This audience is gathered to observe the laying of the Massey Agricultural College Foundation Stone by Governor General, Sir Charles Fergusson, accompanied by his wife, Lady Alice Fergusson. The vice-regal party were out of shot on a stage to the ...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          December 4, 1929

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 23 March, 1959. "These four smartly dressed patrons at the Manawatu Racing Club's autumn meeting at Awapuni on Saturday are, Miss Helen Mair (Feilding), Miss Pamela Durw...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 April, 1959. "Three trotting enthusiasts at the first day of the Manawatu Trotting Club's autumn meeting on Saturday (from left): Mrs L. G. Rieger (president's wife),...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North
Date:          1959-04-11T00:00:00+00:00

The class of 1888 – 1899 are shown here at their unidentified school reunion.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1949

The CM Ross hockey team: Back row, from left: Miss J Glendhill, Miss W Boon, Miss W McFennan, Miss E Pickering, Miss E Skinner. Middle row: Mr Stebbing (dress material buyer), Miss F Browning, Miss B Crawford, Miss M Skinner, Mr J Whitehead (head ...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

The Duchess of York sits in an open topped car outside the Railway Station, after arriving in Palmerston North as part of the Duke and Duchess of York's New Zealand tour. The duchess became Queen Elizabeth in 1937, and later upon sucession of her ...

Creator:      New Zealand Pictorial Photo News
Place:          Matthews Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          March 3, 1927

This photograph comes from the archive of Mabel Child, who was the daughter of James and Polly Hocking (nee Hosking, daughter of Charles E Hosking from England). Mabel married into the Child family.

Creator:      J E Lewis
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920 to circa 1929

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:          July 6, 1966

Miss Cook of Foxton was Mr Snelson's "first lady visitor".

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1872

Many events were held in the Aokautere area over the years to farewell those who had left, but this event was put on to honour those who had remained. This was the second such event. Back row: Alex Ferguson, Nola Blenkiron (hostess), Fred Judd, HG...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date:          1966