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Tanner Bros Ltd: Souvenir folder of Christchurch, N.Z. Published by Tanner Bros Ltd, Wellington New Zealand & London. [Black and white folder. ca 1917?]
- Date
- 1917-1918
- By
- Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers)
- Reference
- Eph-A-TOURISM-Christchurch-1917-02
- Description
Souvenir booklet showing colour photographs of Christchurch scenes:
Front cover: Bird's eye view of part of Cathedral Square; inset photo with space for the address of recipient. Decorative Maori motif border, and additional decorative elements: hei tiki ferns and Maori spears.
Back cover: In the Gardens [shows fountain], Christchurch NZ
Colombo Street from River Avon
In the Square (shows Barnett & Co., chemists)
Victoria Square [with band rotunda], Christchurch NZ
The Cathderal, Christchurch NZ
In the Gardens [shows pond], Christchurch NZ
Kiosk, Botanical Gardens, Christchurch NZ
Canterbury College, Christchurch NZ
The Rosary, Botanical Gardens, Christchurch NZ
The Rosary, Botanical Gardens, Christchurch NZ
Capt Scott monument, Christchurch NZ
In the Gardens, Christchurch NZ
River Avon, Christchurch NZ
Railway Station, Christchurch NZ
Post Office, Christchurch NZ
Avon River, Christchurch NZ
Sumner, Christchurch NZ
Cathedral Square, Christchurch NZ
Cathedral Square, Christchurch NZ
Lyttelton, NZ
Avon River, Christchurch NZ
Date estimated as 1917 or soon thereafter. The Robert Falcon Scott statue made by Kathleen Scott, shown on one of the pages, was unveiled on 9 February 1917.
Quantity: 1 album(s).
Physical Description: Booklet wallet of 20 pages, 108 x 158 mm.
Provenance: Donated by Leesa Kotis, Australia, in 2017, from the collection of her father, Colin Wesley Tipping.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- [Ephemera of octavo size, relating to Christchurch as a tourist destination. 1900-1959]
- Format
- 1 album(s), Ephemera, Booklet wallet of 20 pages, 108 x 158 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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