Joseph Ward and his family outside the gates of Premier House (which he called Awarua House), Tinakori Road, Wellington. This photograph was taken in 1906, the year Ward succeeded Richard Seddon as Prime Minister.
See also: image of Lady Ward's drawing room (Alexander Turnbull Library).
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