"Dad Peter, Mum Norma and Paul, together with a family friend, share a picnic by the car in the vicinity of Christchurch, in 1965."
The judges commented "I reckon every family has a version of this shot – the picnic by the car. This is a classic example of that most Kiwi of photos."
"Jandals and biscuit tins. And isn’t a Christchurch picnic always more comfortable with the easterly–sheltering qualities of the family car to keep things cheerful? "
Christchurch City Libraries, opens a new window has been running an annual Photo Hunt in conjunction with the city’s Heritage Week since 2008. The 2016 Photo Hunt is running again from 1 – 31 October. During the month of October we will be posting a series of images from earlier Photo Hunts.
Enter the 2016 hunt online or at your local library.
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