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 and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1957
This image is from a series of slides that shows life at Rostrata Maternity Home in the late 1950s. It is of the kitchen staff. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Rostrata was owned by E B Watson who ran it as a private matern...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Date: 1957
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 a "baby trolley" 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
This image of a Christmas party 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 hos...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Date: 1957 to 1958
This image of nurses 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 hospital for m...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Date: 1957
This image of nurses outside the Rostrata Maternity Home is from a series of slides that shows life at that private hospital in the late 1950s. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Rostrata was owned by E B Watson who ran it as ...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Place: Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1957 to 1958
This image of a group of people, including two nurses in unform, standing next to what appears to be a private ambulance is from a series of slides that shows life at Rostrata Maternity Home in the late 1950s. Situated on the corner of Ruahine and...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Place: Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1957 to 1958
This image of nurses 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 hospital for m...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Place: Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets, Palmerston North
Date: 1957
This image of a group of nurses 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 hos...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Place: Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1957 to 1958
This image of the exterior of Rostrata Maternity Home is from a series of slides that shows life at that private hospital 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 p...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Place: Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1958
This image of the exterior of Rostrata Maternity Home is from a series of slides that shows life at that private hospital 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 p...
Creator: Joyce Una Baker
Place: Corner of Ruahine 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
28 Ranfurly Street was once a Category Two Historic Place. At the time of photographing, the house was due to be demolished after several fires damaged the property. It was built in 1905 by Frank Kirk. For more information see [the listing](http:/...
Creator: Heather Glasgow - PNCC
Place: Ranfurly Street
Date: February 19, 2018
A view of Fitzherbert Avenue taken from near the Hopwood Clock Tower.
Creator: Maurice Thompson
Place: Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: March 21, 1971
This photograph shows the intersection between The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The multi-storied building on the left side is an apartment block. The red and white building is the Fisherman's Table restaurant.
Creator: Graeme Liggins
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 2002
This image is believed to depict a section of Fitzherbert Avenue. The original Plane trees are visible on either side of the road, and the stucco and chain fence in the middle-right of the image could be from the Esplanade.
The image comes from a...
Creator: S. A. Free
Place: Manawatu
Date: 195X
Memorial Park (previously named Fitzroy Park) at Terrace End, was formerly a metal pit used by the Railways Department for ballast, from about 1876-1937. The Palmerston North City Council purchased the 21 acre site in 1938 and developed it into a ...
Creator: Maurice Thompson
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: March 14, 1965
When the Palmerston North City Library moved from the corner of Main Street East and The Square to its present location in the old CM Ross Building, a book chain was undertaken to commemorate the occasion. Here we see local children participating ...
Creator: Suzanne Kilsby
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1996
Workmen constructing the entrance ramp to the new Palmerston North City Library, which leads from The Square across to George Street. The new City Library was formerly a department store, originally built for C M Ross Co. Ltd in 1928.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
The staircase, seen here looking down from the third floor, was built as part of the original C M Ross department store, in The Square, in 1928. The building was bought by the City Council in 1992 and converted into the City Library, opening 1996....
Creator: PNCC
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
The new City Library building was originally built as the C M Ross department store in 1928. It was bought by the City Council and renovated as the new Library, opening 1996. This view is of the conversion of the former tearooms on the second floo...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
This postcard comes from the Mackrell Archive. They came to be in possession of the Mackrell family by way of Huia Mackrell's wife, Doris Cammock (later Mrs Mackrell, of Woodville). They were sent by Doris' brother Frank while he was serving in th...
Creator: Frank Cammock
Date: April 13, 1917
A display of poppies made of flax and woven by the community for ANZAC Day 2016 in The Square, Palmerston North.
Creator: Steph
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: April 22, 2016
ANZAC Day Dawn Parade 2018, The Square, Palmerston North
Creator: PNCC
Date: April 25, 2018
The Square was extensively remodelled for the 1971 centennial celebrations. Additions included a raised flower bed at the Fitzherbert Avenue end and the construction of the Centennial Pavilion.
This photograph was one of four scenes of Palmersto...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1971
View of the Tararua Ranges, from the 3rd floor of the Palmerston North City Library. looking across The Square, with the clock tower in the foreground.
Creator: Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Date: August 16, 2011
The Victoria Esplanade gardens were opened in 1897. The phoenix palms were first planted along Victoria Drive in the late 1930s, although many of them have since been replaced.
Creator: Massey University
Place: Palm Drive, Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date: circa 2000
Cars are parked by flower beds in bloom at the Victoria Esplanade.
Creator: Clarice Parlane
Place: Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date: 196X
Festival of Cultures Lantern Parade 2018
Creator: Jennie Gutry
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 2018