Two unidentified girls, aged about 3 years on a wooden rocking horse. The girls are dressed identically in woollen dresses, ankle socks and black shoes. They could possibly be twins.

1 B&W photo print, mounted

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People examine the burnt out site of business premises on the western side of Oxford Street. The building to the right was A L Williams’ Tea Rooms and this was sold to Woolworths in 1947 and demolished to make way for a new building. The tea rooms was situated in the northern half of what is now (2001) the DEKA Building.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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A group of students from Foxton School on sports day c1919. Those in the photograph include W Neville, P Overend, ? King, L Furrie, W Barber, L Burston, E Robinson, M King, E Alzdorf, D Laing, ? Laing, R Bright, S Reeves. The teacher is Mr L J Furrie.

Mounted photograph

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Foxton School 1905. Those in the photograph are from left to right:- Back Row:- O Overend, G Langley, W Cook, G Thynne, D Walden, E Wanklyn, R Speirs. Third Row:- A Westwood, A Walden, G Foster, C Edwards, G Robinson, J Hennessey, H Hughes, W S Stewart, Headmaster. Second Row:- M Hickson, E Webb, J Lee, K Spelman, H Cook, E Coley, E Staff, G Neylon, M Robinson, F Edwards, M Howarth, N Cummerfield. Front Row:- R Newth, G Walls, L Bradcock, F Jenks, K Easton, G Collins, W Hamer, F Robinson, Mounted photograph and laminated enlarged copy

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Two unidentified children, a girl to the left and a boy to the right, stand in front of a car which is parked outside a house. In the doorway of the house an unidentified adult is standing.

Photograph is out of focus.

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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Donated Levin Public Library F. Duguid 1975 (Francie Pyke)”

Typed on paper glued to back: “Miss B.R. Clark’s Kindergarten school, opposite St Mary’s Church, about 1914. Standing: N. Eyes, Miss Clark. D. Hitchings, L. Hughes, N. Hitchings, E. Hughes, H. Murray. Seated: J. MacKenzie, J. Blenkhorn, F. Pyke, M. MacKenzie, L. Silk”.

Additional copies of this information typed on seperate card & piece of paper (with – Identified by Jean Ransom – written with black ballpoint pen).

Pupils and staff from Miss Clark’s Kindergarten School pose with a tabby cat c.1914. Of the 10 pupils 7 are girls and three are boys. The two staff members are Miss B R Clark who stands at the rear on the left, and Miss H Murray whon stands at the rear on the right. In the background is St Mary’s Anglican Church.

1 B&W photo print – Fragile, damaged

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Embossed on mounting board: “Tibbutt – Victoria Studios Hamilton N.Z.”

Written with blue ballpoint pen below photo: “Left to Right : _ , _ , _ , Eric, Phyllis, Mr Box, _ , Dad, Ted Exton, _ .”

Penciled on back: “S. Gunning. Ron.”

W.H. Gunning, Draper and General Merchant store, eastern side of Plimmer Terrace, Shannon, c.1920. This business consists of a two storied building to the north of a single storied business. In this photograph ten people stand on the footpath in front of the shop. Those in the photograph have been identified as (from left to right): _ , _ , _ , Eric, Phyllis, Mr Box, _ , Dad, Ted Exton, _ . [Eric Gunning, Miss Phyllis Gunning and (Dad) Mr W.H. Gunning]

1 B&W photo print, mounted original

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2 copies one with Agnes Easton on back

Foxton School class 1923-4. The teachers to the left of the children have been identified as Miss Williams and Charlie Procter.

Two sepia photographs and one black and white copy.

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Mounted black and white photograph attached to brown card.

Written with black ballpoint pen on paper glued to back - Lee Family Avenue Road Foxton (L to R) Violet Lee Thelma Eunice – Mr Lee – Mrs Lee Lee Bill Lee taken early 1920’s.

Lee family (of Avenue Road, Foxton), early 1920’s. Those in this photograph are from left to right - Standing at back:- Violet.

In front:- Eunice, Mr Lee, Bill, Mrs Lee, Thelma.

The family are grouped together for photograph on the verandah of a house.

Black and white photograph.

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A crowd watches a “Mock Court” held by the Foxton Fire Brigade Mock Court for fund raising purposes.

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Inscribed on reverse faintly: ” E McLeod Front of original bakery John Walls, Jane Walls, George, Agnes”.

