The Rosco tearooms, with their rosewood pannelled walls and columns, was one of the most elegant eating places in Palmerston North. It was also hired out for functions. Tearoom staff in uniform, from left: Grace Dempsey; Prudence Phillips; Pam Blane; Meryle Anderson; Sylvia Matson; Valerie Dempsey (later Ackerman). C M Ross Co. Ltd was one of the foremost department stores of Palmerston North and operated in The Square from 1883 until it was sold to Milne and Choyce in 1959.

C M Ross Co. Ltd tearoom staff
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2009P_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2175
- Title
- C M Ross Co. Ltd tearoom staff
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- 4 The Square, Palmerston North
- Date
- January 6, 1951
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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