Alan and Mona Wong at their market garden shop

Description

Alan and Mona Wong opened a shop on their farm in 1980. They specialised in celery because a deep bore on thier land provided sufficient water for this thirsty crop. During the second half of the twentieth century, several members of the Manawatū Chinese community maintained market gardens in the Aokautere area, including the Kan, Chew, Leong, Tsao and Wong families.
This photograph was reproduced in the book Fitzherbert East Aokautere: School and District 1889-1989 (1989). Reproductions of the photos in this publication were provided to the Ian Matheson City Archives. This image is derived from a copy negative. The archives does not hold the original photograph.

Identification

Identifier

2014N_Z5083_009443

Date

circa 1988

Digitisation id

2014N_Z5083_009443

Format

B&W negative