Three children posing in fancy dress outside a house. Probably related to the Pike family.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

Studio portrait of Stanley Pike (1905 - 1983) and an unidentified baby.

Creator:      Pollard, Photographic Artist, Wellington
Place:          Wellington
Date:          circa 1909

Murray Pike in a sailor suit, with rocking horse.

Creator:      Phillips, Wellington
Place:          Wellington
Date:          circa 1910

Two men in band uniforms, Murray Kelvin Pike (1928-2013) (left) and Donald Gordon Pike (1933-2012) (right), with Ngaire Jean Hudson, née Pike (1931-) (centre), in a marching team uniform.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940 to 1959

Harriet Jane Pike and granddaughter, Raewyn Leslie Pike, at Milson Line.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Young flowergirl, Raewyn Leslie Pike, poses with her mother, Patricia Joyce Pike, and baby, Gregory James Pike on the lawn of 16 Milson Line. Wedding of Ngaire Jean Pike to Noel Thomas Hudson.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 18, 1953

Raewyn Pike sits at the head of the pony with her cousins (Haycock brothers) Leonard, Ashley and Kerry. The image is taken outside a house in Bridge Street, Bulls.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

Murray Kelvin Pike (1928-2013) in band uniform.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940 to 1959

The piles being lowered into position during the construction of the second Ashhurst Bridge, which crossed the Manawatu River at the lower end of the Manawatu Gorge. The first was washed away in 1895 and due to disputes its replacement was not ope...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ashhurst Bridge, Ashhurst
Date:          circa 1908

Children and zookeeper riding on the back of an elephant, probably at the zoo. Probably related to the Pike family.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Unknown
Date:          circa 1950

Unidentified couple sitting on the bonnet of a truck. Probably related to the Pike family.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1930s

The dairy in this photograph is located on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and Ferguson Street, where there is now a Burger King [2015]. The Manawatū Evening Standard published an image of building being demolished in 1970 [see: 2017N_2017-20_0...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          100 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1970

The Wellington Manawatu Railway Company Limited constructed the rail line between Wellington and Palmerston, opened in 1886, and ran it until they sold it to the Government in 1908.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1899

Karere Lagoon is one of the many ox-bow lakes along the banks of the Manawatū River. The original photograph is captioned “Mr Monrad’s. A lagoon at Karere with maori canoe”. The children are probably those of Olga and Viggo Monrad, who farmed besi...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Tiakitahuna Manawatu
Date:          circa 1880 to circa 1889

William Park was a stationer in Palmerston North, and also served as a Councillor and Mayor. Two of Mr. Park's sons are in the foreground. This view of the house, built 1887, shows the side of the house fronting Linton Street. The house was demoli...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place:          Corner of College and Linton Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

The Awapuni Racecourse was used as an army camp during the First World War. Note the men in military uniform among the group on the left.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1915

A Methodist church group on Broad Street setting off for a picnic in horse drawn carriages.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broad Street (Broadway Avenue), Palmerston North
Date:          1890

This was the third Palmerston North Court House. The first Court House was constructed in 1874, and replaced in 1881. In 1895 this Court House was built and the second one moved to Church Street for use as the Police Station. This building was sho...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1895

This photograph was taken from the section of Rangitikei Street between King and Queen Streets. In the shot are many pedestrians standing on the pavement and a horse cart moving at speed. This horse cart is the Bourough Council's water-cart, used ...

Creator:      John Halford Perrin
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1905

This photograph was taken from the the roof or top storey of the four-storied Roscos Department Store. On the horizon is the spire of St Patricks' (1925); on the corner of Palmerston North and The Square (far right) is the Bank of Australasia (now...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1927 to 1931

This is the last reminder of a once thriving township. The Raumai Store was built in 1908 and was used as such until 1948. It was later used as a hay barn.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Raumai, Pohangina Velley, Manawatu
Date:          1975

This city landmark, the Public Hospital's boiler chimney was 123ft. high. It was demolished as part of a new building programme at the hospital in the 1970s. A new boiler and chimney were built to replace it.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Heretaunga Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 13, 1974

Charles, Stan and Murray Pike bought an existing business and formed Pike's Quality Furniture Co in Andrew Young Street, in 1946. When this building was destroyed by fire they moved the business to Milson Line.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Andrew Young Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1946

A traction engine powers a chaff cutter in a field in a Manawatu area.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1900 to 1910

Arapete camp looking upstream, much of the surrounding bush has been felled. Later this area was flooded and called Tokomaru No 3 Reservoir. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serve...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Tokomaru No 3 Reservoir, Shannon
Date:          circa 1920

The machinery could be a new power guillotine and punch.

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

Pike factory employees outside what is perhaps a newly built house, possibly in Church Street.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940

During World War One Manawaroa Te Awe Awe offered the Government the use of part of his farm for a training camp, to replace the camp at Trentham (Wellington) which had been evacuated. Samuel Jickell, Palmerston North Borough Council Civil Enginee...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          July 1915 to August 1915

One of the events held to celebrate 100 years of Palmerston North was a garden party for ‘Old Identities’, held in the grounds of Caccia Birch House, Te Awe Awe Street. Three hundred people attended. From Left; Mrs Te Awe Awe; Mrs Black, Mayoress ...

Creator:      John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 1971

The Prince of Wales visited Palmerston North in May of 1920, he was accompanied by Lord Louis Mountbatten. The Square was decorated in honor of his visit. According to the news coverage of the event, there were huge crowds cheering the visitor al...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          May 4, 1920