From above the Sign of the Takahe

April 1949

From above the Sign of the Takahe

April 1949

A picture from what I assume was a South Island holiday taken by my grandparents Keith & Essie Gorrie and my mother Eve who would have been 18 at the time. They all lived in Auckland at that point.
Easter 1949

Area: South East / Port Hills

Contributor: Fiona Allison

Source: Entry in the 2016 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH16-059

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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