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“The Portrait Studio”, the shelf

Every record the archive holds about Christchurch, the oldest first. The originals live at the provider each row links to.

  1. the 1860s
  2. the 1870s
  3. the 1880s
  4. 1 Jan 1880
    Photograph, Family portrait c 1880 by George & Walton · NZmuseums · Te Hikoi Museum · Te Hikoi Museum
  5. 17 Sept 1881
    Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 September 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
  6. 1 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
  7. 4 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  8. 6 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  9. 7 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  10. 10 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  11. 11 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  12. 12 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  13. 19 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  14. 20 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  15. 21 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  16. 22 Mar 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  17. 3 Apr 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 April 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  18. 22 Apr 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 22 April 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  19. 24 Apr 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 April 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  20. 28 Apr 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 April 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  21. 30 Apr 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 30 April 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  22. 6 May 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 May 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  23. 7 May 1884
    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 May 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  24. the 1890s
  25. 1 Jan 1890
    Mary Woods Rutledge by Eden George Co. Ltd. · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
  26. 17 Sept 1891
    Latest Locals. (Star, 17 September 1891) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
  27. 24 Nov 1896
    Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 November 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
  28. 11 Feb 1897
    Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
  29. the 1900s
  30. 20 Feb 1907
    TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 20 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
  31. 4 Mar 1908
    LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 04 March 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  32. the 1910s
  33. 1 Jan 1910
    Photograph, Harry and George McKenzie by Phillips Brothers · NZmuseums · Te Hikoi Museum · Te Hikoi Museum
  34. 1 Jan 1919
    Second Lieutenant Robert A. Young, M.C. by Hemus Sarony Studio (Christchurch) · History · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
  35. the 1920s
  36. 1 Jan 1920
    Canon Purchas and his wife Adele Purchas by Webb, Steffano Francis Paulovitch · Hawke's Bay Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum
  37. 21 Jul 1928
    RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 21 July 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
  38. the 1930s
  39. 1 Jan 1930
    Herbert W. Williams and J. Richards Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
  40. 2 Jul 1933
    Head of a Maori boy by Rita Angus · Auckland Art Gallery Collection · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
  41. 1 Jan 1934
    Self portrait by Mrs Mary Tripe · Art · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
  42. the 2000s
  43. 14 Dec 2000
    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
  44. the 2010s
  45. 19 Jul 2012
    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
  46. the 2020s
  47. 17 Apr 2025
    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
  48. 19 Jun 2025
    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places

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