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Madam Butterfly’s Vintage Style Boutique: Picturing Canterbury

By simonccl06/11/2025

Interior of vintage clothing store, Madam Butterfly's Vintage Style Boutique, 477 Ferry Road. 2019. An image from Canterbury Stories.

Central city block, sheet no. 9: Picturing Canterbury

By simonccl30/10/2025

Council of Fire and Accident Underwriters Associations of New Zealand 1933 plan showing buildings and business situated between Hereford Street, Colombo Street, Cashel Street, and Oxford Terrace.

Unsold books: Picturing Canterbury

By simonccl23/10/2025

Piles of books left for years in a former bookstore on the ground floor of the IRD building, 2019. An image from Canterbury Stories.

Photo Hunt 2025: Construction in the Square

By simonccl22/10/2025

Construction in the Square, 1962. An entry in Christchurch Photo Hunt 2020. Enter this year's Photo Hunt competition.

School boy with tie: Picturing Canterbury

By simonccl16/10/2025

A pupil in a classroom at Woolston School. About 1964. An image from Canterbury Stories.

Photo Hunt 2025: Crowds with planes from the Last Great Air Race

By simonccl15/10/2025

Crowds with planes from the Last Great Air Race, 1953. An entry in Christchurch Photo Hunt 20230. Enter this year's Photo Hunt competition.

Jane Goodall touring Richmond Community Garden: Picturing Canterbury

By simonccl09/10/2025

Dr Jane Goodall with volunteers during a tour of Richmond Community Garden as part of her visit to answer questions and sign copies of her books, 2019. An image from Canterbury Stories.