Images collection

This page links to the large number of early Christchurch and Canterbury images we’ve digitised. Images are sourced from newspapers, archives, books, reports, donations and our own collections.

Finding images

Browse digitised images by clicking through the various collections, or view selected broad topics which match your interest.

To locate specific images from our full collection use the library catalogue. You can narrow a search to photographs only by selecting the format Photographs, listed under Other.

Topics

View our image topics. Subjects covered include Cathedral Square and the Cathedral, Christchurch city scenes, People and Christmas.

We also have a large collection of heritage and contemporary Christchurch images on Flickr.

Collections

You can click through each of these collections to view several pages of small images, then view individual images at a larger size.

Collection 1	Collection 2	Collection 3
Collection 4	Collection 5	Collection 6
Collection 7	Collection 8	Collection 9
Collection 10	Collection 11	Collection 12
Collection 13	Collection 14	Collection 15
Collection 16	Collection 17	Collection 18
Collection 19	Collection 20	Collection 21
Collection 22	Selwyn District	Libraries
Hay’s Parade	Gimblett Collection: Heathcote	New Brighton Pier
Flickr

How to order images

If you would like to order a digital copy of any one these images please use our online form to request an image. Many images have a link to this form at the bottom of the image page.