Penciled on back: “26CH 1981 Sup. P. 64.”

Used in Chronicle newspaper supplement – ‘Levin Borough 75th Jubilee, 1906-1981’, page 64, with caption – Looks like Chainey’s.

The interior of an unidentified shop, possibly in Levin. A man in a suit stands alongside a wooden counter. Bicycles and tyres are to the left of the photograph while Columbus radios are advertised prominently. A wireless sits on the centre of the counter.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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

Swainson & Bevan Ltd. building on the south western corner of Mako Mako Road and Oxford Street at Weraroa before 1910. The wooden building is two storied and has a coloured iron verandah supported by wooden posts. The shop opens onto the corner of the intersection and a gas lamp is suspended from the verandah above the entrance. On Oxford Street a man is driving a horse and cart, while a man sits astride a horse on Mako Mako Road. Four men stand outside the entrance to the shop, the one in shirtsleeves leaning against the verandah support post has been identified as Walter Bull. Another man stands beside the horse and rider on Mako Mako Road. On the seventh and eigth windows on the upper floor of the building, the words “public” and “library” are inscribed.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.471.0001 2000.472.0001

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Looking south along Plimmer Terrace, Shannon. On the left are commercial premises and to the right is Te Maire Park

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Taken from near the railway station this photograph looks east towards the commercial premises on Plimmer Terrace, Shannon.

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Penciled on back: “[See also 2000.265.001]”.

Eastern side of central Oxford Street, looking north. 1 B&W postcard. “Oxford St. Levin. N.Z. 1780 – (caption)”

Earlier postcard of generally the same site as photograph 2000.316.0009. Many of the commercial buildings are the same as in the previous postcard. The cars are of an earlier vintage and are angle-parked.

See also – #2000.265.0001. Photo enlargement, mounted

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Penciled on back : “Oxford St. facing Nth.”

Also written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Purchased 1969. date taken ? Cars out of date.”

Eastern side of central Oxford Street, Levin. Looking north. 1 B&W postcard. “N.Z. 8287. – (caption)”.

Postcard of the eastern side of central Oxford Street looking north. Plane trees are on both sides of the street and cars are angle-parked. There are no centre road markings.

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Penciled on back: “Horowhenua Historical Society. Commercial & Farmers Club. Date visable on original photo 1904. Building probably about same date.”

Oxford Street, Levin – (caption). East side north of Queen Street. 1 B&W photo print copy

This early 1900s photograph shows the Commercial and Farmers Club building on the eastern side of Oxford Street north of the Oxford Street Intersection. The Post Office is south of the intersection and in Queen Street a horse and trap are approching the intersection. Two women dressed in white blouses and dark skits with two children and a man are outside a verandahed shop. The centre of the intersection is marked by a gas standard lamp.

Photo enlargement of postcard See also – #2000.294.0014 original postcard

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Postcard donated by Mrs D.Dawson.

Main Street, Foxton, looking south from just north of Whyte Street, c. 1950. A number of cars are angle parked on both sides of the street.

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Colour photograph.

Written on back – Neg 6664

Foxton Tram Station and Tea Rooms, 1980’s-90’s

See also f2000.2362 (another view).

Colour photograph.

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Main Street, Foxton, looking south from Ihakara Gardens, c1870. In the foreground two graves are surrounded by picket fences. In the centre of the photograph a train can be viewed com9ing northwards on the track whih runs down the centre of Main Street. A number of men with corses and carts are in the area now known as “The Triangle”. Residential and commercial properties along with a church line both sides of the street.

RESTRICTED PHOTOGRAPH: Harding Collection Alexander Turnbull Library Reference No.85741/2.

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Penciled on back: “Oxford St. west side.”

The middle section of the western side of Oxford Street, Levin, between Bath and Queen Streets, showing commercial buildings. No businesses have been identified, but a sign on the building close to the horse-drawn carriage reads “F W Jones”.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Clyde St where Foxton Motors is cira 1909. ? George Rough Snr, George Rough, Alec Ross. Cars left to right: 1. Buick, 2. Renault, 3. Overland, 4. ? continental car.”

Four vehicles lined up outside J Buglass’ garage in Clyde Street Foxton in about 1909. The people in the cars include George Rough Senior and Junior along with Alec Ross. The cars pictured include a Buick, a Renault, an Overland and an unidentified make.

Mounted photograph in poor condition.

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Black and white photograph.

Written on back – Foxton Band. year ? 3 23

Foxton band parading past Rimmers on the corner of Main Street and Whyte Street in c.1940

Black and white photograph.

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Main Street, Foxton c. 1950. Taken from the eastern side of the street looking south – west, this photograph shows the intersection of Clyde Street and Main Street. The Co-op store is on the left and a young boy is running on the footpath towards the camera. Cars are angle parked outside the commercial premises on both sides of the street.

Cutting from newspaper

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Inscription on reverse of one postcard reads: “To Tom with love and best wishes From Mary Oct 8.1918”

A view of Main Street, taken from the eastern side of the street and looking south west. Commercial premises line both sides of the street which has a man riding a bicycle along its centre. Young girls are also crossing the road.

2 Postcards

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Inscription on front of one postcard reads: “Saturday instead of Thursday. F V E” and is addressed on the reverse to ” G W Lennan, Naumai, College Street, Palmerston North”.

