The Manawatu County celebrated its centennial over 2-3 April 1977. This is one of the floats that took part in the procession.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Sanson
Date:          1977

Sledging milk from the cowshed, Pohangina.

Creator:      Charles E Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          circa 1910

This image comes from a collection of unidentified negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Many of these negatives are labelled as having been taken in Tokomaru, but many have no information with them. They were do...

Creator:      H M Griffiths
Date:          1910 to 1920

The last carcass being loaded into 'Peck's Hygienic Butchery' van at the Palmerston North abattoir, the week of the abattoir's closing in April 1969. From left: O A Wiley; Jack Peck, butcher; A M Spillman, Manager of abattoir 1917-1950.

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 1969

Located behind Mrs George's house in West Thames Street. Thomas Bulls was the owner of the Bull's Brickworks.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          1896

This photograph of cows is included with a photograph captioned "John Roots and his Dog, Kawhatau". John Roots, an early settler, was known to have a farm at Upper Kawhatau, ten miles from Rangiwahia in the Ruahine Ranges. It was an isolated area ...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1890s

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:          1950s

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:          1950s

Four butchers pose with two dead cows awaiting butchering for sale. See also Mt 1 and Mt2.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

Massey Agricultural College was opened in 1928. This postcard shows a cattle demonstration.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          circa 1945

James Tait-Jamieson (right), son of Cathie and Jamie Tait-Jamieson, is pictured milking in a rotary cowshed with Erik Schafran from Mannheim, Germany, who was in New Zealand to learn about organic farming methods and New Zealand culture (left). Th...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Whakarongo
Date:          July 29, 1998

Bullock team near Otaki pulling cart with sawn timber on.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1890s