More Info →Marie Haslem and Edna Coley, waitresses for Royal Civic dinner

Description

A dinner was held in the C M Ross tearooms for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on the occasion of their visit to Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954. The waitresses for the dinner were dressed in white uniforms. From left: Marie Haslem (later Hubbard), 18 years; Edna Coley, 16 years. The photograph was taken at the home of one of them, prior to the occasion. 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.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

IMCA Digital Archive - C M Ross

Date

January 6, 1954

Digitisation ID

2009P_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2148

Held In

IMCA Digital Archive