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This montage of photographs shows the landmarks of Palmerston North from the late 19th century. Upper row (from left) - State School, Bank of New Zealand, Railway Station, Post Office and Telephone Exchange. Middle row - Presbyterian Church (replaced by a larger building in 1893), Broad Street (with the Roman Catholic spire in a prominent position) and the Fitzherbert Bridge. Lower row - All Saints Anglican Church, the Union Bank of Australia, the Phoenix Hotel and the Star Hotel.

The photographs are part of a Christmas and New Year Greeting card.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pn2
Date
circa 1890 to circa 1893
Digitisation ID
2014N_Pn2_007761
Held In
Coolstore

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christmas,
early palmerston north,
photographs,
promotion,
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