Typed on damaged piece of paper sellotaped to back: “Perhaps 1918 Peace Procession. Miss M. McKegg was the successful Carnival Queen (Later Mrs Easton). Mr Vickers dressed as John Bull.”

Children lead the Armistice Day Peace Parade, along Oxford Street and west down Queen Street in 1918. The photograph is takenacross the Oxford Street and Queen Street intersection looking west towards the Levin Hotel. There are flags across the intersection and hanging from buildings.

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Typed below picture - Huia Flag paraded at civic Welcome Home to men from the Boer War – 1903.

Taken from the building next to the Post Office on Oxford Street looking towards the Levin Hotel on the Queen Street and Oxford Street intersection. The Ngati Huia flag Huia is across the intersection and a crowd stands in a block to take part in the service.

See also – Acc #2000.018.0210 identical photo (scene described as: Service of Commemoration for Edward VII, 1910)

See also 2000.516.0001, 2000.510.0001, 2000.510.0002 and 2000.510.0003

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Public Library on the corner of Oxford and Bath Streets, Levin.

There is a crowd of people at the front of the building, possibly for the opening day of the library.

Photographed ca 1909 by an unidentified photographer.

From National Library Collection - 1 negative, ID: 1/2-139937-F

Handwritten bottom right of original: “32.”

Penciled on back: “Oxrord St. Harvey & Co. “

Harvey & Co. Ltd., builders and joiners, Oxford St., Levin. This two storied wooden building was built in 1912, and Joe Harvey operated from this site as a cabinetmaker, with a shop on the ground floor and a workshop upstairs. In this photograph four people stand in the entrance to the shop. This building still stands today (2001) and is currently the premises of Robyn Bates Pharmacy.

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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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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Please return to N. Clayton. 2”

Penciled on back [faint / faded] : “The old factory Bill Crowther back on.”

Shannon Co-op Dairy Co. factory. This is the same building as shown in s2002.019.0004 but this photograph shows the view from the side. Ten men, one of whom is sitting on the tank stand at right, are pictured with a number of horses and carts which are carrying milk cans. Penciled information on the reverse identifies the man sitting on cart with his back to the camera (left foreground) as Bill Crowther.

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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 46”

Penciled on back: “R.J. Law & Wife, Shifting to new Home.”

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

Mr & Mrs R.J. Law (Ron and Dora, nee Adkin) moving to their new home with a few possessions c.1918.

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Shannon Co-op Dairy Co. factory. This is a copy of s2002.019.0005 and shows ten men, one of whom is sitting on the tank stand at right, with a number of horses and carts which are carrying milk cans. Penciled info on back of mounted original, identifies the man sitting on cart with his back to the camera (left foreground) as Bill Crowther.

1 B&W photo print, copy of 2002.019.0005. Photo is damaged.

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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 34”

Penciled on back - Levin Co-operative Dairy Company’s factory. photograph, G.L. Adkin.

View of the rear of the Levin Co-op Dairy Co Factory, Queen Street East, Levin. Several horses and carts which are loaded with milk cans, are near the wooden building which has an iron roof.

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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “This building was at the corner of Mako Mako Rd. & Oxford St., and was burned down. The late Mr Walter Bull is leaning against post. Not sure of the date, but over 50 years ago. (before 1910) From Mrs Walter Bull.”

This same information is typed on piece of paper and cellotaped to back.

Swainson & Bevan Ltd building, on the south-west 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 poles. 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 store, the one in shirtsleves leaning against the pole has been identified as Walter Bull,while another man stands beside the horse and rider. 1 Colour photo print, mounted

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. PERREAU’S BAKERY 1904. Mr M.E. Perreau was not only renowned for the cakes and pies he baked, he was a long-serving Mayor and member of virtually every organization in Foxton at the time.”

Perreau’s Bakery, Foxton, 1904. Staff from the bakery line up on the footpath outside the bakery, while the horse-drawn delivery cart is to the right of the photograph.

1 Sepia tone print

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. C.T. EASTON’S BUTCHERY 1904. Mr Easton set up business opposite the cattle yards in Foxton. The beasts frequently caused havoc, and sometimes injury in the main street when they broke away while being ferried across the Manawatu River.”

