# Canterbury Museum: Christchurch records Every Canterbury Museum record the archive holds about Christchurch, 810 of them, oldest first. 100 records shown of 810, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original. - [Painting: Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/116092), 1851-01-01, by Henry Ffitch, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Christchurch, Number One](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/87861), 1851-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Christchurch, Number Two](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/91519), 1851-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Interior of the Sitting Room of Blackwall House](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/103228), 1851-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Interior of Studding Sail Hall](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/100435), 1851-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Studding Sail Hall](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/99587), 1851-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Image of Christchurch 1852](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767664), 1852-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Painting: Christchurch NZ 1852](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/89336), 1852-01-01, by George Turner, Canterbury Museum - [Painting: Land Office at Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/116709), 1852-01-01, by James Edward Fitzgerald, Canterbury Museum - [Painting: The Plain around Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/116326), 1852-01-01, by James Edward Fitzgerald, Canterbury Museum - [Painting: The Bridge over the Avon in the Market Place at Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/116691), 1852-01-01, by James Edward Fitzgerald, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: The Church and Parsonage](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/103227), 1852-01-01, no. 103227, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: The Church and Parsonage](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/113507), 1852-01-01, no. 113507, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: View from Alfred Charles Barker's Balcony](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/87125), 1852-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Parsonage and Church](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/101933), 1852-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: View from the Bridge at the Market Place](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/98979), 1852-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Election for the First Superintendent](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/84755), 1853-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: The Temporary Church](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/113827), 1854-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Interior of the Temporary Church](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/96269), 1854-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Mountfort Drawing: Design for Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, 1855](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/142174), 1855-01-01, by Benjamin Mountfort, Canterbury Museum - [Painting: The Pound and the Chokey, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/186953), 1856-01-01, by Henry John Chitty Harper; Emily Harper, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Town Hall](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/221332), 1857-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Sketch: Linwood House, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/846088), 1857-01-01, by C E Fooks, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Government Buildings, Christchurch 1858](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767677), 1858-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Government Buildings, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767610), 1858-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/210259), 1858-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Gould and Miles, Christchurch 1859](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767613), 1859-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Inwood's Mill, Christchurch 1859](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767627), 1859-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Government Buildings, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767617), 1859-01-01, no. 767617, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Government Buildings, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/797219), 1859-01-01, no. 797219, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Christchurch Abomination](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/210264), 1859-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Union Bank of Australia, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767594), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Colombo Street, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767593), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 6](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767622), 1860-01-01, no. 767622, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Standard Office, Oxford Terrace West, Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767642), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch, September 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/731246), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama, Number Fifteen](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/208287), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Gloucester and Durham Streets, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767602), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Mr Luck's House, Gloucester Street, Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767639), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 7](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767618), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767731), 1860-01-01, no. 767731, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767733), 1860-01-01, no. 767733, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767735), 1860-01-01, no. 767735, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767741), 1860-01-01, no. 767741, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Land Office, Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767634), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 8](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767607), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch, New Zealand 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767598), 1860-01-01, no. 767598, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch, New Zealand 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767597), 1860-01-01, no. 767597, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Government Buildings, Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767635), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Dr James Somerville Turnbull](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/1166723), 1860-01-01, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Railway Train at Ferrymead Station 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767640), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 13](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767616), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christ's College, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767586), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Riccarton Bush](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767603), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767590), 1860-01-01, no. 767590, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/808728), 1860-01-01, no. 808728, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/808729), 1860-01-01, no. 808729, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/808730), 1860-01-01, no. 808730, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/808727), 1860-01-01, no. 808727, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Panorama of Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/804945), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 11](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767606), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 18](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767604), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch, New Zealand 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767599), 1860-01-01, no. 767599, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 19](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767605), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 4](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767609), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 5](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767608), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Panorama, No. 6](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767611), 1860-01-01, no. 767611, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch from Government Buildings](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767695), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch, New Zealand 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767710), 1860-01-01, no. 767710, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama of Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/204006), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: St John's Church, Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767633), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch View from Government Buildings Tower](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767601), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: William Barbour Wilson](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/1166734), 1860-01-01, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: William Henry Hargreaves](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/1166765), 1860-01-01, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Venerable Henry Jacobs](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/1166741), 1860-01-01, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama, Number Four](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/207214), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama, Number Eight](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/207993), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama Number Three](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/207453), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama, Number Sixteen](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/210280), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama, Number Thirteen](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/205704), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama, Number Five](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/205728), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative Stereograph Slide: Panorama](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/214388), 1860-01-01, no. 214388, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative Stereograph Slide: House](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/215466), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph Album: Barker Album 3](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/804953), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative Stereograph Slide: Panorama](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/215348), 1860-01-01, no. 215348, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph Album: Barker Album 5](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/198266), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Panorama](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/220985), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative Stereograph Slide: Panorama](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/215075), 1860-01-01, no. 215075, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative Stereograph Slide: Panorama](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/215322), 1860-01-01, no. 215322, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: William Bowler](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/1166737), 1860-01-01, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph Album: Barker Album 1](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/12796), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph Album: Barker Album 4](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/191504), 1860-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Oxford Terrace, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767614), 1861-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Glass Plate Negative: Christopher Alderson Calvert, Oxford Terrace](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/207180), 1861-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Government Buildings, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767621), 1861-01-01, no. 767621, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Book: Report of a Topographical and Geological Exploration](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/1148416), 1861-01-01, by Julius von Haast, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Government Buildings, Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767595), 1861-01-01, no. 767595, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767591), 1861-01-01, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Club](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/529238), 1861-01-01, no. 529238, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum - [Photograph: Christchurch Club](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/808771), 1861-01-01, no. 808771, by Alfred Charles Barker, Canterbury Museum ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Canterbury Museum collection?** 810 records about Christchurch in the archive’s index. The originals stay at the provider each row names; this is the index, not the archive itself. **How big is the Canterbury Museum collection here?** 810 records, #7 of 30 collections on the shelf. **What years does the Canterbury Museum collection reach?** 1851 to 1973, the spread of the records it holds about Christchurch. **Where do the Canterbury Museum records live?** At the provider each row links to, chch.live keeps the index and the links, not the originals. --- Data: https://api.chch.live/documents?collection=Canterbury%20Museum · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-museum Beside it on the shelf: Papers Past, https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past · Canterbury Stories, https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories · Kura Heritage Collections Online, https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online · Te Papa Collections Online, https://www.chch.live/collection/te-papa-collections-online · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints, https://www.chch.live/collection/national-publicity-studios-black-and-white-file-prints · TAPUHI, https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi · Auckland Museum Collections, https://www.chch.live/collection/auckland-museum-collections · New Zealand Gazette, https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette