Studio portrait of the Officers in uniform. Centre is Captain John E Hall, Captain of the Corps 1891 - 1898.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1895

This photograph was taken when Enid Astbury (later Mrs John George Collins), was eighteen. She was the daughter of Annie and James Astbury, born in 1870 and died in 1943. Enid spent her childhood at Newbury school and went on to become the first p...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1888

The Rockstrows were an early Manawatū family of German extraction. Johann Friedrich Rockstroh (1834-1913) was a Prussian born in Erfurt, Germany. As a young man he migrated to New Zealand, where he practiced medicine in the goldfields of Otago and...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1892 to circa 1896

Alexander McMinn was the founder of the 'Manawatu Daily Standard' (forerunner of the Manawatu Standard), the first daily paper published between Wellington and Wanganui, which produced it’s first issue on 29th November 1880. The newspaper was sold...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

Previously unidentified, this portrait is believed depict Thomas Sutton (1857-1925) and his wife Rebecca Annie (Gray) Sutton (1859-1936) of Palmerston North. The original image has "Sutton" scratched onto its glass plate.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1899

A picture of an unidentified couple from c 1880s-1890s. The negative had 'Oliver' etched into the plate. George Shailer was a well-known photographer in Palmerston North, takin gmany studio and informal portraits in the Manawatu region.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1880 to 1899

This young lady is almost certainly one of the Shailer daughters, probably Ada (see Pi 550). The swing on which she is seated was a common studio prop of the 19th century photographer. This photograph could be either Clara or Ada Shailer (daughte...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1890

John Smith married Susan Shailer (1867-1925), the daughter of the photographer, in 1882. He was a member of the Forester's Lodge. John died at 95 years of age.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

John Smith married Susan Shailer (1867 – 1925) in 1892. George Shailer was a well known photographer in Palmerston North, taking many studio and informal photographs in the Manawatu Region

See also: “Saga in Sepia” by V. Smith

Creator:      George Shailer

Date:          1880 to circa 1890

A print of this image was created from the original glass plate in 1970, for the centenary celebrations of Palmerston North. It was displayed in the public library and elsewhere, in the hope that someone could identify the young woman. Unfortunate...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1885 to circa 1890

This is a portrait of Mr and Mrs H.C. Collinson and Family. Back row from left: Emma, Henry; Leo; Jim; Florence. Front row from left: Myrtle, Mr H.C. Collinson, Doris, Mrs Collinson nee Frances Elizabeth Gittings.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

This photograph shows W D Shields demonstrating a boxing stance. It is signed, "Sincerely, W D Shields".

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1908

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

The Roscius Dramatic Society began in 1906 or 1907 with the play "The Governor". The company was started by Mr and Mrs Chubb. The man on the left is Dan Sexton and the one on the right is Charlie Adams.

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1906 to circa 1907

A group of unidentified children from around 1890. The name 'Venn' is scratched onto the plate - possible indicating the family name. Frederick Venn was an early settler in Palmerston North.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

Reverend Jolly was a Minister of St Andrews Presbyterian Church. He was called to Ponsonby, Auckland in 1910 to take up a post at St Stephen's Church.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1901 to circa 1910

This is the wedding photo of Alexander Brooke-Taylor (born 1879) and Edith Zilla Flyger (born 1885). The groomsman was Tom Muller and the Bridesmaid was Doris Flyger (sister of the bride). The wedding was at All Saints Church on 26 September 1906 ...

Creator:      Possible Lawson Collinson, based on design of backdrop
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 26, 1906

Studio portrait of an unknown girl. The glass plate this image is from has the name "Kerslake" scratched onto it.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

Charles Hoskings was born in Lizard, Cornwall, England, and his wife Mary Jane Hosking (nee Arthur) of Celant, Cornwell, came to New Zealand in 1873 with their five children. Charles founded Woolcock and Hosking's Foundry and Blacksmith in Main St...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

Andrew Guy was a barrister and solicitor of Palmerston North. From left: Mary Alma Guy (Mrs M Harding, then Mrs J Macky); Elfrida Eileen Guy (Mrs S J Hanna of Auckland); Andrew Guy; Roland Wallace Guy (killed in World War One); Kenneth Graham Guy ...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1906

George Shailer and his wife Septuagesima arrived in New Zealand from England 1874, with their four eldest daughters. They subsequently raised 12 children. They first settled in Feilding, moved to farm at Makino and finally, due to George's ill hea...

Creator:      George W Shailer [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1893

This photograph was taken at the marriage of William H. Collingwood and Amy. W. H. Collingwood came to New Zealand from Northern Ireland and settled with his parents in Wanganui. His sister Mary Collingwood married D. W. Low.Collingwood was the s...

Creator:      A Martin
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

William Henry Revans Flyger (1845-1908) a surveyor in the Manawatu District from the 1870's to around 1901. Flygers Line is named after him. After 1901, W. H. R. Flyger worked for the Wellington Provincial Government, the Central Government and th...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

This postcard comes from a series depicting various holds from the art of ju-jitsu. This card is labelled, "'Ju-jitsu' Arm-lock"

Creator:      C Armstrong, Arcade Studios, Dunedin
Place:          Dunedin
Date:          circa 1902 to circa 1908

This is a photograph of an unidentified family from about 1890.

Creator:      George W Shailer [?]
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1890

This postcard comes from a series depicting various holds from the art of ju-jitsu. This card is labelled, "'Ju-jitsu' arm-lock".

Creator:      C Armstrong, Arcade Studios, Dunedin
Place:          Dunedin
Date:          circa 1902 to circa 1908

Lydia Burr was born to Amos and Lydia (nee Hoskins) Burr on 15 September 1856, near Foxton. She was christened by Bishop Selwyn. Lydia later married Harry Flyger and settled in Palmerston North. She died on 28 June 1930, aged 73, predeceasing her ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1870

Ada Shailer (1871-1935) married Mr D. Collis, a farmer from Kairanga. Her father George Shailer was a well known photographer in Palmerston North, taking many studio and informal photographs in the Manawatu District.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          unknown

This photograph is of the Mickleson family. From left to right: Peter Christian Mickleson, Mrs Mickleson (Great Grandmother) holding Moss Mickleson and Moss Mickleson (Grandfather).

Creator:      Lawson Collinson
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1880 to circa 1890

Unidentified officer of the Palmerston North Rifle Volunteers. The Palmerston North Rifles, known as C Company of No. 2 Battalion, Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers, was founded in 1879. They were represented at Parihaka, in the Boer War an...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1887