A parade was held as part of the celebrations of Palmerston North achieving city status. It was declared the eighth city in New Zealand on 1 August 1930, but celebrations were delayed until better weather in November and combined with the New Zeal...
Creator: W W Stewart
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 19, 1930
A large group photograph showing members of a branch of the Women's Institute. All of the ladies in the photograph are unidentified. Originating in Canada in 1897, the The Dominion Federation of Women's Institutes, as it was known at the time, was...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
Aroha Clifford was the first pilot trained by the Canterbury Aero Club in 1928. She may have been New Zealand’s first woman pilot.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Milson Airport?, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1970 to circa 1999
What looks like a family group of husband and wife in their car with two children standing on the running board, in a rural setting. An older woman is also part of the group, and may be a relative. Part of a series of five photographs showing diff...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Unknown
Date: circa 1920 to circa 1929
A midwife astride her horse in the Apiti District.
Creator: E G Child
Date: 1890s
This unidentified woman is using a Turbomatch Might Midget.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: October 1968
Indoor basketball team of women staff members of Herberts, Pahiatua. Herberts is probably A H Herbert & Co, general merchants. Women's indoor basketball was still a new sport in 1947. In 1946 the New Zealand Women's Basketball Association (Inc.) w...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Tararua District
Date: circa 1947
Betty Dudson (b 1924) has been identified third from the right in the back row. The Premiere Drapery Company (PDC) building was built 1929-1930. The store was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. In 1986 the PDC became part o...
Creator:
Date: circa 1940
The Whakarongo Country Women's Institute float in the 85th Jubilee parade. Whakarongo was originally called Stoney Creek. From left: Hazel Dawson; Margaret Goodman; Eunice Romley; Ruby Johanson; two of the Kamariera boys.
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photos
Place: Whakarongo, Palmerston North
Date: October 6, 1962
Members of the Women's Service League at work, on Alfred Seifert's Opiki farm, in order to earn money that went into a parcel fund. Those who worked could submit the names of servicemen overseas to receive parcels. From left: Unknown, Peggy McMaho...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1940
Some of the McDonald family having a day out at Foxton Beach. Joan Klee at right married Kenneth Lindsay McDonald.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1930 to circa 1939
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 image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 February 1958, page 10: "Pictured with their trophies after the presentation ceremony at the conclusion of the Manawatu Women's Bowling Centre's open fours tournament...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 15, 1958
This photograph was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 October 1985 about an extended visit made by Highbury residents to the Kauwhata Marae (Feilding). The families spent the week at the marae for an educational pro...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Te Arakura Road, Feilding
Date: October 1985
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
The protesters were demanding the resignation of the District Court Judge, J.W.P. Watts, after remarks he made when sentencing Peter Howse, a man convicted of assaulting his de-facto wife. Identified (from left): Red Parsons (far left, coordinator...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 19, 1980
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 November 1958: "Nothing is left to chance when an R.N.Z.A.F. flight is arranged. Here L.A.C. W. Meldrum, a woman signaller on the staff at Ohakea, is seen at the radi...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Ohakea
Date: November 19, 1958
This image comes from a collection of glass negatives found in the attic of 'Lovelock's cottage' by 'Keebles Farm' near Massey University. The people in the images are possibly the Lovelock family, but their identities have not been confirmed.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1890 to 1910
Mrs E Clevely arrived in Bunnythorpe in 1879.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1926
Joan Klee (middle) is dressed in an outfit she created for a Palmerston North Diamond Jubilee Parade. It caused quite the stir at the time because of its transparent bottom half. She was a window-dresser for the department store Collinson and Cunn...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1937
The Lady Liverpool fund helped to raise money to send parcels to soldiers fighting during World War One. It ceased operations by 1919. Identified people: Mrs J.A. Nash, wife of the Palmerston North Mayor (front row left); Mrs C.A. Massey, wife of ...
Creator: Uknown
Place: Wellington [?]
Date: circa 1914 to circa 1919
This photograph shows three people in a pick-up truck. A young woman is behind the wheel, while two men ride as passengers - one in the front seat and another, with farm dog in tow, sits in the bed of the truck.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Manawatu
Date: circa 1920 to circa 1939
Staff members of the ROSCO [C.M.Ross & Co] indoor basketball team. Women's indoor basketball was still a new sport in 1947. In 1946 the New Zealand Women's Basketball Association (Inc.) was formed and National and Island championships began in 194...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1947
An unidentified woman is seated in a rocking chair on a porch and knitting socks. She is wearing makeup to make her appear as an elderly woman. This was part of a set of glass negatives found with no information - see 2010G_Unknown_3559 - 3566.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Unknown
Date: circa 1920 to circa 1929
Miss Fay Jewell, see with the book week display, was Children’s Librarian, and worked at the Palmerston North Library 1950-1968.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1955
Harrier clubs were often restricted to men only and the 1980's saw an influx of women's running club form in answer to this. This photograph, which ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard (4 March 1982, pg 13) with a story about the creation of three...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1982
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 March 1958, page 8: "The flag is being "broken" in a ceremony at the commencement of the sports gathering of Central Districts Guide and Brownie companies at Whakaron...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Whakarongo
Date: March 1, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 17 September 1958: "The Feilding Kindergarten Mothers' Club provided a delightful act at the talent evening held in the Concert Chamber last night with a song and dance ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 17, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 September 1958: "A considerable amount of enjoyment was gained by the audience which attended the Manawatu Free Kindergarten Combined Mothers' Clubs talent evening he...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 17, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 09 September 1958: "Players from Hawera, Feilding and Palmerston North competed in the Manawatu women's open golf championships which began at Hokowhitu today. Mrs. E. T...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date: September 9, 1958