At around 3.30pm on 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in Ballantynes' Department Store on the corner of Cashel Street and Colombo Street. The ensuring tragedy resulted in the deaths of 41 people...
Two children, Katherine Mead and Eddie Hokianga from the Sumner School for the Deaf, on Santa's knee during a visit at D.I.C. department store in Christchurch.
Frame one is of the interior of the 1st floor of Mason Struthers hardware store on the corner of Colombo and Lichfield Streets in central Christchurch. Remaining frames are portraits of Mr E. J. Parry...
Members of staff of Haywrights sweeping up water after heavy rain flooded the children's entertainment area on the roof of the store.
Frames three and four are of the interior ground floors of the newly renovated Mason Struthers hardware store on the corner of Colombo and Lichfield Streets in central Christchurch. Remaining frames...
A group of children from the Sumner School for the Deaf, with Santa Claus during a visit at D.I.C. department store in Christchurch.
Queues of children and parents waiting to see Santa Claus at the children's entertainment area, on the roof of Haywrights store.
Queues of children and parents waiting to see Santa Claus at the children's entertainment area, on the roof of Haywrights store. Frame one is a close-up of the Santa the children are waiting to see.
Interior and exterior shots of the newly renovated Mason Struthers hardware store on the corner of Colombo and Lichfield Streets in central Christchurch.
Train engine being towed through Colombo Street. Behind is DIC Beaths.
Exterior of Millers Department Store on Tuam Street with window displays along the ground floor.
View of rubble and debris from damaged shops along Cashel Street, looking east. Whitcoulls building, front of buried van and corner of Hotel Grand Chancellor are visible on left. Country Road and...
Contemporary Lounge and Johnson's Grocers at Re:Start Mall.
Exterior view of the window display at Ballantynes Department Store on Cashel Street in the central city.
Fence in Cashel Mall cordoning off red zoned section.
Window displays at Ballantynes along Cashel Street in the central city. Taken near the corner with Colombo Street.
Members of the Gopal family in front of the Queen Victoria Statue in Victoria Square looking towards Armagh Street.
A member of the Gopal family in Victoria Square looking towards Armagh Street and the fibreglass Santa Claus above the entrance to Farmers.
Minsons store at 746 Colombo Street. Next door is D.E.K.A.
Views of Mrs B. Price, Mrs P. Mannix, Mrs V. Chapman, and Mrs E. Barnett participating in a crochet marathon at Haywrights Ltd.
Cocktail party attendees, Ralph A. Daniell, Mrs Daniell, Sir Clifford Plimmer, and Mr G. R. Lawn, marking the start of British Week at Haywrights.
Model posing on steps at Beaths department store modelling imported fashion by Spinnelli of Italy.
Model Marion posing on steps at Beaths department store modelling imported fashion.
Lions Club vice-president Les Malcolm, Medical superintendent at Sunnyside Hospital Edwin Hall, and Lions Club president Max Busby with the cake to celebrate the 81st anniversary of D.I.C.