The millinery department was sited on the third floor of the C M Ross Co. Ltd building, and made on-off hats, and hats to order. From left: Maureen Brown; Jan Funnell; Nagaire Thacker; Molly King (Head Milliner); Mr D Cook (Departmental buyer); Betty Lewis (later Oldham), Arnold Dix (Managing Director of C M Ross Co. Ltd). C M Ross Co. Ltd was one of the foremost department stores of Palmerston North and operated in The Square from 1883 until it was sold to Milne and Choyce in 1959.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1953 to 1955
- Digitisation ID
- 2009P_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2169
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Embassy Studio
- Place
- 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- Some Restrictions May Apply
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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