A photographic series prepared by the Prime Minister’s Department in 1947 to attract British migrants. The Evans family of 5 Mansford Place, Palmerston North were selected to show the living conditions of a typical New Zealand family. Jack and Betty Evans and sons seated on the lawn of 5 Mansford Place, Palmerston North. Though Savage Crescent houses were designed in a variety of architectural styles, windows as shown here were a standard feature and mass produced in enormous numbers. These probably came from the local joinery factory of H.E Townshend, a firm which secured contracts to build a large number of the houses in the suburb.

Evans Family Collection: Evans Family, 5 Mansford Place
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2010N_A175-67-1_004195
- Title
- Evans Family Collection: Evans Family, 5 Mansford Place
- Relation
- CA: Evans Collection: A175/67/1
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held In
- Research File
Creation
- Created By
- New Zealand Government
- Place
- 5 Mansford Place, West End, Palmerston North
- Date
- 1947
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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