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Description

Mrs Snelson was the wife of George Matthew Snelson, pioneer storekeeper of Palmerston North and first Mayor of the Borough. She arrived in Palmerston North in 1871 and died in 1919. Her obituary in the Manawatu Daily Times 16 December 1919 described her as the "Mother of Palmerston".

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pi 107
Date
circa 1889
Digitisation ID
2013N_Pi107_007474
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
edwardian,
fashion,
people,
photographs,
portrait,
watch-chain,
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