Caption on front of photo – Maori gathering at Otaki, “ZAK” series, Well. N.Z.
Penciled on back – 46. Horowhenua Co. Otaki. Copy neg. from orig. postcard.
A gatherering of Maori at Otaki . Taken in the Main street the building in the centre of the photograph is the Otaki Town Hall
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Staff outside the Levin Daily Chronicle building, Oxford Street, Levin.
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A copy of a Christmas card with an oval photograph in the centre showing a group of unidentified people boating on Lake Horowhenua.
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Masonic Lodge. 1922. Laying the foundation stone of Masonic Lodge building in Stanley Street, Levin.
Laying the Foundation Stone of the Masonic Lodge, Stanley Street, Levin 1922 1 B&W photo print copy
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Coronation Baths. 1911. Mayoress Gardener christening the Levin Coronation Swimming Baths.
The Mayoress of Levin, Mrs Gardener, Christens the Levin Coronation Swimming Baths 1911.
Inscription on front of photograph reads”The Mayoress Christens The Baths No 2”
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Group of unidentified people who attended the christening of Clyde Adkin (b 08/11/1918). Inscription on reverse reads “Taken at Clyde Adkin’s christening Queen St. Levin.”
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Penciled on back – Race course, Otaki, Horowhenua County, c.1900
Maori Racing Club Meeting. Group of race-goers.
Group of mainly Maori people at the Otaki Maori Racing Club Meeting (c.1900)
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Printed on front of mounting board, top left, with black ink: “LEVIN c.1900” Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 3”
Typed on paper glued to back: “P3. ‘Ashleigh’, Queen Street East, Levin, home of James and Clara Ann Prouse. Group includes the owners with their children (standing): Emma, Percy, Bert, Lance. Two youg children not known. Taken about 1900. Print donated by Mrs Ian Grey, Queenwood Road, Levin (1985).”
‘Ashleigh’ , the home of James and Clara Prouse, Queen Street East, Levin, c.1900. In this photograph the owners of the house are in front of the two storied wooden building with four of their own children, Emma, Percy, Bert and Lance and two other children. Those in the photograph are identified as – Back (standing L – R) – Emma, James, Percy, Bert, Lance. Front (L – R) – unidentified girl, Clara, unidentified girl.This house is still in use (2001)
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See also 2000.018.0076 and 2000.018.0077
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An unidentified Maori man and woman pose with two dogs in front of a fallen tree. The ppair are dressed in European clothing, however, the woman has a puipui draped across her right shoulder and fastened under her left arm. Beneath the photograph is the inscription “Maoris in Shannon NZ”
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Printed on front of mounting board, top left, with black ink: “Papaitonga”
Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 12”
Penciled on back: “13”
Written on back with purple pen: “the original”
Lake Papaitonga, c.1900 ? Two row boats are on the lake. Appear to be 6 people in boat at right, and 2 people in boat at left. Man with child (obscured) sitting in foreground watching activity on the lake. Native bush grows down to the lake, with reeds and rushes growing along the shoreline in most places.
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Penciled on back - Speech by Canadian High Commis[s]ioner to combined Rotary & Lions meeting. Mr & Mrs Dougan, Mr C.A. Hercus (left), Mr R.G. Hoare. (appeared) Wed. Oct. 18, 1972.
Stamped on back with black ink - Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. 137 Date.
Combined Lions Club & Rotary Club meeting, 1972. Those in the photograph are from left to right: – Mr C.A. ‘Alan’ Hercus, President Levin Rotary Club, Mr Dougan, Canadian High Commissioner, Mrs Dougan, Mr R.G. Hoare (President Levin Lions Club).
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Black and white laminated photocopy of a newspaper item.
Portait of J A Perreau with the caption “Nearly a Centenarian. Mr J A Perreau of Foxton whose death took place last Friday in his 99th year” died 26.6.1929.
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Unidentified man, woman and child sitting beneath a ponga fern. Metal pail to the right of the man.
