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The donor's family moved into this house in Savage Crescent on Christmas Eve 1939. This photograph was taken about six months later, with fences and gardens established. Saavge Crescent was developed by the Government as state housing 1937-1944. It remains as an excellent example of early state housing in New Zealand.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
1940
Digitisation ID
2007P_A175-67-1_BUI_0246
Held In
Research File

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Creation

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Place
127 Savage Crescent, West End, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
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Taxonomy

Tags
1940s,
black and white,
home,
house,
residence,
savage crescent,
state housing,
thematic collections,
Community Tags
state house,

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