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A group of men and women outside the Rongotea shop, standing, sitting in horse drawn buggies and on horseback. This shop was established by the Amesbury Brothers in the 1890s. It was taken over by John Bletchley in 1895. The front sign of the building reads, "Rongotea Store - Amesbury Brother - General Storekeepers - Drapery Importers".

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_IMCA-Coolstore_008421
Title
Rongotea Store and Bakery
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Manawatu
Date
circa 1894

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
bicycle,
commerce,
photographs,
retail,
rural towns and life,
sales,
shop,
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