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Smith and Smith of Wellington first opened a branch in Palmerston North in The Square in 1929, but the business expanded to such an extent that in 1934 they shifted to more spacious premises, with a large bulk store in Rangitikei Street.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 202
Date
circa 1937
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc202_BUI_2454
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
business,
commercial,
paint,
photographs,
retail,
shop,
store,
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