Items in 1950s Christchurch Star photographs

A group of elderly women sitting outside Woodchester Eventide Home at 76 Banks Avenue in Dallington.

The statue of Robert Falcon Scott in front of the Chamber of Commerce building on Worcester Street.

The interior of the Salvation Army citadel on Victoria Street near Victoria Square.

View along Armagh Street towards the corner with Colombo Street of crowds watching a Santa Claus and his reindeer float during the annual Christmas Parade.

A pile of shingle on the edge of the Waimakariri River.

Interior of the Shirley Lodge at 110 Marshland Road and of a woman working behind the bar area.

Amy, Julie and Kylie Short-Smith at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show.

Prime Minister Sidney Holland and wife attending the Randolph Ball. The ball was held as part of the Canterbury centennial celebrations.

Proposed site of the central fire station prior to construction, taken from Lichfield Street looking south-east towards Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Gas Works and the Port Hills.

Workers smoothing the concrete on a level of the Christchurch Star office building during construction.

View during the construction of Sockburn overhead bridge, looking south.

Possum skins being sorted in a Christchurch store.

Exterior of St Albans Methodist Church on Papanui Road. Tram lines are visible in the foreground on Papanui Road.

View of waves crashing against the pedestian walkway along the Esplanade in Sumner. Housing on the hill at Scarborough is visible in the background.

Damage to seawall at Sumner.

Float No. 42 Old Sydenham Windmill float produced by Vale and Co. Ltd in the Canterbury centennial floral procession on 20 February 1951 as part of the Canterbury centennial celebrations.

Thanksgiving service held in Cathedral Square.

Clergy at Thanksgiving Service as part of the Canterbury centennial celebrations.

Interior of the Shirley Lodge garden lounge bar at 110 Marshland Road.

Aerial view of the Shirley Lodge at 110 Marshland Road in Shirley.

The System Control Office at Islington.

Tractors on display at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show.

The Springfield-Christchurch steam train passes beneath a section of the new overhead bridge during construction at Sockburn.

View across the transformers to the surrounding area at the Islington substation.