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The lakelet, named for its shape like a butterfly, was created in The Square in 1909. The fountains were added in 1966.

The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2017P_2014-19_024363
Title
Butterfly Lakelet, The Square
Relation
Coolstore 2014-19
Format
Colour print
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North
Date
1980s

Object rights

Credit Line
Ian Matheson City Archives
License
By Attribution Alone

Taxonomy

Tags
pond,
the square,
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