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DIC department store Father Christmas

1957

Portrait of the DIC department store Father Christmas (Arthur ...

Train float for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

A train float with a santa sleigh and reindeer float being ...

Humpty Dumpty float for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

Close-up of the Humpty Dumpty float in Hagley Park ahead of the ...

Elephant float preparing for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

A large elephant float on wheels being pushed by a group of ...

The Queen during the Royal visit in Cathedral Square

December 1953 - January 1954

View through crowds of Queen Elizabeth II speaking at the Civic ...

DIC building decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of the DIC building (later Beath's then Arthur ...

Hay's Department Store decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of Hay's Department Store on Colombo Street with ...

The Queen on the balcony of the Clarendon Hotel during the Royal Visit

December 1953 - January 1954

View through crowds waving at Queen Elizabeth II on the balcony ...

Clarendon Hotel decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of the Clarendon Hotel on the corner of Worcester ...

Ballantynes decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Ballantynes department store on the corner of Cashel Street and ...

Akaroa from above

1950s

View looking across towards the centre of Akaroa and across ...

The Canterbury University College pipe band on capping day

Circa 1954

The Canterbury University College pipe band on capping day. The ...

Studying at the James Hight Library

23 August 2014

Students studying over the weekend at the James Hight Library on ...

Three years on messages in the Botanic Gardens

22 February 2014

Messages left by visitors to the Christchurch Botanical Gardens ...

Tony Marker at Belfast School

1964

Portrait of Tony Marker, aged 9, sat in a classroom in front of ...

A day trip on a steam train to Arthurs Pass

1962

A group of children in a steam train during a day trip to ...

Portrait of Daphne Marker

1950s

"My Aunty Daphne Marker in her room at the Upper Sanatorium ...

Flora Marker at Belfast School

1962

Portrait of Flora Marker, aged 9, sat in a classroom in front of ...

Daphne Marker with her pet pigeons

1950s

"My Aunty Daphne Marker in her room at the Upper Sanatorium ...

Tony Marker with Father Christmas

1955

Tony Marker meeting Father Christmas in Christchurch City.

Hazel skating at Lake Ida

Circa 1950

Man and two women ice skating at Lake Ida in Canterbury. "Person ...

Ice skating at Lake Ida

Circa 1950

View across Lake Ida across cars parked up and with crowds of ...

Sunset over the Estuary at South New Brighton

20 October 2018

View from the Pleasant Point Yacht Club at South New Brighton ...

New Brighton Pier

August 2018

A foggy morning down by the New Brighton Pier.

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