Municipal Electricity Department (MED) workers, Joe Wells, Tim Mason, John Blackburn, and Frank Prescott cooking steak at the corner of Westminster Street and Kensington Avenue on the morning of 2 July 1964. Do you have any photographs of line workers in Canterbury? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection. The Discovery Wall is a large interactive…
Camping at Hanmer River: Picturing Canterbury
Family camping at Hanmer River, Christmas/New Year 1958. Annual event with often three generations present. Do you have any photographs of families camping in Canterbury? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection. The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously explore images and stories of the history of the people…
Picturing Canterbury: Owen Crump and Santa Bear
A child, Owen Crump, getting a hug and a toy Santa Bear from Farmers Department Store during a visit by Santa Bear to the children's ward at Christchurch Hospital. 25 November 1988. Farmers first introduced the Santa Bear in 1987, each year changing the outfit of the bear. Outfits for the bears have included "fireman…
Salvation Army dormitory, Addington: Picturing Canterbury
The interior of one of the dormitories at the Salvation Army Social Service Centre on Poulson Street in Addington. 21 February 1963. Do you have any photographs of the former Salvation Army dormitories in Addington? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection. The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously…
Otto Gustav Rosenau: Picturing Canterbury
Contributor's note: Otto Gustav Rosenau a Jewish refugee from Germany who worked with my Grandfather Max Ogilvie for a time on his orchard in Horotane valley and then went to enlist on the 26th December 1939 ( Papers Past). The paper describes the novel way in which the rally aroused interest in recruiting for the…
Eels / tuna: Picturing Canterbury
Eels being fed on Oxford Terrace. 28 July 2019. Tuna (freshwater eels) are an important source of mahinga kai for Ngāi Tahu. The eels pictured here are New Zealand longfin eels (Anguilla dieffenbachii). Although the eels of the Ōtākaro-Avon River hunt live food at night, they have grown accustomed to being fed by people from…
Katzenjammer Castle, New Zealand International Exhibition, 1906-7: Picturing Canterbury
N.Z International Exhibition 1906-7. No. 8 -Katzenjammer Castle. [Dutch, Photo] Smith & Anthony Limited. 1906 - 1907 Named after a German term which can be rendered as "confusion", the Katzenjammer Castle was a common sideshow attraction found at exhibitions and amusement parks in many countries throughout the Edwardian period. After purchasing their ticket, visitors would…
1918 influenza volunteer certificate: Picturing Canterbury
Alex Struthers with a certificate for the help he provided to people during the 1918 influenza epidemic as a boy scout in the Sydenham area. 10 January 1983. Alexander Hewson Struthers was the son of Charles and Caroline Struthers. His father was a labourer and at the time of the epidemic they lived at 6…
Duvauchelle School tree house: Picturing Canterbury
Duvauchelle School pupils in their tree fort which was built for them by the army. 7 September 1976. Duvauchelle Primary School was established in 1860. In 1976, the principal of the school, David Cox, organised for eight soldiers from the No. 2 Support Company based at Burnham Military Camp to build a playground for the…
Star of David at the Field of Remembrance: Picturing Canterbury
Finding the lone Star of David at the Field of Remembrance at Latimer Square, on the lead up to Armistice Day. 3 November 2018. Roy Percival Herman was born to Jewish parents, Percy Arthur and Rebecca Herman nee Moeller, in Napier 1892. His family later relocated to Christchurch where his father ran Warner's Hotel. Educated…
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