The Pascal brothers, Claud and John, emigrated to New Zealand from France. They were involved in the flax industry c. 1890 - 1906. The photograph shows the families at the McLennan home at Oroua Downs, Manawatū. Photograph copied from McLennan/Pas...
Creator: Roy McLennan
Place: Oroua Downs
Date: 1889?
These images are part of the Frank Goldingham collection and were possibly taken for Photorama pictorial magazine in the second quarter of 1960. Selections may have been published in an edition not currently held by the Ian Matheson City Archives....
Creator: Frank Goldingham
Date: May 1960
Madge Allsop - the fictional character created as the 'straight-woman' to Barry Humphries' outrageous female impersonation act Dame Edna Everage - was embodied by English Actress Patricia 'Emily' Perry.
In 1994 while on tour with Humphries, Perr...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Hospital, Palmerston North
Date: June 20, 1994
Possibly taken at the air pageant which marked the official opening of the aerodrome on December 5 1931.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1930s
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 20 January, 1964. "The oldest and second-youngest in the Rowland family which celebrated its centenary in New Zealand at the weekend meet here. He Mr Timothy Rowland, la...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Longburn
Date: January 20, 1964
This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard taken on 2 January, 1964. "Four babies delighted their parents by arriving on New Year's Day at the Palmerston North Maternity Home. The son born to Mrs H. T. Clark made his entry into ...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 2, 1964
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 2 January, 1964. "Four babies delighted their parents by arriving on New Year's Day at the Palmerston North Maternity Home. The son born to Mrs H. T. Clark made his entr...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 2, 1964
This image was was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard taken on 2 January, 1964. "Four babies delighted thier parents by arriving on New Year's Day at the Palmerston North Maternity Home. The son born to Mrs H. T. Clark made his entry i...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 2, 1964
This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard taken on 2 January, 1964. "Four babies delighted thier parents by arriving on New Year's Day at the Palmerston North Maternity Home. The son born to Mrs H. T. Clark made his entry into ...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 2, 1964
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 December, 1959. “The only birth in Palmerston North on Christams Day was of a daughter to Mr and Mrs E. Abbiss, at Rostrata. Here the new arrival bids fair to share ...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 29, 1959
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 September, 1959. "In the competition held at Awapuni School on Saturday in aid of the Plunket Society Wayne Treweek gained first prize."
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: 18 Rochester Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 14, 1959
This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...
Creator: William James Young
Date: 1900 to 1932
This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but family, rural life and travel are the most prominent themes. The exact location of the photographs in the...
Creator: William James Young
Place: unknown
Date: 1900 to 1932
This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s.
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Unknown
Date: 1950s
This photograph shows Mrs Anereta Poananga and holding her eldest daughter.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1918
This image of Joyce Una Baker is from a series of slides that shows life at Rostrata Maternity Home in the late 1950s. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Rostrata was owned by E B Watson who ran it as a private maternity hospi...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of Ruahine Street and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1957
This image of nurses holding babies is from a series of slides that shows life at Rostrata Maternity Home in the late 1950s. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Rostrata was owned by E B Watson who ran it as a private maternity...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Date: 1957
This image of a baby in a crib is from a series of slides that shows life at Rostrata Maternity Home in the late 1950s. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Rostrata was owned by E B Watson who ran it as a private maternity hosp...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Place: Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1957 to 1958
People dressed in period costume parading down Church Street by the Club Hotel. The 75th Jubilee celebrations were an eight day long series of events. On the afternoon of Wednesday, 19 March 1952, a parade around the square entitled ‘Cavalcade of ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1952
Family group of mother, father and two children. Photograph found at 464 Freguson Street, Palmerston North. Also see 2011P_Pg136_006123, with same small child and the father.
Creator: J W Stevenson
Place: 464 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
Betty Evans (c1908-1994) and John Hamilton (Ronnie) Evans (c1937-2002), outside 5 Mansford Place. Betty Evans lived at 5 Mansford Place from the 1940s until 1992. She married Jack Evans in 1936 and they were early and long term residents of the Sa...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 5 Mansford Place, Palmerston North
Date: May 19, 1993
This image ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on July 11 1962 with the caption, "After being found abandoned in a city telephone box at 4.30 a.m. today, this nameless and unwanted baby boy, 10 to 20 days old, was taken to Palmerston North Hospit...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Heretaunga Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1962
Petersen was a carrier and transported most of the timber for the early Scandinavian settlements around Manawatu. This photograph was taken by Charles Mariboe, a travelling photograph from the late 19th century.
Creator: Charles Mariboe
Place: Wairarapa Region
Date: circa 1894
This is a photograph of an unidentified family from about 1890.
Creator: George W Shailer [?]
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1890
Mr & Mrs John Hobbs and daughter, Rosalyn, of Aorangi Road, Kairanga, on their way home from church.
Creator: Arthur E Hobbs
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1906
This photograph is of the Mickleson family. From left to right: Peter Christian Mickleson, Mrs Mickleson (Great Grandmother) holding Moss Mickleson and Moss Mickleson (Grandfather).
Creator: Lawson Collinson
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1880 to circa 1890
Grandparents, Jack and Betty Evans, with Aaron Evans, who is the son of Tony Evans. To the right is Rita Collins, sister of Betty's mother, Mrs Edith Shortt. Included is Nicky, the dog. Jack and Betty married in 1936 and were early and long term r...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1965 to circa 1966
This image ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on July 12 1962 with the caption, "Clothing left with the 10 to 20-day-old baby boy early yesterday morning was found in good condition. Photograph shows Senior-Detective-Sergeant F A Gordon holding ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 1962
William Davis senior's wife Maria holds her grandson, child of Mary Derham (nee Davis) and Edgar Derham. Edgar came from Bristol, England and lived at Carnarvon prior to his marriage to Mary. They settled at Te Horo after the marriage, where this ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Rongotea
Date: circa 1909
Edith Hermine Shortt (c1888-1964) with her daughter, Betty Hermine Shortt (later Mrs J Evans) as a baby. Betty married Jack (John) Evans in 1936 and had a family of four boys.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1909