Camping at Hanmer River: Picturing Canterbury

Camping at Hanmer River. Entry in the 2016 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. In copyright. CCL-PH16-080.

Family camping at Hanmer River, Christmas/New Year 1958. Annual event with often three generations present. 

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The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously explore images and stories of the history of the people and places of Christchurch. It is viewable on the ground floor of Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand or on the Mobile Discovery Wall. Images displayed on the Wall can also be found on the Discovery Wall website.

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