Extremely poor quality copy of 1977.047.0062
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Penciled on back - The Rosanne Kay memorial for the most improved dancer was presented for the first time last at night’s award evening for the Levin Scottish Dancing Club. Tues. May 8, 1973.
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An unidentified man dressed in a kilt presents the Rosanne Kay Memorial Trophy for the most improved dancer, to an unidentified young woman at an award evening, held by the Levin Scottish Dancing Club, 1973. To the right of the photograph is an unidentified woman.
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Mounted photograph entitled “Foxton Waterfront 1907”. Taken near the Port of Foxton this photograph shows people on a steamer and punt, while others are in boats and on the shoreline, In the background are to flaxmills.
See also f1999.1048
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Foxton Borough Council 1968-1971 at Mayors table. Those in the photograph are from left to right:- Councillors O A Dunlop, W T J Hoskins, C Pearce, B O Barber, Mr L G A King (Mayor), Councillors L M Mattar, Mrs M Maher, W S Donnelly and T Terry.
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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Opening Akers Toll Bridge 1918. Refer book – From Fibre to Food, Opiki.”
Penciled on back: “PNPL FX123 On the newly completed Opiki toll-bridge, Jan. 1918. 2nd from left, Joseph Dawson, bridge-builder holding Mavis Henderson (3 1/2 yrs). 4th man from left is A.W. Hogg, Masterton. Woman with baby, centre, is Mrs Elsie Henderson with son Lewis (4 months). Her husband, Ernest, is at far right, he was blacksmith at Tane Mill & there fashioned all steel rods for the bridge. Next Elsie is Mrs Whitewick, then her husband – cooks at Tane Mill cookhouse. Note tramlines for horse-drawn flax wagons.”
Book (From Fibre to Food, Opiki) gives caption for photo - A group of local residents and visitors on the newly completed swing bridge, January 1918. The book also identifies the people mention above, and the 3rd woman (at right) as Miss Taylor.
Cost between $4,600 – $5,200 – mentioned page 26, in book ‘From Fibre to Food, Opiki’.
The opening of Rangitane Suspension Bridge, at Opiki inJanuary 1918. The man second from the left is Joseph Dawson and the small girl he is holding is Mavis Henderson (aged 3 1/2 years). The man 4th from the left is A W Hogg from Masterton. The woman holding a baby is Mrs Elsie Henderson and the baby is her son Lewis. Her husband Ernest is at the far right of the photograph. He was a blcksmith at Tane flaxmill and fashioned all the steel rods for the bridge. The woman next to Elsie Henderson is Mrs Whitewick whose husband also worked at the Tane Mill.
The bridge was purhased in 1919 by Mr Hugh Akers and made a Toll Bridge in 1925. This bridge closed in November 1969 when new Opiki bridge opened.
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Hon. Duncan MacIntyre (left), and Dr Greg Tate (right) Head of Disease and Pest Control Unit.
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Written with black ballpoint pen, bottom of photo – 102 12
Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “5. A civic occasion in the square, Levin. Probably [crossed out with blue ballpoint pen] services for the death of King Edward VII 1910, or else the coronation of King George V 1911. Boys training farm cadets in row near bottom of photograph.”
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Commemoration, death of Edward VII, 1910. Taken from opposite the Post Office in Oxford Street looking east, a large crowd hold sheets of paper, possibly song sheets for singing during the service.
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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen - Inscription on reverse reads: “Opening Memorial Hall, Mr Herring, Mayor.”
Opening of the Levin Memorial Hall on the south western corner of Queen Street and Chamberlain Street. The hall was opened on Thursday, 16th February 1956. This photograph shows officials seated on ‘enclosed’ dais. with Mr H.E. Herring, Mayor (1953-56), speaking. Mrs Maud Lett (Clark) is seated to the far left of the photograph.
