Heritage hotties

A DigitalNZ Story by mo-mo

Beauty is timeless. Images from Christchurch City Libraries heritage image collection and Kete Christchurch community repository.

portraits, Christchurch

Image: Bernard Joseph O'Shaughnessy

Posh totty.

Bernard Joseph O'Shaughnessy

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Sarsfield Collins

Wounded... eyes.

Sarsfield Collins

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Waitere Manihera

Strong brooding game.

Waitere Manihera

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: William Godfray Skelton

Would.

William Godfray Skelton

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: R.S.A. Miss Victory contest, Christchurch, 1943

Officially selected hotties.

R.S.A. Miss Victory contest, Christchurch, 1943

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Donny. Anthony.

Donny won't win any beauty paegants but Anthony, on the right, is like a young Brando.

Donny. Anthony.

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: First Christian wedding

If Rochester and Jane Eyre were Māori.

First Christian wedding

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Thomas Leslie Burns

Sean Astin, post-Goonies, pre-Lord of the Rings

Thomas Leslie Burns

Christchurch City Libraries