The twelve days of Christmas

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Join us in a festive celebration of Christchurch photographic heritage as every day we find a new gift in our Christmas basket.

On the Twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...

Twelve Festive Cyclists

Recreational Cycle Club members in fancy dress, 1979
Bikes Galore. Entry in the 2008 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ. HWC08-ANZC-097

Eleven Maypole dancers

Maypole Dance.
Maypole Dance. This photo, dated c.1934, shows some district maids of the time lined up for their photo before doing their maypole dance. You can see some of the ribbons coming down from the maypole. The location is the grounds of the big house in Mathers Road owned by Mr & Mrs Digby Neave. No known copyright CCL-PH16-127

Ten Ladies punting

Nine Cabbies waiting

Eight Maids a-Modelling

Mannequin Group
Mannequin Group. "This photo belonged to my mother who died in 1979. She is featured third from the left. Her name was Win England. The title on the back of the photo is ""Mannequin Group"" taken Oct 1949." CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ. CCL-PH17-120

Seven Surf Lifesavers

Six Friends a-Leaping

Five Grey Donkeys

Participants walking animals in the grand parade at the Canterbury A&P Showgrounds. 1976. Entry in the Christchurch City Libraries 2008 Photo Hunt. CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ CCL-DW-1534

Four Sauce bottles

Christchurch Shopkeepers: A collection of photos taken by Hamish Thompson, in 1977, for an Ilam Arts School project. In copyright CCL. CCL-Arch1063-Shopkeepers-030

Three running corgis

Return of the corgis. Kete Christchurch Return_of_the_corgis_.JPG
Return of the Corgis, opens a new window by Sue Colyer / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ
Return of the corgis. Kete Christchurch Return_of_the_corgis_.JPG Creative Commons License

Two Floral hats

At New Brighton, entry by Alicia Silverson in Christchurch Photo Hunt 2013, CCL-PH13-047 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ

and

A sunrise at New Brighton Pier

Sunrise at New Brighton Pier, entry by Brendon Moir in Christchurch Photo Hunt 2017, CCL-PH17-BrMo-01, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ
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