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Description

This photograph shows the second post office in Palmerston North, situated on the Square. The text under the gables reads, "Post and Telegraph Office 1888". A.A. Lissaman Chemist is next door and The Boot Factory is visible on the left side of the photograph. The old Post Office was moved to the Victoria Esplanade and converted into tea rooms in 1989-1990.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Po4
Date
1890
Digitisation ID
2014N_Sq4_008565
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
cafe,
early palmerston north,
esplanade,
Community Tags
a. a. lissaman,
chemist,
historic places trust,
hitching rail,
post office,
street light,
victoria esplanade,

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