Public Library, Christchurch, N.Z.

    Canterbury Public Library building

    Circa 1903-1907 (before the YMCA was built on the other corner in 1908).

    Postcard
    Maoriland Series
    Tanner Bros 518

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    1. Canterbury Heritage (46 months ago | reply)

      Circa 1903-1907 (before the YMCA was built on the other corner in 1908). The second Hereford Street bridge was demolished in 1937.

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New Zealand History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    2. Christchurch City Libraries (46 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for that info

      We have changed the caption - do you know anything about the postcard series?

    3. Canterbury Heritage (46 months ago | reply)

      The photographic style, strength and expertise of hand colouring, and hand written annotation would suggest the work of the Timaru Photographer and landscape watercolourist William Ferrier (1855-1922). William was a cousin of the singer Kathleen Ferrier and Colin McCahon's maternal grandfather.

      The Tanner Brothers, of Wellington, with branches at Auckland and London were well known for their postcards from 1904 onwards. Apart from their postcard series, which were printed in Germany in this era, they also published calendars and photographic albums, with tipped in Photogravure plates.

      A similar postcard view, showing the trees in front of the library to be the same size, is post dated 11 August, 1903.

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      sallysetsforth added this photo to her favorites. (25 months ago)

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