Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the late nineteenth century, domestic poultry keeping was very common. More than half of New Zealand households had hens. The care and raising of chickens was often the dom...
Creator: Tracey Armstrong
Place: New Zealand
Date: June 29, 2024
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 04 May 1961 "Mr. R.M. Brill was this morning flummoxed by a fluttering fowl which decided that it had an aversion to being frozen. The bird made a frantic bid for freedo...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Princess Street, Palmerston North
Date: May 4, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 July 1961 "The remains of the Whakarongo Soap Company's premises seen today still smouldering and small fires burning hours after the initial alarm was raised. The fa...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Whakarongo
Date: July 10, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 20 June 1961 "Judge and steward keep a respectful distance from a game bantam during judging at the Manawatu Poultry and Pigeon Club's annual show at the Showgrounds tod...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 61 Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 30, 1961
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
Massey Agricultural College was opened in 1928.
Creator: National Publicity Studios
Place: Massey College, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1950
This photograph looks south across the river to the Fitzherbert Terraces and shows some of the cows and horses owned by the Slack family at "Waitoitoi".
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
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
Date: 1966