More Info →Mrs Fitzherbert's School, Queen Street West, Levin 1904

Object type:Image

Description: Written on back of mounting board with black ink pen: “Dorothe Brewster.

Penciled on back of mounting board: “Norwood School, Levin. Post to, Miss D. Brewster, Victoria St., Cambridge. (with list)”.

Written on piece of paper with bight red / pink pen & sellotaped to back: “This is the property of – Miss D. Brewster, Victoria St., Cambridge.”

Also typed on paper sellotaped to back: “Mrs. R. Fitzherbert’s School (“Norwood School”) Queen Street, Levin 1904. Standing at back: Miss M. Fitzherbert and Mrs. Fitzherbert Pupils: Standing (From left) Eileen Matier, Emma Prouse, Phyllis Matier, Ella Snow, Leila Cobb (with Jeanette the cat), Nessie Day, Marjorie Hitchings, Ethel Palms, {Nesbie} (Lesbia) Wilson, Myrtle Burden ? or Burton ?, Clare Adkin. Sitting (From left) – back: - Skerman, Lily Snow, {Dorothy} (Margaret) Dean, Edith Smart, Amy Lancaster. – front: Lilian Bartholomew, Marjorie Adkin, Dorothy Brewster, Alma Reeve, Lance Prouse, Athol Gibbons, Dora Adkin.” [Names in { } crossed out and replaced by name in ( ).

Mrs Fitzherbert’s School, Queen Street West, Levin 1904. 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Mrs R Fitzherbert and her daughter Miss M Fitzherbert standing at the rear of their pupils, on the porch of the school. Twenty one of the twenty three pupils are girls with only two boys in the photograph.

This school was also known as “Norwood School” Also see #.0003 modern photo duplicates

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”