New Zealand - Taihape - A street scene of Taihape. - 1910 - 1920 Period - F. G. R. - Real Photo Postcard Format #332624 - Taihape is located in the Rangitikei district of the Manawatu - Wanganui Region. - The town was founded in 1894, when European settlers arrived from Canterbury in the South Island - The town was first called Hautapu after the local river, then Otaihape ("the place of Tai the Hunchback"), and finally Taihape. - Taihape is home of the annual Gumboot Day, first celebrated on 9 April 1985. (Wikipedia) Image Capture: Jun 2019 ©2020 Google https://www.google.com/maps/@-39.6767648,175.7982127,3a,63.7y,158.22h,95.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sec4G2Zp5dtqtodPPrIWKeQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192