Johan Kristian Richter was born in Norway. He anglicised his name to John Christian Richter after migrating to New Zealand.

Creator:      Billens and Bunting, attributed
Date:          1996

This image was published in the October 29th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Graham holds the piece of paper that's worth $60,000 in one hand, and baby Claire in the other. With him is his wife Monica (holding Chr...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Feilding
Date:          October 29, 1978

These images are part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a prob...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This family portrait was likely taken just before Edwin Daniel Berry left New Zealand to conduct missionary work in Fiji. From left:

• Rimu (Reme) Ruahine Victoria Perkins nee Berry b.1899

• Francis (Frank) Leslie Berry b.1900

• Edwin Daniel Be...

Creator:      Berry Family
Date:          1930 to 1935

This image is believed to depict members of the Berry and possibly Ridland families, including: Mary Elizabeth Berry (nee Ridland), her husband Francis (Frank) Leslie Berry, and Frank and Mary's two daughters Margaret Elizabeth and Frances Ruth Be...

Creator:      Berry Family
Date:          195X

This image is believed to depict members of the Berry and possibly Ridland families, including: Mary Elizabeth Berry (nee Ridland), her husband Francis (Frank) Leslie Berry, and Frank and Mary's two daughters Margaret Elizabeth and Frances Ruth Be...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          469 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          195X

This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Edwin Daniel Berry on a return trip to Palmerston North from his Missionary work in Fiji.

Francis (Frank) Berry married Mary Elizabeth Ridland in 1928. They had two daughters,...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          469 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          195X

This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Edwin Daniel Berry on a return trip to Palmerston North from his Missionary work in Fiji.

From left: Frank and Mary's youngest daughter Frances (b.1932), unknown (possibly Mar...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          469 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          195X

This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Edwin Daniel Berry on a return trip to Palmerston North from his Missionary work in Fiji. It depicts Edwin's second son Francis Leslie Berry and his family.

From left: eldest ...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          469 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1952

This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Edwin Daniel Berry on a return trip to Palmerston North from his Missionary work in Fiji. It depicts Edwin's second son Francis Leslie Berry and his family, although the two wo...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          469 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1952

This image is believed to depict, from left: Rimu (Reme) Perkins, her son Graham Wynton Perkins, (b.1938), Berry family patriarch Edwin Daniel Berry, Mary Elizabeth Berry (nee Ridland), her husband Francis (Frank) Leslie Berry (brother of Reme, so...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          469 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          195X

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the September 1960 edition.

Caption: “Miss Peggy Miers and Mr. Baron Ormrod photographed at a party to celebrate their engagement.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

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

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 May 1961 "The winners of the scavenger hunt at the Palmerston North Industries Fair yesterday looked pleased with their success. They are standing in the broadcasting...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          May 12, 1961

A portrait of the Dumbleton family. L-R: Eileen, Mrs M. Dumbleton, Mina, Mark Dumbleton, Olive, Marie (seated in front).

Creator:      Winxenberg, Masterton
Place:          Masterton
Date:          190X

Eva Williams (Wildbore) with her children (L-R), Noel, Patricia, and Mervyn.

Creator:      Charles E. Wildbore
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          circa 1930

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 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:          195X

This photograph shows the Caccia-Birch family at on the Woodhey.Standing left to right: Tom; Rachel, wife of Tom; Nancy, wife of Tony holding John their 2nd child; Hetty, wife of Gerald, holding Susan their first child; Gerald. Sitting left to rig...

Creator:      Tony Caccia-Birch
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          1933

The children are: Baby Edna, George, Ella, Queenie (in front), Ernie, Elvie, Logan and Jack (on father's knee). Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989, p 82.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

A portrait of the Davis family of Linton. Ian Matheson notes that the boy in photograph may have been an adopted son.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Linton , Palmerston North
Date:          1890 to 1930

This photograph comes from a small bound photograph album found in the Slack and Hewett Families archive. This albums contains informal photographs, mostly of the Hewett family. They lived on Long Melford Road, Awapuni at a homestead called "Waita...

Creator:      Hewett Family
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          1900 to 1910

The children of local sheep and dairy farmer William Chapman outside the family home at 77 Kairanga Road (present day Botanical Road) in Palmerston North. Back row, left to right: Jessie Moore Chapman, John Henry Chapman, unknown guest; Front: Lou...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Botanical Road, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1915

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

From left: Julie, Noel, Tom, Sally, Phillip, Lesley, Robin, Thelma. Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989, p 87.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date:          unknown

This photograph comes from a small bound photograph album found in the Slack and Hewett Families archive. This albums contains informal photographs, mostly of the Hewett family. They lived on Long Melford Road, Awapuni at a homestead called "Waita...

Creator:      Hewett Family
Place:          Awapuni
Date:          1900 to 1910

John and Sarah Parker had a dairy farm on Banks Line, Rongotea. They farmed it from 1920 until their deaths, and it continued to be farmed by two of their children, John Jnr and Hannah until 1989. Sarah and John (Snr) Parker are shown with two of ...

Creator:      unknown
Place:          Rongotea, Manawatū
Date:          192X

William and Fanny Thompson with their children Hilda, Emily and Ethel. The Thompson family lived at "Willowbank" in Rongotea.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          circa 1900