He pārongo atu anōTotara Reserve, Pohangina Valley

Description

"Totara Reserve" is the popular name of the 740 acre public reserve situated on the east bank of the Pohangina River and officially known as Pohangina Valley Domain. Since 1947, this reserve has been owned by the Palmerston North City Council. The photographer is Charles E Wildbore (1862-1937), who came to New Zealand from England in 1874. He was a bee keeper, dairy farmer and a well-known amateur photographer in the Pohangina Valley during the period 1890s-1920. He married Jane Emily Dallison in 1888 and they had 13 children.

Tautuhi

Momo rauemi

Image

Pūranga

Lindsay Family Collection

Pākanga

Public Photograph Collection Poh 44

Date

circa 1900

Tautuhi matihiko

2014P_Poh44_007539

E puritia ana ki

"Coolstore"