Main Street, Foxton, c.1900. Taken from near “the triangle” this photograph looks towards the south. To the right is a boy with a bicycle. Both sides of the street are lined with commercial premises.

2 copies.

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Cambridge St. – Queen St. intersection. Late 1920’s. Shop verandah with Box on it known as ‘Chocolate Box’ & one next to it with shaded Queen St. facing sign has ‘Saddler’. The one across Cambridge St. with angled doorway is unknown. Car on extreme right outside what then was ‘Bonners Garage’. Beyond 2nd or so building on left & back a bit was wood & coal yard.

Penciled on seperate paper – Comments from John De Bonnaire, Julie Innes’ son. 26/07/00 Julie Innes – lived in Levin. Married about 1928 and moved to Palmerston North. She had an interest in photography as a hobby.

Queen Street East. 1 B&W photo print.

Inscription on reverse identifies this as showing the Cambridge Street – Queen Street intersection. One early car is parked on the wrong side of the road to the right, and a second car is in the distance travelling towards the Tararuas. A railway crossing sign is on the left hand side of the road. A shop known as “The Chocolate Box” is on the immediate left hand side of the street.

Also see – #2000.314.0002 Also see – #2000.274.0001 (colour photo, from which this copy made ?) Also see – #2000.290.0004 (postcard B/W)

Note re photographer on paper in this envelope

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Penciled on back: “Oxford St. – Centre town. Looking North.”

The centre Oxford Street, Levin, looking north from the Bath Street intersection.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (on small mounting board)

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Penciled on back: “33 Looking northward up Oxford Street Levin near Re [?] Bath Street intersection. September 1961. From a ‘Chronicle’ photograph, negative un-numbered.”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date 20/10/90

The eastern side of Oxford Street, Levin, looking north from the Bath Street intersection, 1961. This photograph has been taken from the upper floor of the Central Buildings, which are located on the south western corner of the intersection.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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Duplicate – see notes #2000.314.0001

Queen Street East. 1 B&W photo print copy. (See 2000.314.0001)

Identified in previous photograph as showing the Cambridge Street- Oxford Street intersection. This photograph has a more northern angle than the previous one and therefore the car on the right hand side is no longer in shot.

Also see – #2000.274.0001 (colour photo, from which this copy made ?) Also see – #2000.290.0004 (postcard B/W)

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Alexander Turnbull Library sticker on back and penciled on it : “Oxford Street, Levin.”

Also written on the sticker with blue ballpoint pen: “obtained by Brendan Molloy.” and “Between 1919 & 1924” [refers to date of original photograph]

Central Oxford Street, Levin (between 1919 & 1924), facing west side and looking north to Queen St. intersection. 1 B&W photo print copy.

Plane trees and telegraph poles feature in this photo of Oxford Street, with many businesses having two storied buildings, some with ornate decoration. A number of forms of transport are shown, nine cars, a horse and trap, a horse and gig a bicycle and a motorbike with sidecar.

RESTRICTED PHOTOGRAPH Must be acknowledged to the Alexander Turnbull Library. Reference No. G 48369 1/2 S.C. Smith collection

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Inscriptions on reverse read: “Levin. Dec. 1st. 1933” and “Donated Mrs Jordan”

Two unidentified persons stand on the footpath outside A L Williams Tearooms on the western side of Oxford Street, where the DEKA store is now located (2001). On the southern side of the tea rooms is Kenneth Aitken’s bookshop. Parked against the kerb on an angle is a service car with the destinations New Plymouth, Wanganui and Wellington painted on its side.

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Black and white photocopy.

Printed at top of original photo - 45. Manawatu. Co: Foxton. 333 1/1

Main Street from Ihakara Gardens, 1878, showing Court House and church, with an unidentified family at right.

Original photo by Harding Denton.

A4 black and white photocopy.

See also – f2000.2537 framed original.

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Black and white photograph.

Print at bottom left of photo – Foxton, N.Z.

Main Street, Foxton, c.1950. Taken looking southwards the Water tower is visable in the distance.

Black and white photograph.

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Black and white photograph.

Personal notes writen on back with ink pen - Main St. Foxton. Remember this place ? The grandest (?) place on earth!! This was taken before Seaview Park was created (?) there was just a plantation of trees there. A year or two ago I think. Perhaps longer.

Main Street, Foxton looking south from Clyde Street, c 1920. Seaview Gardens at the southern end of Main Street have not been developed at the time this photograph was taken.

Black and white photograph.

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Foxton Silver Band march along the main street of Foxton on the occasion of opening of Memorial Hall Community Centre 30 October 1954.

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Small photograph of the Main Street of Foxton, looking south from outside the Police Station c. 1930s.

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Colour photograph.

Manawatu Hunt hounds in Main Street Foxton with some “huntsmen”.

Colour photograph.

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Inscriptions on reverse read: “Oxford Street west. From left now Gemini fashions203, Cornish 205 Ox St. Portion of Bradley Bros livery stables on left F C Swanwick” and “W Hannan”

The western side of Oxford Street looking north from mid-way along the street c 1900. The street is unsealed and the plane trees which were planted in 1897 have protective fences around them. The only form of transport is horse-drawn.

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“Sept.21st , 1926” written at bottom right corner of mounting

Central Buildings, Sept. 21st, 1926. Located on the south-western corner of Oxford and Bath Streets, Levin, this photograph shows five unidentified people outside the building, with three cars parked against the kerb.

1 B&W photo print, mounted

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