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Edward Whitehead, a Feilding farmer, established the 'Bible and Tract Depot' in Main Street, Palmerston North in 1900, so he could expand his business of printing Christian and leaflets and handbills. The windmill to the left drove the large press used for printing. The business was sold in 1949 to James G Harvey who continued it as the Gospel Publishing House, until new premises were built in King Street in 1961.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc432_BUI_2510
Title
E Whitehead, Printer, 484 Main Street
Held In
Coolstore
Original held in
Public Photograph Collection Bc 432
Date
1902~/1914~

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Place
Main Street, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
building,
buildings,
commercial,
edward whitehead,
photographs,
printer & sons,
shop,
store,
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