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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 October 1958: "On Saturday last the Manawatu Car Club held a North Island rally. At the completion of the rally a test of driving at speed in and out posts was held in a portion of the Palmerston North Square. This view shows cars waiting their turn and the crowd watching one car go through the course.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_014945
Title
"The Testing Strip" Manawatu Car Club Rally in Square
Relation
Manawatu Standard Negative Collection
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Coolstore
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North
Date
October 27, 1958

Object rights

Credit Line
Fairfax Media New Zealand
License
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Taxonomy

Tags
1950s,
black and white,
cars,
manawatu car club,
manawatu evening standard,
rally,
the square,
Community Tags
cars,
manawatu car club,
rally,
the square,

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