Ropes divide off the New Zealand Collection from the remainder of the reference collection and a sign tells borrowers why. The City Librarian, Ian Malcolm, estimates that 3-4% of the collection is disappearing off the shelves. This means that betw...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1982

First issue of books from the Palmerston North City Library opened 4 November 1965 on the corner of Main Street East and The Square. Ivor Westwood and his son Rodney are shown at the Issue Desk.

Creator:      W R Davies, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          January 31, 1966

This photograph appeared in the first issue of "Corporation News." It looks across The Square towards the old Public Library. This building was the fifth to house the Palmerston North Municipal Library, and the second to be built specifically as a...

Creator:      Morgan - Palmerston North City Council
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1977

This negative proof sheet shows a variety of scenes in the Public Library that once stood on the corner of Main Street East and The Square.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1974

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 02 July 1958, page 10: "Some of the delegates from a wide area who are attending the sheep farmers' conference which is being held in the Opera House."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          382 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 2, 1958

The C M Ross Building is seen here decorated to celebrate the coronation of King George VI in 1937. The main C M Ross Co building was built in 1927 to replace the ageing buildings used previously. This building has been owned by a variety of entit...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1937

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 February 1961: "Visitors to the city yesterday are here seen relaxing in the Square gardens and taking full advantage of the bright sunshine."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          February 13, 1961

Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (c1820-1884), a chief of the Rangitāne tribe, was involved with negotiations and the sale of Māori Land for the opening up of the Manawatu for pakeha settlement. A marble statue of Te Peeti was installed in The Square, Palmerst...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1907

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 April 1958, page 14: "At Manawaroa Park on Saturday afternoon last in the Nurses v. High School Old Girls game a High School Old Girl is a moment too late with her bl...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Huia Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 24, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 November 1958: "Nothing is left to chance when an R.N.Z.A.F. flight is arranged. Here L.A.C. W. Meldrum, a woman signaller on the staff at Ohakea, is seen at the radi...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          November 19, 1958

This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. The same unidentified woman (and distinctive wallpaper) appears in several other photographs, including: 2015G_Young27_010159; 2015G_Young110_010229; 2015G_Young111_010...

Creator:      William James Young
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1900 to 1932

Prince Charles visited Palmerston North during the day of 2 April 1981. As part of his visit he opened the newly built Manawatu Sports Stadium. See also "Evening Standard Souvenir of the visit of HRH Prince Charles, April 2, 1981".

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 2, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 December 1958: "The nurses of the Palmerston North Hospital entertained the patients by singing carols through the wards on Christmas Eve. Here is a scene of the nurs...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 26, 1958

This 18 " sewer was laid on a ferro concrete support as the land was swamp 14 foot deep. Samuel Jickell, also the photographer, was Borough Engineer for the Palmerston North Borough Council 1904-1919.

Creator:      Samuel Jickell
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

This photograph was taken by the Manawatu Evening Standard to illustrate fashion, but it was not used. The women are unidentified, but the location appears to be the Woodville Racecourse.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 13, 1958

This photograph was created by William James Young in the early 20th century. The tram is crossing Queen Street, with the Direct Supply Company (D.S.C.) store visible on the corner.

A large variety of subjects are depicted in the collection, but ...

Creator:      William James Young
Place:          Auckland
Date:          1900 to 1914

Lombard Street is one of the older streets of Palmerston North. The land this house is on was listed as being owned by Thomas Hall, a wheeler, in the 1897 Valuation Roll. The house probably dates from about this time, and was owned by William Sidd...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          25 Lombard Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 May 1958, page 9: "The Kia Toa and Manawatu line-out specialist, W. Hearn, reaches far greater height than any of his team mates or opponents in a match between Old B...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          May 19, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 March 1958, page 4: "Intent on her task of conducting a test for true type in white clover, Mrs. J. Reid, a technical assistant at the Seed Testing Station, fails to ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 14, 1958

Looking from the river walk in the Esplanade gardens, to the Fitzherbert Bridge across the Manawatu River, built 1877. The original donated cards are postmarked 1906, with one sent to Miss Kathleen Thompson, Kaueka, Castlemain, Victoria [Australia...

Creator:      A J Stockman
Place:          Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1906

A young girl coming down a 'rocket' slide at the playground of the Esplanade Gardens. Believed to be the photographer's daughter Joan MacKay and her brother Keith MacKay at the top of the slide.

Creator:      John MacKay
Place:          The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1963

This photograph comes from a large set of images of people involved in the West End Amateur Swim Club, donated by a member of the public to the Ian Matheson City Archives. The images are largely of the winners of local competitions, but there are ...

Creator:      Colin Kennedy
Place:          Park Road, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          1971 to 1972

This photograph comes from a large set of images of people involved in the West End Amateur Swim Club, donated by a member of the public to the Ian Matheson City Archives. The images are largely of the winners of local competitions, but there are ...

Creator:      Colin Kennedy
Place:          Park Road, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          1970 to 1971

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 April 1961 "Brigadier G.P. Cade, D.S.O., accompanied by Lieutenant Grimsdale, Major E.C. Burgess and Major Bighouse inspecting troops at Linton Camp today. The parade...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Linton Camp, Linton, Palmerston North
Date:          April 11, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 8 September 1976 with the caption, "Detective Sergeant Mick Glynn of Palmerston North CIB searches through the ashes under the grandstand's canteen counter." Identified ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          September 1976

The Fitzherbert East School, near Palmerston North, was built in 1889 by Messrs Perrin, Oakley and Meyrick, and opened to the first pupils March 19th 1889. The school as first built comprised of a single classroom and porch. The photograph shows c...

Creator:      Attwood and Co.
Place:          169 Fitzherbert East Road, Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1899

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The tea kiosk was built in 1909, with the lattice work added later, before 1917. It was demolished in 1943,

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

This photograph shows a view of Broadway Avenue. It is from a series of framed photographs that were rescued from a local dumpster.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1980s

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 04 November 1958: "The District Governor (Mr. G. Kersicke) was the guest-speaker at the Palmerston North Rotary Club's meeting yesterday. At lunch were Mr. Kersicke, Mr....

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 4, 1958

Anti-apartheid demonstrators outside the NZI (NZ Insurance) building in Palmerston North.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          42 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          September 1976