Nurses’ Home, Christchurch: Picturing Canterbury

Nurses’ Home, Christchurch, c.1950s. Kete Christchurch. PH14-266d. Entry in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CC-BY-NA-SA-3.0 NZ.

From Beautiful Christchurch – a set of postcards containing 8 colour images and 8 black & white, published by Tanner Couch Ltd. This was the second nurses home, built duirng the 1930s.

Date: 1950s.

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Worcester Street Bridge: Picturing Canterbury

Worcester Street Bridge. Kete Christchurch. PH14-313b. Entry in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt by Dulcie Innes, CC-BY-NA-SA-3.0 NZ.

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A Yuletide wish

A Yuletide wish from AshburtonA Happy New YearChristmas greetingSincere regards from GeraldineA volume of good wishesMay all that is bright on earth smile upon youNew Year greetingsA very happy Christmas and a bright new year

These images come from Heney family album, a private collection including a selection of photographs and postcards from the Heney family album.

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Christmas greetings

A joyful ChristmastideBest Christmas wishesBest Christmas wishesAn Xmas souvenir from TimaruA joyous Xmas from LincolnA Christmas wishChristmas greetingsTo wish you a happy ChristmasChristmas greetingsChristmas greetingsKind thoughts for ChristmasGreetings from SydenhamA happy ChristmasNew Year greetings to an auld frien'A merry ChristmasChristmas greetingsA merry Christmas to youChristmas greetingsNew Year greetingsWishing you a happy ChristmasNew Year greetingsWith best wishes for a merry XmasA happy Christmas and a glad new yearFor auld lang syne

These images come from Postcard album, 1906-1926, compiled by Ruth Crump – A selection of postcards from a postcard album containing New Zealand and overseas postcards. Archive 345.

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