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State house, 1930s
Most state houses in the 1930s and 40s were constructed for nuclear families. Here is the Holmes family standing outside their new Naenae state house in 1945.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-A-HOUSING-1951-01-recto
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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