Drawing of a Māori meeting house, with man and dog, possibly at Puketotora or Raukawa Pā. It is not signed but handwriting on the back says, "Drawn by R Grindell Manawatu 1859". The drawing is in ink and watercolour. Drawn on card measuring 27 x 1...
Creator: R Grindell
Place: Unknown
Date: 1859
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 January, 1964. "From an earth-bound plant operator to a steeplejack is a big jump in one day, but it did not seem to worry Mr M. Hoare, an employee of Carbonic Ice, L...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: January 29, 1964
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 January, 1964. "From an earth-bound plant operator to a steeplejack is a big jump in one day, but it did not seem to worry Mr M. Hoare, an employee of Carbonic Ice, L...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: January 29, 1964
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 31 July 1961 "Mrs. P. Middlemiss, of City Kindergarten, and Miss Elaine Brian, of the Teachers' College, look with interest at the painting efforts of little Doreen Coen...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 31, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 April 1961 "Giving the Rugby scoreboard at the Showgrounds a coat of paint prior to the opening of the Manawatu Union's season were these two workmen who were pleased...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date: April 19, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January 1966 "These painters under the guidance of Mrs. Julie van Helden (the well-known Wellington artist) are deeply engrossed in their painting of life study. Fo...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 11, 1966
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 5th January 1966 "Mrs. M. Adcock, of Palmerston North, took advantage of the fine weather yesterday to pursue her favourite hobby -- painting. She is shown putting her i...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Pohangina Valley, Manawatu
Date: January 5, 1966
Drawings of two Māori carvings. There are also some faint pencil markings that may indicate that this drawing was not completed. The drawings are in pencil, ink and water colour. Drawn on paper measuring 20.5 x 13 cm. While the artist is unknown, ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Unknown
Date: 1850s
Drawing entitled "Taranaki from seawards 1858", handwritten on the back. It depicts two sailing ships, with Taranaki, including Mount Taranaki, in the background The drawing is in ink and water colour. Drawn on card measuring 27 x 5.5 cm. While th...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Taranaki
Date: 1858
Photograph of a mural on the exterior wall of Te Manawa.
"Reflections" is a work commissioned by Te Manawa and was part of the community event Art On Edge 2012 edition. It was created in partnership with the community in a number of important way...
Creator: Lesley Courtney for Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 19, 2018
Memorial Park toilets have recently been decorated with a mural by local artist Gembol. Commissioned by the PNCC, the mural represents the role of women on the home front during WWII. Memorial Park, formerly Fitzroy Park, was a former gravel pit. ...
Creator: Lesley Courtney, for PNCC
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 20, 2017
Drawing of the ship "Hydrabad" grounded on the beach. The drawing is in pencil and water colour. Drawn on paper measuring 27 x 17.5 cm. While the artist is unknown, they were gifted to the donor by the son of J. T. Stewart, Government Surveyor.
Creator: unknown
Place: Waitarere Beach, Horowhenua
Date: March 1884
Annie Milson was the wife of Robert Milson, a farmer in Palmerston North in Milson Line (which is named after him). She died 25 August 1917, aged 75.
Creator: John Cleland, Palmerston North.
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1880 to circa 1890
Robert Milson farmed on Milson Line (which is named after him) from about 1872 until his death on 3 April 1909, aged 74. His only child Annie married Joseph Linklater, a well known farmer who was a Member of Parliament for Manawatu from 1922 to 1935.
Creator: John Cleland, Palmerston North.
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1880 to circa 1890
This photograph is stored with the caption, "Tuesday February 6, 1968 was the first day at primary school for many Palmerston North children."
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: College Street, Palmerston North
Date: February 6, 1968
Frank Davis and Diane Durbridge pictured in front of the mural Frank designed for the Civic Complex using the Palmerston North's symbol, a rose, as the centre-piece.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 13, 1982
Cliff Whiting and one of the working drawings for a new mural. In 1955, Whiting began teacher training at Wellington Teachers' College. From 1973-1981, Mr Whiting was an art lecturer at Palmerston North Teachers College. He encouraged the inclusio...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1981
This photograph is stored with the caption, "Tuesday February 6, 1968 was the first day at primary school for many Palmerston North children."
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: College Street, Palmerston North
Date: February 6, 1968
This photograph ran with the caption, "A father's day was held by the Milverton Kindergarten on Saturday. Some of the fathers are seen with their children while the juniors show their ability with the paintbrush. In the photograph they are (from l...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 120 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
Date: May 1960
Winchester School's Standard 4 children pose around the mural they spent 12 weeks to design and work on. The mural was the brainchild of two Teachers College Students, Moira Hagenson and Julie Halpen, seen here with the pupils. The local branch of...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1981
A Palmerston North alleyway, connecting two main streets, went from dingy and dark to vibrant and light in October 2017.
Berrymans Lane, between Broadway Ave and Main St, is so well-used that the Palmerston North City Council thought it needed a ...
Creator: PNCC
Place: Berrymans Lane, Palmerston North
Date: October 7, 2017
Peter Manson co-owned the first sawmill to be erected in Palmerston North with Peter Bartholomew.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1860 to circa 1870
The tavern was designed by Mr Jack Cantlon and is a combination of colonial and contemporary design. The tavern opened January 31, 1974. The photograph shows the front view.
Creator: Manawatu Guardian
Date: 1974
This photograph shows what is possibly a student art exhibition at the Palmerston North Technical College. The image comes from the school archive of Queen Elizabeth College. The date of the image is unknown.
Date: 1930s
The tavern was designed by Mr Jack Cantlon and is a combination of colonial and contemporary design. The tavern opened January 31, 1974. The photograph shows the front view.
Creator: Manawatu Guardian
Date: 1974
Palmerston North City Council partnered with Palmy Rocks to host this pop-up rock painting event in the Victoria Esplanade Gardens.
Creator: PNCC
Date: April 24, 2017
Palmerston North City Council partnered with Palmy Rocks to host this pop-up rock painting event in the Victoria Esplanade Gardens.
Creator: PNCC
Date: April 24, 2017
This painting of the Black Madonna was one of the gifts sent from Polish soldiers to New Zealand. The gifts were sent to the Polish Army League, based in Palmerston North, by the soldiers of the Carpathian Division in Italy. They were made by Pol...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1945
Palmerston North City Council partnered with Palmy Rocks to host this pop-up rock painting event in the Victoria Esplanade Gardens. PNCC Planner Keegan Aplin-Thane is shown helping with the project.
Creator: PNCC
Date: April 24, 2017
Palmerston North City Council partnered with Palmy Rocks to host this pop-up rock painting event in the Victoria Esplanade Gardens.
Creator: PNCC
Date: April 24, 2017