Written with black ink pen on paper with blue border glued below photo on mounting board, as caption: “The builder of the first portion of the Shannon School Mr Cassie Nathan Ter Shannon”

Written on back with black ink: “James Hallam {crossed out and replaced with} J T Bovis Shannon”

Stamped on back with green ink: “G.F. FRAMJEE, Photographic Dealer, 18 George Street, Palmerston North. ——Phone 6663.”

Mr Cassie and family, Shannon. Mr Cassie was the builder of the first portion of the Shannon School. This photograph shows Mr Cassie and nine members of his family in front of a wooden house. The caption written below the photo reads: “The builder of the first portion of the Shannon School Mr Cassie Nathan Ter. Shannon”

1 B&W photo print, mounted {damaged with small tears mid photo}

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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 141”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “son Leslie and Maud Adkin, assisted by their daughter, Nancy, thrash cocksfoot seed beside their home, ‘Woodside’, Queen Street East. Copy by J. Casey, VUW, June 1986, from D. Hodge album for A.J. Dreaver (Neg: AJD) Turnbull Library.”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date

Leslie, Maud & daughter Nancy Adkin, threshing cocksfoot seed by hand at their home ‘Woodside’, Queen Street East, Levin, c.1918.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 35”

Written with blue ballpoint pen on paper glued to back: “Oct. 5, 1910. Wedding of Walter William Scott – 29, labourer, and Lottie Nisbet. At residence of Mr T. Gregory, Tiro Tiro Road, Levin. Later ran Sharp Bros.(Aust.) Cordial Manufacturers, Liverpool St., Levin. 1920 to Palmerston Nth branch (bought it). Railway porter, Petone. Boys went to Kings College.”

Front Row : Mr T. Gregory, Mrs Gregory, W. Nisbet, W.W. Scott (groom), Mrs W.W. Scott (bride), Margaret Jane Nisbet, Mrs A. Tremain (nee Myrtle Scott, mother of Ronald Tremain, composer). Methodist Minister probably Rev. T. Francis Jones and Salvation Army Staff Captain Newbold, first mentioned in Chronicle, Feb. 1911.

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society.

See also – Acc. #1977.025 (original ?)

Formal photograph to mark the marriage of Walter Scott to Lottie Nisbet, 1910. Taken at the residence of Mr T Gregory, Tiro Tiro Road Levin, a group of men, women and children surround the recently married couple.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (original damaged)

See also 1977.025.0001

This photograph appears to be a copy of a repaired photograph.

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Penciled on back: “Butt – Shaw Wedding about 1908 Page 41 From Bush & Swamp.”

Written on back, top left corner, with blue ballpoint pen: “2b”

Butt – Shaw Wedding group, c.1908 This group shows a large group of people including the bridal party outside a wooden house. The bride is presumed to be Queenie Shaw, and the groom is presumed to be Edwin J. Butt.

Used in book – “From Bush & Swamp”, page 41

1 B&W photo print, mounted

NOTE – This photo is NOT part of Bovis Collection, but is included for its association with previous photo, Butt family (s2002.050.0008).

See also s2002.050.0009 (original)

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Butt – Shaw Wedding”

Written on back, top left corner, with blue ballpoint pen: “2a”

Written on back, top right corner, with red felt-tip pen: “108”

Butt – Shaw Wedding group, c.1908 This group shows a large group of people including the bridal party outside a wooden house. The bride is presumed to be Queenie Shaw, and the groom is presumed to be Edwin J. Butt.

Used in book – “From Bush & Swamp”, page 41

1 B&W photo print, mounted

NOTE – This photo is NOT part of Bovis Collection, but is included for its association with previous photo, Butt family (s2002.050.0008).

See also s2002.050.0009a (copy)

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Written on back with fluorecent red felt-tip pen: “Wedding of Christina Bowler & William Richards about 1900. Taken at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs Arthur (“Belle”) Lancaster in Levin next to Dentons. Wedding held in house, breakfast in separator shed at back of house.”

Information typed on seperate paper: “Wedding of Christina Bowler and William Richards about 1900. Taken at the home of the brides sister, Mrs Arthur (Belle) Lancaster in Levin. Next to Dentons. Wedding held in the house. Wedding breakfast in separator shed at back of house.”

Wedding of Christina Bowler and William Richards, c.1900. A large group of guests are gathered on the verandah of a house behind the bridal party.

1 B&W photo print, copy (original damaged)

Writting on back in fluorecent red felt-tip pen has soaked through to damage the top of the photograph.

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The Signal family outside a house in Norbiton Road, Foxton.Those in the photograph are from left to right:-

Back Row: Henry Signal, Mrs Seabury and Mrs Bullard.

Front Row: Mrs W Signal, Mr W Signal, Bill Signal, and Mr J Signal.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

Written on postcard with black ink pen: “Au Revoir” {at top right}, “Nov 14th 1911. “{at bottom}

Letter written on back with purple pencil: “Dear Mrs Hallam Got printers cramp so take to pencil. Winnie looking splendid, toddles with Dolce everywhere now. All gone to bed but Mum & I. Show over, a great success. Powelka out yet. R.W. Taylor a daughter about a month old sold his cows out too. With love A Brown”

A postcard titled “Greetings from Shannon” showing three views of Shannon. The top picture shows the Shannon Railway Station with a hotel in backround. The centre picture shows Plimmer Terrace looking north, with children playing on the unpaved road. The buildings in this photograph have been identified from left to right as the Albion Hotel, several unidentified businesses, W.H. Gunning, a further unidentified business and Dunckley (drapers). The bottom picture shows the Church of the Venerable Bede (Anglican) at its original site in Bryce Street.

1 B&W photo postcard [3263 F.G.R. series]

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Caption on front of photo – Maori gathering at Otaki, “ZAK” series, Well. N.Z.

Penciled on back – 46. Horowhenua Co. Otaki. Copy neg. from orig. postcard.

A gatherering of Maori at Otaki . Taken in the Main street the building in the centre of the photograph is the Otaki Town Hall

RESTRICTED PHOTOGRAPH

1 B&W photo print copy

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Wedding of Christina Bowler and William Richards c.1900. Inscription on reverse reads:

‘Wedding of Christina Bowler and William Richards about 1900. Taken at home of bride’s sister, Mrs Arthur (“Belle”) Lancaster, in Levin, next door to Dentons. Wedding held in house, breakfast in seporator shed at back of house.”

One B & W print.

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