C.T. Easton’s Butchery, Foxton, 1904. A group of butchery staff stand outside the two storied wooden building, along with a horse and cart and a horse which are used for delivery purposes.

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society. RED HOUSE, FOXTON 1904. The Red House, on the corner of Whyte and Main Street is one of the few buildings to escape the fires which ravaged the township earlier this century. It was built in 1894 as a general store.”

Red House, Foxton, 1904. A group of men and children stand on the footpath outside the shop which has a sign reading “Red House, 1894, M.H. Walker. Groceries” above the door. A saddled horse and a horse and cart are on the road in front of the building.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Christian Honore’s store.”

Christian Honore’s store, Foxton, with a number men, a boy and two carts ouside and inset of C Honore, c 1890.

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Inscription on reverse reads: ” Mr Sorby & milk delivery cart. Museum copy”.

Mr Sorby and milk delivery cart. Mr Sorby holds the head of the horse drawing the cart while one boy sits astride the horse. A second boy sits in the milk cart which has large wheels and the letters “AWA” printed on the side. This photograph is slightly out of focus.

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A horse-drawn cart with milk cans, being driven by an unidentified man, in a rural setting.

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Oxford Street Levin, taken from north of the Oxford Street / Queen Street intersection looking south c.1890. The road is unsealed.The Levin Hotel is the largest building in this photograph on the corner of Oxford Street and Queen Street West.

Photograph is much wider than scanned image 1 B&W photo print copy

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A young girl loads hay onto a horse-drawn cart.

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Written on piece of paper with blue ink pen: “Gravel crusher near Waikanae River bridge during programme to seal main road, late 1920’s. Photo lent by J. Brown, Paetawa.”

Three horses and a cart are in front of a gravel crusher at Waikanae in the late 1920’s. The gravel crusher was situated near the Waikanae River bridge and was used during a programme to seal the main road.

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C T Easton’s butcher shop on the eastern side of Main Street south of entrance to Easton Park, c1900. In this photograph staff and customers stand outside the store along with delivery horses. A small boy sits astride a horse to the right of the photograph.

Photograph and paper copy.

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Inscriptions on reverse read: “G E Coley” and “The Kennedy”

The “Kennedy” which has run aground at Foxton Beach. On the shoreward side of the ship are two horse drawn carts which appear to have been used to remove cargo from the ship.

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Penciled on back: “Manawatu River in flood from Wirokino Bridge looking north towards Foxton Arthur Jamieson in boat ex Kara Rd.”

Manawatu River in flood, looking north from Wirokino Bridge. In this photograph Arthur Jamieson is pictured in a cart crossing the flooded road.

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Written on back with blue and black ballpoint pens: “Shannon Creamery, 1900, 1901 or 1902. J. Cornwall was the manager then.”

Typed information on the mounting card (#s2001.022.0004) states: “Original photo taken by the then (1901) creamery manager, Mr J. Cornwall. His daughter, Mrs D.M. Harding, reproduced the photo as a ‘gift’ to the people of Shannon. Mrs I.L. Ward of Shannon said that by 1908, J. Nathan & Co. of Wellington, Wholesalers and Exporters of butter, owned the creamery.”

See also – #s2001.022.0006 Handwritten note about creamery.

Margaret Street Creamery, Shannon, 1901. Horses with carts carrying cream and milk cans surround the wooden building.

This copy of a black and white photograph is somewhat discoloured.

1 Colour photo print.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Queen St construction.”

An unidentified man stands in front of a horse which is harnessed to a cart with small wheels and a hose attached presumably to provide the “hot mix’ used during the construction of Queen Street.

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Swainson & Bevan Ltd building, south west corner of Mako Mako Road and Oxford Street at Weraroa before 1910. The two storied wooden building has a coloured iron verandah supported by wooden poles. The shop opens onto the corner of the intersection and a gas lamp is suspended from the verandah above the entrance. The road outside the building is unsealed. On the seventh and eight windows from the left on the upper floor, the words “public” and “library” are inscribed.

1 B&W photo print , damaged lower right corner

See also: – 2000.471.0001

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