This portrait postcard was produced by Anderson's Studio, Palmerston North, which was established by the Norwegian-born artist and photographer Harold Anderson (1869-1926). Further research is needed to establish the identity of "Bugler Will," alt...
Creator: Anderson's Studio, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1915 to 1918
This photograph, showing Dennis Rickards in the backyard of his recently constructed home at 125 Vogel Street, Roslyn, was taken with a Brownie E. camera. Rickards' purchased the property in about 1950 and had a house constructed by A. Arnold in c...
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Date: circa 1952
Panorama of The Square in Palmerston North, taken from the Bank of New Zealand. Extends from the corner of Broadway, across to corner of Main Street.
Creator: R P Moore, Wellington
Date: April 7, 1923
Gwen Gibbs (1898-1983), third from the left, was a significant Palmerston North dance teacher. After performing internationally, she established the Broadway School of dancing about 1929. She knew important ballet figures and travelled overseas fo...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Date: circa 1960
Gwen Gibbs (1898-1983) was a significant Palmerston North dance teacher. After performing internationally, she established the Broadway School of dancing about 1929. She knew important ballet figures and travelled overseas for new ideas. She was a...
Date: 1955 to 1965
Gwen Gibbs (1898-1983) was a significant Palmerston North dance teacher. After performing internationally, she established the Broadway School of dancing about 1929. She knew important ballet figures and travelled overseas for new ideas. She was a...
Date: 1955 to 1965
Gwen Gibbs (1898-1983) was a significant Palmerston North dance teacher. After performing internationally, she established the Broadway School of dancing about 1929. She knew important ballet figures and travelled overseas for new ideas. She was a...
Date: 1940s
This image is a black and white photograph of a watercolour drawing by John Tiffin Stewart (1827-1913), a civil engineer, surveyor and amateur artist. The original drawing is part of the J. T. Stewart papers donated to the Whanganui Museum by W. T...
Creator: John Tiffin Stewart
Date: 1874 to 1875
This image is a black and white photograph of a watercolour drawing by John Tiffin Stewart (1827-1913), a civil engineer, surveyor and amateur artist. The original drawing is part of the J. T. Stewart papers donated to the Whanganui Museum by W. T...
Creator: John Tiffin Stewart
Date: circa 1860 to circa 1885
This image is a black and white photograph of a drawing by John Tiffin Stewart (1827-1913), a civil engineer, surveyor and amateur artist. The original drawing is part of the J. T. Stewart papers donated to the Whanganui Museum by W. T. Stewart. I...
Creator: John Tiffin Stewart
Date: 1859
The Hydrabad, 1350 tons, ran aground on the beach a mile south of Waitarere on the night of 24 June 1878. She was bound for Adelaide to Lyttleton, loaded with iron for the New Zealand railways and had few passengers. No lives were lost in the wrec...
Creator: John Tiffin Stewart
Date: 1878
Seated in the front row, left from right: Gordon Scrimgeour, Medical Microbiologist, Palmerston North Hospital; Unknown; Marie Fergus, Infection Control Nurse, Dunedin; Berry Bird, Infection Control Nurse, Palmerston North Hospital.
This photogra...
Date: 1980
Standing from left to right: May Butler, Infection Control Nurse, Palmerston North Hospital; Margaret Duthie, Nursing Advisor, Department of Health; Joan Faogali, Lecturer and Medical Microbiologist, Christchurch Hospital; Berenice Bird, Infection...
Date: 1980
Eric Carol Procter (1928-2010) was involved with the taxi industry in Palmerston North from about 1949 until his retirement in 1988. Beginning as a driver, he was later the manager of Palmerston North Taxis Ltd. He was involved in organising the 1...
Creator: Bruce Watts
Date: September 1974
Olga Stephens (c.1900-1969) and Basil Stephens (c.1903-1972) were two of the three children of Henry Stephens (1864-1913) and Frances Turton (1868-1951).
Date: circa 1950 to circa 1960
The Palmerston North Garrison Band was established in 1864, one of the city's oldest groups.. In 1972 it became the Palmerston North Brass Band. This photograph was taken when the band competed in Auckland, 1955.
Back row: J.B. Register, F.J. Co...
Creator: Amy Harper Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1955
Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Shows the King Edward VII Coronation Fountain in The Square. The Coronation Fountain was built in 1902, in the middle of The Square. It was shifted to this location in 1926, to allow the Cenotaph to tak...
Creator: Terry Finnerty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1960
Back row: M. Findlay, J. Chamberlain, J. Thurston, C. Dalzell, B. Kominowski, D. Wiley, E. Fuller. Middle row: E. O'Brien, J. McOviney, W. Jorgensen, M. Beable, M. Payne, R. Finnerty, M. Cull. Front row: N. Gill, N Bateman, M. Keenan, J. Carroll, ...
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photo
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1962
Back row: D. Morrison, M Miers, J. O'Connell, N. Cull, H. Pietrzyk, J. McGrath. Middle row: D. Wylie, N. Gill, R Finnerty, J. Chamberlain, E. McKenzie, M. Findlay, M. Cull. Fro...
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photo
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1961
The 1961 Christmas party gathering of the “7th Palmerston North St Patrick’s” scouts group. Russell (Russ) Finnerty is in the front row, fourth from right.
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photo
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1961
These photographs show Robert and Sarah McMurray who lived in Palmerston North from 1914 until their deaths. Robert McMurray (1841-1927) was born in Northern Ireland. He migrated first to Australia and then to the Otago goldfields. Sarah Ann Silco...
Date: circa 1908 to circa 1940