Items in Samuel Anstey collection

Dr Sissa in a canoe on the Avon River in Hagley Park.

Dr Sissa in a canoe on the Avon River in Hagley Park.

Exterior view of the Drawing Room, The Spa, Lake Taupō. Building is a weatherboard cabin with French doors. Paths and landscaping in the foreground.

The Driscoll Bros and the Phillips Sisters of Fullers' Theatre Company in a double rowboat on the Avon River in Hagley Park.

Two men, the Driscoll Bros of Fullers' Theatre Company, in a rowboat on the Avon River in Hagley Park.

Fred H. Graham (centre), Maurice Dudley (right) and Claude Bantock of the San Toy production by Mr J. C. Williamson's Dramatic Company in canoes on the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

Fred H. Graham (centre), Maurice Dudley (right) and Claude Bantock of the San Toy production by Mr J. C. Williamson's Dramatic Company in canoes on the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

Two men, Mr Dyson and Kalmar, from Fullers' Theatre Company in canoes on the Avon River in Hagley Park.

Eight men and two women in canoes and rowboats on the Avon River in Hagley Park with other boaters in the background.

Eight men and two women in canoes and rowboats on the Avon River in Hagley Park.

Eight men and two women in canoes and rowboats on the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

Elaborate two-storied weatherboard house or building with multiple chimneys, veranda decorations and glass conservatory. Set in a large garden with mature trees.

Arthur Eldred of Van Biene and Company in a canoe on the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

Elevated view of the Cashmere Sanatorium on the Port Hills showing the open-air accommodation for patients.

Elevated view of the Cashmere Sanatorium on the Port Hills showing the open-air accommodation for patients.

Entrance to the Rose Garden in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.

Exterior of St Barnabas Church at 8 Tui Street in Fendalton.

Exterior of St Barnabas Church at 8 Tui Street in Fendalton.

Fred H. Graham of the San Toy production by Mr J. C. Williamson's Dramatic Company in a canoe on the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

Fifteen men, women and children in front of a large tree. One man lies on the ground with a woman bent over him. Another man appears to be tied to the tree with a thin rope by another man.

Four men and a woman in rowboats on the Avon River by the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

Five men and two women in canoes and rowboats on the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

Five men and two women in canoes and rowboats on the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens footbridge.

A group of men in rowboats and canoes, some smoking, on the Avon River in Hagley Park.