Penciled on back: “34. Exchange. Newly completed building for the new Levin telephone exchange. 8th November 1963. From ‘Chronicle’ photograph (no negative number). ‘

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

The exterior view of the Levin Automatic Telephone Exchange, on the northern side of Devon Street, Levin, 1963.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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Written on original photo: “Waikanae 4080 copyright”

Written on back with black felt-tip pen: “Auckland Institute and Museum. Neg. No. B. 1273.”

The Post Office at Waikanae at an unknown date. Outside the Post Office a man is sitting in a gig which is drawn by a horse. A bicycle is proped against the picket fence at the side of the building. In the right background are the foothills of the Tararua Ranges.

1 B&W photo print copy

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Mounted black and white photograph framed with white surrounding and black frame.

Printed below photo on mounting board – Main Street, Foxton. Looking south from Ihakara Gardens.

Written on paper attached to glass – 1878

Penciled on back - This photo dates from 1878, not 1888. It was probably taken early in April 1878, for the view is described in “The Manawatu Times” newspaper (Palmerston North) of 13 April 1878 page 2. Photographer was W.J. Harding of Wanganui. Original glass negative is now in Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. I.R. Matheson 1/5/83

Main Street Foxton from Ihakara Gardens, 1878.

Showing Court House and church, with family (right).

Framed black and white photograph.

See also – f2000.2277 A4 photocopy.

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Printed on front of mounting board, top left, with black ink – LEVIN c.1920 Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink – P 10

Printed bottom of photo as caption: “The Railway Station, Levin, N.Z.”

Typed on piece of paper glued to back: ” P10. Levin railway station, about 1920, from booklet of Levin views published by Ken Aitken, bookseller, Levin. Copy of booklet lent to F.C. Swanwick by Trevor Williams, and copied by C. Donoghue, 1980. Later donated. [Written with blue ballpoint pen] ‘

Levin Railway Station, c.1920. Situated on the eastern side of Oxford Street in Weraroa, this photograph shows the wooden building with an iron roof with the main entrance opening onto Oxford Street. In this photograph the road is unsealed but four early model cars are in front of the building.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 1980.145.0003 and 2000.145.0001

Used in promotion booklet – ‘Your Future’s in Levin’ (no page numbers, approx. 3/4 way through booklet).

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Printed bottom of photo, as caption: “The Post Office, about the early 20s if the traffic is anything to go by.”

Penciled on back: “20 CH. Chron. Sup. 1981. p. 25.”

Levin Post Office, on the south – eastern corner of the intersection of Oxford Street and Quee Street, Levin, c.1921. Two men ride their horseswhile another drives his buggy. Two cars are shown in Queen Street, while bicycles lean against the building. Three men are leaning on a lampost outside the front entrance to the building.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (duplicate of 2000.018.0058)

See also 2000.576.0001 (original)

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Inscription on reverse reads: “W Hannan”

The eastern side of Oxford Street looking south from the Queen Street / Oxford Street intersection. The road is unsealed and in the centre of the intersection is a single gas lamp which has a ladder leaning against the standard.

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