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.
![](https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2F2%2Fe%2F934f05-9299-4c65-a3d0-2ea2fff3dd35%2Fresize_master_f1cb0d1a4fcf08a71514900ff6feec8b.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=b929d51814ef6f96a20b8fcc0b4cd60a2dbbd7c4&ver=1655478996&v=1.2.3)
Millinery staff at C M Ross Co. Ltd Christmas party
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1953 to 1955
- Digitisation ID
- 2009P_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2169
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive