Parade to support wounded soldiers c.1915. This photograph shows cars with placards outside the Foxton Coronation Hall. The Manawatu Hotel can be seen in the background at the left.
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One black and white photograph and one black and white A4 photocopy.
Penciled on back of the photograph - N Z S Co’s Fire Tuesday 14 / 11/ 33 at 11.0 am
Caption typed at bottom of the photocopy - New Zealand Shipping Co. fire, Main Street Foxton 1936 {corrected to 1933}.
New Zealand Shipping Co. fire, 1933. This photograph was taken on Tuesday 14 November 1933 at about 11am looking across Main Street, Foxton. A fire is in the large wooden building behind the Foxton Public Library (left) and Council Chambers (centre) with a Service Station on the right.
One black and white photograph and one black and white A4 photocopy.
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Foxton Museum, formerly the Court House. The rear of the Foxton Police Station can be seen in the background.
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Written on the reverse of the smallest mounted photograph is: “Betty Taylor (nee Fryer) 20 Cambell St Palmerston North.” This is written in red over other faded writing, which reads: “This is a view taken when Lord Jelicoe visited Foxton. You can see Mr (?) right on the right hand edge with Dick standing on the chain fence. Mr Hobbs is ? me with a white hat on Mr and Mrs Bang are on the footpath ? a pram. Mr Ross holding a ? girl in his arms. Mrs Cave Rand is just standing ? the ? You cant miss”
A large crowd is gathered on the corner of Park Street and Avenue Road to celebrate the visit of Lord Jellicoe to Foxton c.1920. A dias has been set up at the front of the World War I memorial. Motor cars and horses and gigs feature as transportation in this photograph. The Town Hall, Methodist Church and the town’s fire bellare visible in the background.
4 mounted copies, 1 unmounted copy and 1 photocopy.
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