Kōrero: Clothing and footwear manufacturing

Bootmaking factory, 1904 (1 o 2)

Bootmaking factory, 1904

The men and women staff at Johansen & Co., bootmakers of Palmerston North, did different work. The women were machinists while the men did heavier preparatory work. This photograph was taken around 1904, when Frederick Johansen’s factory was on the corner of Bourke and Main streets.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Palmerston North City Library
Reference: 2007N_Bc390_WOR_0094

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Jane Tolerton, 'Clothing and footwear manufacturing - Footwear', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/23992/bootmaking-factory-1904 (accessed 3 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Jane Tolerton, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010