New Zealand - Ashburton from Post Office Tower - 1904 -By Muir & Moodie studio Ashburton - A large town in the Canterbury Region - 85 kilometres south west of Christchurch - Ashburton township has a population of 19,600, with an additional 15,200 living in the wider district. - The town is the 27th largest urban area in New Zealand - Named by the surveyor Captain Joseph Thomas of the New Zealand Land Association - "Ashvegas", Ashburton's common nickname, is an ironic allusion to Las Vegas. Reference: Wikipedia Image source: Ashburton from Post Office Tower, 1904, Ashburton, by Muir & Moodie studio. Purchased 1998 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (PS.001093) https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/320697