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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. In the 1940s women dressed up for shopping in town and a well-groomed Betty Evans is shown in the shoe department of Roscos, the largest department store in the city. Betty was a trained tailoress and home dressmaking was almost universal at that time. Clothes rationing imposed during World War II was finally removed in 1947.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2010N_A175-67-1_004211
Title
Evans Family Collection: Mrs Evans in the Shoe Department at CM Ross Co. Ltd
Relation
CA: Evans Collection A175/67/1
Held In
Research File

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
1947

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
department store,
evans collection,
footwear,
retailing,
savage crescent,
thematic collections,
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