Darrell Coley (later Lee) at 4 years of age, with an unidentified boy, on the cat walk in the Roscos tearooms. C M Ross had seasonal fashion parades for adult and childrens' wear. Darrell modelled at these shows from about 3-8 years of age, having got the job through her grandmother, Mrs Jean Thompson, who worked for C M Ross. Darrell was not paid but could select an outfit to keep. 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.

Children modelling for C M Ross Co. Ltd
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2009P_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2145
- Title
- Children modelling for C M Ross Co. Ltd
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- 4 The Square, Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1959
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
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