Iles, -, fl 1870-1929 ( photographer)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1870 - 1929
Biography
Iles (first name was probably James) had a studio at Rotorua. In 1878 he was at Oamaru. His business possibly continued until the 1920s.
Sources:
Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
[Ani Doherty of Ruatahuna, carrying her son Bob Doherty on her back], 1899
138 x 200 mm. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. 54. THAMES. N.Z’.
Basin of the Waimangu Geyser, 1903
140 x 200 mm. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘WAIMANGU BASIN. ILES PHOTO. ROTORUA. PROTECTED. 4.09.03’.
Biggest Trout Fishing in the World Here. Lake Taupo, 1912 - 1922
138 x 78 mm. A postcard (original photograph) showing a fishing scene on Lake Taupo. Painted onto the negative over the original scene are huge trout jumping from the water. Photograph by Iles, Rotorua.
Carved Maori House Whakarewarewa, 1900 - 1910
140 x 203 mm. Photographer’s copyright statement etched into foot of photograph: 'ILES PHOTO'.
Great sport fishing here, 1912 - 1922
138 x 78 mm. A postcard (original photograph) showing a fishing scene on Lake Taupo. Painted onto the negative over the original scene are huge trout jumping from the water. Photograph by Iles, Rotorua.
Maggie, 1890 - 1899
140 x 200 mm. Portrait of Margaret Pattison Thom, later widely known as Makereti (or Maggie) Papakura (1873-1930) through the carved wooden window frame of Te Rauru meeting house in Whakarewarewa. Copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of the photograph ‘ILES PHOTO. No. 61’.
Maori, 1890 - 1899
140 x 202 mm. Studio portrait of a Maori woman. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. ROTORUA. No.182’.
Maori Art, 1890 - 1899
140 x 200 mm. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘CARVED MAORI HOUSE. WHAKAREWAREWA. ILES PHOTO. REGISTERED’.
Maori chief, 1890 - 1899
140 x 200 mm. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph, right: 'ILES PHOTO. 143. THAMES N.Z'. Studio portrait of a Maori Chief, whose name is etched into the foot of the photograph: 'HORI NGAKAPA. NGATIWHANAUNGA'.
Maori Girl, 1900 - 1910
140 x 205 mm. Portrait of a young Moari woman. Photographer's stamp etched in lower right corner 'ILES PHOTO 159 THAMES NZ'.
Maori Girl, 1890 - 1899
135 x 200 mm. Studio portrait of a Maori woman. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. REGISTERED. No.59’.
Maori Girl, 1890 - 1899
139 x 200 mm. A posed portrait of a young Maori woman standing. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. AUCKLAND.Z. No.160’.
Maori Girl, 1890 - 1899
140 x 200 mm. A posed studio portrait of a young Maori woman standing. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. ROTORUA. No.130’.
Maori Girls, 1890 - 1899
138 x 293 mm. A posed portrait of two young Maori women standing. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. 69. THAMES.No.2’.
Maori Girls Saluting Each Other, 1890 - 1899
139 x 200 mm. Studio portrait of two Maori women. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. ROTORUA. No. 210’. Another copy is filed at Y3089FF/6.
Maori Girls Saluting Each Other, 1890 - 1899
139 x 200 mm. Studio portrait of two Maori women. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. ROTORUA. No.210’. Another copy is filed at Y3089FF/39.
Maori Girls Wearing Tikis, 1890 - 1899
139 x 201 mm. A portrait of two Maori women. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. 83. THAMES. N.Z’.
[Maori Haka], 1890 - 1899
140 x 200 mm. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘MAORI HAKA. ILES PHOTO. ROTORUA’.
[Maori woman], 1900 - 1910
140 x 203 mm. Half length portrait. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: 'ILES PHOTO. AUCKLAND REGISTERED. No. 85'.
Maori woman, 1890 - 1899
135 x 200 mm. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: 'Iles Photo. Registered No. 92'. Portrait of a Maori woman named Annie Chadwick, the daughter of Miria Merritt (nee Parata) and Joseph Merritt from the Whakatane region. She wears a kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak) about her shoulders.
Maori Woman, 1890 - 1899
140 x 201 mm. Portrait of a Maori woman. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. AUCKLAND REGISTERED. No. 75'.
[Maori woman], 1890 - 1899
132 x 201 mm. Portrait of a Maori Woman. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. AUCKLAND. REGISTERED.No.84’.
[Maori Woman], 1890 - 1899
140 x 200 mm. Portrait of a Maori woman. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO.ROTORUA.No.67’.
[Maori Woman], 1890 - 1910
140 x 200 mm. Portrait of a Maori woman with cloak, standing in front of flax bushes. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. AUCKLAND. NZ. No.?’. The same photo as Y3089FF/52. It was also issued as a postcard.
[Maori woman], 1899 - 1911
140 x 200 mm. Portrait of a Maori woman wearing a korowai cloak. Photographer’s copyright statement and catalogue number etched into foot of photograph: ‘ILES PHOTO. ROTORUA. No.232’.