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A photograph of the ten students who graduated from the University of Otago in 1887. Standing: M.I. Fraser, G.A. Simers, M.A. Ferguson, W.E. Spencer. Sitting: J.R. Montgomery, F.M. Allen, X. Forbes, F.B. Allen, J.R. Don, C. Little.

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An extract from the 1989 Capping Show called Peter’s Pantomime. The Capping Sextet sing a song by Tom Lehrer and the traditional anthem that ends every capping show.

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Two students at work in the Law Library. Legal caricatures can be seen on the wall above. Before shifting to the Hocken Building (now known as the Richardson Building) in 1979, the first Law Library was housed in what is now known as the Staff Club.

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A photograph of Emily Siedeberg-McKinnon M.B, Ch. B (1873-1968). This image is included in a scrapbook alongside the letter she wrote to the Chancellor of the University of Otago in 1891. The letter was written as a request for entry into the…

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The first air drill purchased by the Dental School.

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An extract from the 1989 Capping Show called Peter’s Pantomime. The Capping Sextet sing a traditional Scottish tune that includes human bagpipes.

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An extract from the 1989 Capping Show called Peter’s Pantomime. The Capping Sextet sing a tango with lyrics that describe the terrible effects of catching leprosy at university.

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An extract from the 1989 Capping Show called Peter’s Pantomime. The clip records the performance by the Selwyn Ballet, New Zealand’s oldest ballet company. The Selwyn Ballet is only open to male members of Selwyn College.

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A photograph of a Lochness Monster costume taken during the 1933 capping parade.

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Eleven male students from Selwyn College holding signs saying "Closed on account of fire" and "No license - a bar to progress". One student has his head through a large sign that has the word "Booth".

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An image glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, showing two Selwyn College students dressed in costume for the Selwyn Circus and capping celebrations of 1922.

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Six medical students and David Blacky, son of Professor Blacky, pose with a skeleton and anatomical dummy.

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Found in the University of Otago Medical Library Historical Collection this photograph is an example of Otago University's relationship with the Pacific.

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The OUSA capping magazine cover from 1987. The magazine is entitled "House & Garden" in jest and the cover depicts a burnt-out student flat.

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Elevated south-west view of the first building that housed the University of Otago between 1871 and 1878. The building was designed by the architects Mason and Wales and was originally intended to be Dunedin’s post office. Dominating the stock…

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Believed to be the first female of Maori descent to graduate in medicine in New Zealand, Rina Moore (nee Rohipa), of Ngati Kahungunu, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, and Rangitane, obtained her medical degree from Otago University in 1949.

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A photograph of Medical School professors standing on the steps of the Otago Medical School Building - Sir Louis Barnett, Sir Lindo Ferguson, Dr Daniel Colquhoun (behind), Dr William John Mullin, Dr William Stewart Weeding Roberts (in front).

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Medical school seniors of 1934, including who is thought to be Jione Antonia Rabici Doviverata [Dovi], possibly the first Pacific student to graduate from the Otago Medical School in 1935.

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In 1929, Kathleen Chang became the first person of Chinese descent to graduate from the Otago Medical School.See Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (1941-1960), Volume 5, Wellington, 2000, and Eva Ng's biography of Kathleen Chang in D. Maxwell,…

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Images glued into the Capping Carnival Magazine from July 1922, show members of the Selwyn Circus "Animals". The animal costumes created by the students included a giraffe, rhinoceros, elephant, camel, and an ostrich.

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A photograph of the 1910 capping band members. Several of the male students are dressed in women’s clothing while another is dressed as a clown. It was not until 1947 that female students appeared in the capping show.

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A photograph of the Men’s Athletic Team for the Easter Tournament of 1910 or 1911. The students are wearing their uniforms which have a large O stitched onto the chest. They are also photographed with their awards and trophies.

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Photograph of the Otago University debating and tennis teams in 1904. Back row, standing left to right, J. Miller, F. Borrie, W.A. Fairclough. Middle row, seated left to right, L.T. Burnard, Miss R. Utting, Dr Te Rangi Hiroa, T. Neave. Front row,…

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A view of the first Dental School building that would later house the Law Library and then the University Staff Club. The photograph shows the position of the building in relation to the Clocktower and Registry buildings.

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A 1920s operating theatre in the second Dental School. For its time, the equipment displayed was state of the art.
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