drawn rail wagon is on a siding, with a load of timber on the incline above. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber.
Purakanui Railway Station, 1926 ATLIB 301042
Purakanui Railway Station. The station-master and the photographer (Albert Percy Godber) are standing beside the building, there is a fenced vegetable patch on the right, and a gas lamp in the right foreground.... More