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Description

A photographic series prepared by the Prime Minister’s Department in 1947 to attract British migrants. The Evans family of 5 Mansford Place, Palmerston North were selected to show the living conditions of a typical New Zealand family. Betty Evans chooses books at the Palmerston North Public Library at the corner of the Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. Built in 1929, it was the fourth Public Library in the city. In 1938 the Council abolished subscriptions and offered a free service to residents.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
CA: Evans Collection A175/67/1
Date
1947
Digitisation ID
2010N_A175-67-1_004190
Held In
Research File

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Taxonomy

Tags
1940s,
black and white,
books,
evans collection,
leisure,
public library,
reading,
savage crescent,
thematic collections,
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Related items

Evans Family Collection: Evans family walking in Victoria Esplanade
Evans Family Collection: John and Michael Evans off to school, 5 Mansford Place
Evans Family Collection: At the Dental Clinic, Intermediate Normal School
Evans Family Collection: Evans family eating dinner, 5 Mansford Place
Evans Family Collection: Evans Family, 5 Mansford Place
Evans Family Collection: Evans family playing cricket, 5 Mansford Street
Evans Family Collection: Class at West End School
Evans Family Collection: Class at West End School
Evans Family Collection: Emma Catherine Evans and friends, 5 Mansford Place
Evans Family Collection: Betty Evans at the letterbox, 5 Mansford Place
Evans Family Collection: John and Michael Evans off to school, 5 Mansford Place
Evans Family Collection: Jack and Betty Evans leaving for a social evening with friends