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Description

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The phoenix palms were an initiative of Peter Black, curator of the gardens 1908-1946.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
1950
Digitisation ID
2007P_P80_RES_0158
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
1950s,
esplanade,
gardens,
park,
phoenix palms,
photographs,
reserves,
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