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This postcard of the Band Rotunda in The Square was possibly taken to mark the opening of the Post Office (corner of Main Street East and The Square). Note the flags and crowds of people. The Band Rotunda featured here was the first of two built in The Square. Constructed in 1899, this incarnation was shifted to the Victoria Esplanade in 1907. A second larger band rotunda was then built. It was demolished in 1956 to make way for the Hopwood Clock Tower.

Identification

Object type
Postcard
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sq17_008832
Title
The Original Band Rotunda
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 17
Format
Postcard
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North
Date
1906?

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
band rotunda,
celebration,
post office,
simmons,
the square,
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