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Family inside a state house

This 1940s publicity photo emphasised the living room, with its fireplace, radio and comfortable chairs, as the focus for state-house family life.

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  • The first state house, 1937
    State housing

Keywords

state housing
families
Credit

State Advances Group
State Housing in New Zealand
Wellington, 1947

How to cite this page

'Family inside a state house', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/family-inside-state-house, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 13-Jan-2016

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