The Queen and Prince Philip visited Palmerston North on Saturday February 26th, 1977. In this photograph, the Queen is shown chatting with elderly residents, escorted by Mayor Brian Elwood and other dignitaries.

The Salvation Army established themselves in Palmerston North in 1884.

This photographs shows a game in progress at the Palmerston North Bowling Club in Taonui Street.

The Palmerston North Sash Door and Timber Co. Ltd operated a sawmill and joinery factory in Albert St, midway between Broad and Grey Streets. The Company was formed in 1892 and took over the sawmill originally owned by Richter Nannestad and Co Ltd, established 1874. The Sash and Door Factory was destroyed by fire in 1910. Identified in this photograph are: Mr W H (Bill) Lewis (2nd from right, back row); Mr Charlie Ernstrom (2nd from left, 2nd row from front); Fred Kuhtze, later Coutts (5th from left, 3rd row from front); Mr Olaf Moeller, manager (3rd from right, 3rd row from front); Otto Tiller (far left, 2nd row from front).

To the left of the empty section can be seen the former Public Library (the city's 4th) that stood on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. Soon after this photograph was taken this building was also demolished, to make way for a new, 2 million dollar, ten-storey building for the National Mutual Life Association. Construction began in June 1975.

Senior theatre supervisor, Miss Anne Johnston, presses one of the 40 new two-way intercom links built in the new Theatre suites.

This engineering display was to show Engineering Officers and Senior Officers the capabilities of equipment used by the New Zealand Army.

This group portrait shows the Palmerston North Borough Councillors and Employees for the years 1914-1918.Front Row: David Buick, M.P. for Palmerston North 1908 – 1918; J.A. Nash, Mayor; Christian Voss, Chairman Kairanga County Council; Joe Cooksley, foreman of works. Back Row: M J Kennedy, Gas Manager; Henry Ward, Gardener; Alex Ward, Rubbish Cart; Nam Rush, Spring Cart; Dugald McDowell, steam roller driver; Horace Haycock, Land agent for Bagnall and Keeble; J.R. Hardie, Asst. town Clerk; Bill Pike, coal cart driver for gasworks; Jim Heatley, caretaker for septic tanks.

This is part of the photograph taken at the Palmerston North High School Old Girls' Association's 60th Jubilee dinner. Mrs Wilby, wife of the donor, is in this photograph. She was one of the first day-pupils of the school.

This skimming station was constructed by the NZ Farmers Dairy Union Ltd. and was sold to the Shannon Co-op Dairy Co. Ltd.in 1908. The station supplied cream to the Shannon Co-op’s butter factory at Shannon from 1908 until 1917 when the station was closed. The skimming station was located on the road between Shannon and Foxton, near Bowe Road.

The Mangahao Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near the town of Shannon, Horowhenua. After being delayed by World War One, access roading and foundation testing was started by late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924. It makes use of Mangahao River, through a series of tunnels and piplines totaling 4.8 kilometers, in the Tararua Ranges. Mangahao Power Station became the power station for Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa. As of 2012, it is jointly owned and operated by Todd Energy and King Country Energy.

The 1960s saw the introduction of paper bags which were provided for householder's refuse collection. "Previously residents put out their own metal rubbish bins for collection and emptying by The Council. 'Safer, quicker and more hygienic bags' was the verdict on this innovation..." (Council and Community, 2002, Ian Matheson")

This house was designed by L G West for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, in about 1892. It was sold to Mr John Henderson Pollock Strang in 1903, during whose time the house was enlarged and renovated. It was also leased by Strang to the Crown for use as the residence of Lord Plunket, Governor General of New Zealand 1908-1910. Strang named the house 'Woodhey' after his wife's English childhood home. He sold it in 1921 to W Caccia Birch. After Caccia-Birch's death it was gifted to the NZ Government in 1941, and was variously used by the army in WWII, as a convalescent home for nurses, and by both Victoria and Massey Universities. The house has been owned by Palmerston North City Council since 1984 and has been restored and renovated as a conference and function centre. It is now called "Caccia Birch House".