Portrait of Mrs Little, photographed outdoors at Clayton Station in the Mackenzie District, circa 1900. Leaning on a chair in what appears to be a garden setting, Mrs Little represents the resilience and strength of settler women in South Canterbury’s rural high country. Life on isolated stations demanded resourcefulness, hospitality, and fortitude—qualities that shaped both family life and community bonds. Photograph by James Dundas Hamilton. Courtesy of South Canterbury Museum. Catalogue No. 2011/028.101