This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 August 1961 "School holidays are fun, especially when there is plenty to do and see. These children were phtographed in a local store gazing at a display of aeroplane...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 29, 1961

Bledisloe Park was a favourite picnic and swimming hole for many families. Pat and Diane are the children of Thomas and Freda Hayes of Palmerston North.

Creator:      Thomas Hayes [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1951

The Lido, Palmerston North's public swimming baths, was opened in October 1966, to replace the Municipal baths in Ashley Street. This postcard depicts the main outdoor pool as it was in the 1970s.

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          1971