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See also 1979.047.0036
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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink – P 43
Written with blue ballpoint pen on piece of paper glued to back - Paetawa 1906, showing additional rooms built in part of Maori house 1901. Originally Parata home. Brown family – George, Henry (Harry) (Nell) Mrs Monk, Rebecca, Emma (Grandmother), Thomas.
Women (L – R) : Helen (later Mrs Monk), Rebecca (Grandmother). Men (L – R) : uncertain – Harry (Henry), George & Thomas ? See also – Acc. #.0001 (Brown Family, c.1905)Inscription on reverse reads: “Paetawa 1906, showing additional rooms built in part of Maori house 1901. Originally Parata home. Brown family – George, Henry (Harry), (Nell) Mrs Monk Rebecca, Emma (Grandmother) Thomas.
The Brown Family in front of their house Paetawa in 1906. Three men and two women stand against the wooden fence at the front of the wooden house with an iron roof. From left to right those in the photograph are – George, Henry (Harry), Mrs Monk – Rebecca (Nell), Ema (Grandmother) and Thomas.
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See also 2000.018.0001 (Brown Family, c.1905)
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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 75”
Penciled on back: “ATL [Alexander Turnbull Library] Coach, possibly on beach road.”
Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Not necessarily the Hokio one. ‘
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Seven unidentified men atop a Cobb and Co coach with one man visible inside the coach. Three unidentified women stand beside the coach.
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Kees van Epenhuijsen, at the Open Day, 1985 at the Persimmons display, giving explanations to the public and answering their questions.
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Beehive Store, Main Street, Foxton, c1900. This building was the premises ofThos Westwood and Co. A group of men and boys stand outside the store which has some wares displayed on the footpath.
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Penciled on back: “Mesdames A.M. Offer and J.L. Sutton were presented with their 10 yr. Service Certificate in recognition of their work for Corso, by the Rev. Haddon C. Dixon (national secretary of Corso) at the annual meeting.”
Stamped on back with dark blue ink – 7 MAR 1968
Stamped on back with black ink - Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. 137 Date.
The Rev. Haddon C Dixon (left) presenting Mrs Offer (centre) and Mrs Sutton (right) with their 10 year Service Certificate in recognition for their work for Corso, at the annual meeting of the Levin Branch of Corso,1968. The Rev Dixon was at that time the national scecretary of Corso.
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Yachts, cars and people outside the Horowhenua Boating Club building, Lake Horowhenua. The Tararua Range is in the background.
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Inscription on reverse reads: “Pipe Bridge, Ohau River, Gladstone Road. Adkin & Herd families.”
Members of the Adkin and Herd families on the pipe bridge over the Ohau River, Gladstone Road, Levin.
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Members of the Oddfellows Lodge in regalia, stand outside their building which was on the western side of Cambridge Street, just north of the Queen Street intersection.
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Inscription on reverse reads: ” ‘Cheslyn Rise’ family. Queen Street East, Levin, 1913. Standing: Leslie, Clare, Gilbert, Dora. Seated Cliff, Mr W G Adkin, Vivian, Mrs W G Adkin, Marjorie.”
The Adkin family at their home, Cheslyn Rise, Queen Street East, Levin 1913. Those in the photograph are from left to right:-
Back Row: Leslie Adkin, Clare Adkin, Gilbert Adkin and Dora Adkin.
Seated: Cliff Adkin, Mr W G Adkin, Vivian Adkin, Mrs Anne Adkin, Marjorie Adkin.
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Inscription on reverse reads: “Lent by Mrs J Aitcheson, copied by Mr Frank Bryce, March 1989. W G Adkin and family 1912.”
The Adkin Family at at their home, “Cheslyn Rise”, 1912. In the photograph are from left to right:- Back Row: W G Adkin, Gilbert Adkin Middle Row: Leslie Adkin, Cliff Adkin, Mrs W G Adkin, Viv Adkin. Front: Dora Adkin (Mrs Law), Marjorie Adkin (Mrs Broomfield), Clare Adkin (Mrs Gardiner).
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