Alexander Reginald George Radford (1890-1972) was born in Hanham near Bristol, England. He was an engineer and worked for various firms in England before emigrating with his wife and parents to New Zealand an 1911 and settling in Christchurch and ...

Creator:      Alex Radford
Date:          1890 to 1972

Cars parked in front of the J Buglass Garage in Foxton.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Foxton
Date:          1920s

Herbert J Woodfield is listed as having a livery stable in Cuba Street, Palmerston North, from c1915, and by 1922 having Woodfield's Motor Garage at the same address. In 1928 the garage moved to Beresford Street and continued to operate until the ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1922 to circa 1927

This appears to be the interior of Gough Gough and Hamer’s workshop. A partially dismantled caterpillar tractor can be seen. Their premises were located at 175 Rangitikei Street.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          175 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

In 1920 James Buglas and Charles T Brewer opened up a garage in Cuba Street, Palmerston North. In 1922 they built the above garage in Taonui Street. They later acquired the corner section adjoining, giving an entrance from Maire Street. In 1932...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1937

See also F310

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified imag...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North

Unidentified staff members of the Shell Petroleum company pose in front of the Shell trucks. This is possibly the Keith Street Depot, situated at 69 Keith Street.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

Walter Turner's business was situated at 3 Queen Street, Palmerston North, in the 1920s. It later became Magnus Motors and then H Clapham Service Station, in the later 1930s. From left: J Anderson; W Carruthers; Harold Clapham; Newman; A Bruce; D...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920 to circa 1929