Watchorns Ltd, located at 162-163 The Square, was founded in 1923 as Watchorn and McNaught, but was soon taken over and operated solely by Mr G Watchorn. This view is of the houseware department. The window display features Gillette products. Watchorn & McNaught were .

There was a week of events to celebrate Palmerston North being granted Borough status in 1877. Celebrations began on Saturday and included a display of floats. Shown here is Garners department store float in Rangitikei Street.

This photograph is taken from outside the Palmerston North Railway Station. The Railway Hotel, proprietor John Hurley, taken over by William Owen in 1914, and Cafe De Paris Hotel are opposite. The Post Office, on the corner of Main Street East and The Square, can be seen in the distance. It is listed as being a "F G R Series Postcard".

Pohangina Valley is rural district north of Ashhurst. It is named after the river that flows through it, is about 50 Kilometres long, and has been for a long time a beef and sheep area.

Graham 'Jumbo' Wallace, foreman of crew who resealed the Palmerston North airport runway

Public Librarian, Ian Malcom, with copies of 'Saga in Sepia', by Valerie Smith, based on the George Shailer collection of photographs. In Malcolm served as Palmerston North's librarian 1969-1989.

This photograph shows the buildings between the corners of Fitzherbert Avenue and Church Street East. WF Durward's business as a draper ran from 1907 to 1915 and the Club Hotel is visible on the left of the photo. Stereoscopic pictures were produced for use in a stereoscope, which gave a three dimensional image.

Hokowhitu School Swimming Baths in Albert Street, Palmerston North. The Headmaster at the time was Mr McLean. The baths opened in November 1932. The photograph was taken by a teacher at the time named Mrs Taylor.

It appears here that a flood is in progress, a large amount of wood is pushing against the suspension bridge which is nearly completely underwater. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa. After being delayed by the first world war construction began in late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924.

T W Preece, who served in World War One, was the son of George and Ada Preece, 49 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North. He enlisted in the Otago Infantry Battalion and rose to be Lance Corporal. He died 7 August 1915 at Chunuk Bair, Turkey, at 29 years of age. His name appears on the War Memorial in The Square, Palmerston North.

This photograph shows the construction of one of the arches of the second Fitzherbert Bridge. A third bridge was built in 1987 due to mounting traffic constraints.

Ernest Snow operated from this shop as a bootmaker in Foxton.

Biscuits are being examined in the vacuum drying oven at the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute. The biscuits were developed by the Institute to distribute to children in under-developed areas particularly in Pacific and East Asian areas.

Representatives from City and Borough Councils pose on the 'Church Steps' at the Nelson conference for Local Government. The Palmerston North Town Clerk, James Robert Hardie, who held office 1917 – 1954, is standing second row, 5th from the left.

Wilfred married Miriam Linda Mudford in 1912. They settled at Sandynook, a property that belonged to Herbert Hill Hunt (Manawatu County Councillor for 22 years, from 1910) and was located on Tompkin's Line opposite his brother Stan's farm. They had four children - Gladys, Dorothy, Linda and Wilf Jnr.