Ballantynes fire, Christchurch

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Title

Ballantynes fire, Christchurch

Content partner

Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Smoke and flames masking Dunstable House, part of the department store of J Ballantynes and Company on Colombo Street, Christchurch, during the fire that destroyed the building. Photograph taken on 26 November 1947, by an unidentified photographer for the Free Lance. Inscriptions: Verso - top right - P26/11/45 [publication date]; Verso - top centre - Fires & Fire Brigades; Verso - top centre - Free Lance Collection [Free Lance stamp]; Verso - centre - 10 x 12 1/2; Verso - centre - Dantes inf...

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Format

Image

Date created

18 Nov 1947

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23204872

Locations

Colombo Street

Related subjects

J. Ballantyne and Company / Fires / New Zealand / Canterbury Region / Smoke / Department stores / Colombo Street

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