Sepia toned mounted photograph of the front of Walls Bakery, with members of the Walls family and some other unidentified persons. The building is made of slab timber with a half verandah with an iron roof, and large display windows cover the front of the shop, with a smaller sash window set into the wall on the right. Wall family members stand to the far left and are identified as John Walls, Jane Walls, George and Agnes. The man leaning against the verandah post, the man mounted on horseback with a basket of bread on his left arm and the two youths to the right of the photograph are all unidentified persons.

Sepia original with one black and white print, and one black and white photocopy.

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Identification of man and woman in pencil on back of each photo at very top. However the child is not identified.

Portraits of Captain Homewood with a small child and an oval portrait of Mrs Homewood.

2 B&W photo prints on stiff paper

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Written on back: “Woman with parasol (Mrs Hector McDonald Jnr) her 2 children on the bridge (Flora Campbell McDonald and Theresa Hinemoa McDonald. The fence leads to their home “Lake Side”.”

Two children – Flora McDonald and her sister Theresa Hinemoa McDonald on footbridge over Hokio Stream, woman on bank with parasol (Mrs Hector McDonald Jnr). Large tree in background. Fence on right.

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Original writting on front of mounting board, bottom right, with black ink pen: “R.S. Horn, London Studio.”

Recent writting on front of mounting board, bottom left, with black ballpoint pen: ‘- Koputaroa School 1910 ?”

Written on back with black ink pen: “Vera Richards”

A large group of adults stand behind the pupils of Koputaroa School, possibly at a school picnic 1910. All the women and girls and many of the men are wearing hats and they sit and stand inlong grass under several tall trees.

1 B&W photo print, mounted (1 photo print copy in seperate envelope)

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Written on back with black ink pen: “Vera Richards”

Koputaroa School group, 1900 outside school building. To the right is the schoolmaster, and the schoolmistresses (two) are standing at the rear on the left. There are 52 students in the photograph and those in the front row are sittilg on a stoney playground.

1 B&W photo print, mounted (plus 1 photo print copy in seperate envelope)

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Written on back with black ink pen:

“Ian 11 yrs 7 mths Ronald 9 ” 10 ” Tommy 5 ” 7 ” Barbara 3 ” 3 ” “

Embossed border on mounting board around photo.

Four unidentified children pose for this outdoor portrait. The three boys all wear jackets and shorts with knee-length socks, and the small girl who shares a seat with one of the older boys is dressed in white with white knee-length socks and brown sandals. The four children are unidentifies but the names “Ian, Ronald, Tommy and Barbara” and their respective ages are written on the back of the photograph.

1 Sepia tone print,mounted

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Inscriptions on reverse read: “Horowhenua Mounted Rifles 1900” and “Donated Mrs Jordan”

A group of women and children pose outside a tent which has been erected using makeshift poles, in a country setting.

Inscription on reverse reads: “Horowhenua Mounted Rifles 1900”, but this inscription does not match the photograph.

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Written on back: “Flora & Hinemoa McDonald on bridge across Hokio Stream (daughters of Hector Jnr). The road to golf course. Now runs in a line where the picot fence to their home was.”

Two children – Flora MacDonald (nee McDonald) and Theresa Hinemoa McDonald and dog on footbridge over Hokio Stream, woman on bank (Mrs Hector McDonald Jnr). Large tree in background. Fence on right. Mounted on card.

Same photo as 1977.047.0021

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Typed inscription on reverse of laminated copy reads: “All saints Anglican Church Sunday School Picnic, Foxton Beach, about 1903. Minister is Rev H P Wilson.”

All Saints Anglican Sunday School Picinic at Foxton Beach, c1903. The minister at the time was the Rev H P Wilson.

Mounted print and laminated copy.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Sunday School Picnic at Walter Barbers farm , 60 years ago.”

Sunday school picnic at Walter Barber’s farm Motuiti c 1910.

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Possibly the opening of the Plunket Rooms in Clyde Street, Foxton. A group of dignitories is seated on the porch of the roughcast and timber building and a man stands to the right, addressing the crowd of mostly women and children in the foreground.

2 copies

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Inscription on reverse reads: “OPA”

Class outside a wooden school (possibly Foxton School) probably taken in the late 1800s.

Mounted on heavy brown card.

Photograph is in very poor condition.

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Group of men, women and children formally dressed, sitting and standing in front of a wooden building with a wooden roof. This was the occasion of a farewell which was put on by the Levin Tennis Club for Mrs Stuckey prior to her leaving Levin for South Africa. The date of the event was 28 February, 1913

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 1977.047.0083

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