Les Davis (b.1900) on his 1920 Excelsior Big X 1000cc Vee Twin Auto-Cycle (note his leather chaps), outside his parent’s house under construction at 171 Albert Street, Palmerston North. Les was the son of James and Harriet Davis, who farmed in the Tiritea/Fitzherbert area c1897-1910, after which they moved into Palmerston North. He worked on the land, and later at the Wanganui Woolen Mills.

Leslie Davis on his motorbike, Albert Street
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_005547
- Title
- Leslie Davis on his motorbike, Albert Street
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive 2011
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1924
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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