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Annie and Anders Petersen and their family

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Description: Anders and Annie Petersen were migrants from Denmark. They first lived in Pahiatua, before settling in Aokautere on a 37 acre farm where they kept 15 cows. The couple had five sons and three daughters. This image is derived from a copy negative, which has partially cropped the original photograph. The family are, from left: Jens, Thorval, Annie, Chris, Dagmar (front), Mary, Johanus (front) and Anders. The eldest daughter Kate has been cropped from the right side of the image, with only her elbow visible.
This photograph was reproduced in the book Fitzherbert East Aokautere: School and District 1889-1989 (1989). Reproductions of the photos in this publication were provided to the Ian Matheson City Archives. This image is derived from a copy negative. The archives does not hold the original photograph.