Skip to Content

Library staff clean up after a flood, caused by a burst water main, in the Rental Department. This purpose-built library on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square was opened in 1928 and served Palmerston North until 1965.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection L14
Date
July 31, 1956
Digitisation ID
2011N_L14_004975
Held In
Coolstore

Related items

Childrens' Book Week display, Palmerston North Public Library
Public Library: Lending Department
Hokowhitu Branch Library
"Preparing Display of Children's Books" - Library
"Learning How to Use Library Reference Books"
Burst water main outside the Palmerston North Public Library
Mobile Library, Palmerston North
Mobile Library
Public Library: Senior Free Department
Reference Department, Palmerston North Public Library
Children's Department of the Palmerston North Public Library
New Zealand Collection in Palmerston North Public Library

Creation

Created By
Place
Corner Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
By Attribution Alone

Taxonomy

Tags
1950s,
black and white,
books,
flood,
palmerston north public library,
photographs,
work,
Community Tags
flood,

Report a problem

Related items

Childrens' Book Week display, Palmerston North Public Library
Public Library: Lending Department
Hokowhitu Branch Library
"Preparing Display of Children's Books" - Library
"Learning How to Use Library Reference Books"
Burst water main outside the Palmerston North Public Library
Mobile Library, Palmerston North
Mobile Library
Public Library: Senior Free Department
Reference Department, Palmerston North Public Library
Children's Department of the Palmerston North Public Library
New Zealand Collection in Palmerston North Public Library