More Info →Manawatū Knitting Mills staff

Description

The Manawatū Knitting Mills' Ltd was founded by John Stubbs c1888 and situated in Main Street, Palmerston North. It was a large employer of women workers. The photograph is thought to include Jessie Davis (later Henrici), who worked there prior to her marriage. A note on the back says, "To Jessie from Miss Burr'. Jessie (1907-1992) was the daughter of James and Harriet Davis of Palmerston North. She married Olaf Henrici and had two daughters.

For more information on the Manawatū Knitting Mills, see White, Jill (2007). "Women at Work in the Manawatū Knitting Mills." Manawatū Journal of History, Vol.3, pp.20-29.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

IMCA Digital Archive 2011

Date

April 11, 1923

Digitisation ID

2011P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_005500

Held In

"IMCA Digital Archive"